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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read October 31, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with the final updates on the 2014 compensation forecasts; the impact of a 2008 amendment to the Ontario Human Rights Code resulting in the first award from an Ontario court for human rights damages in a wrongful dismissal case; and how a fight instigator was terminated and others involved let off.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / 2014 compensation forecast, Alberta labour arbitrator, altercation with co-workers, Aon Hewitt, canadian employment law, Conference Board of Canada, employment law, Hay Group, HRinfodesk, human rights code, human rights damages, Morneau Shepell, pay increases for 2014, Quebec Employers Council, Salary budgets, termination, terminations, Towers Watson, violation of human rights, WorldatWork, wrongful dismissal

By Adam Gorley | 4 Minutes Read October 30, 2013

British Columbia workers’ compensation policies take effect Friday, November 1

In March 2013, the Workers’ Compensation Board released three new policies on the duties of employers, workers and supervisors with respect to workplace bullying and harassment. These policies come into effect on Friday, November 1, 2013.

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / BC, BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, British Columbia, bullying, compliance date, cooperate with investigation, Duty of care, employment policy, harassment, informing workers, mental disorder, policies and procedures, preventing workplace harassment, preventing workplace bullying, preventing workplace violence, reasonable management, reasonable steps to prevent bullying, record keeping, significant work-related stressor, training, violence, violence prevention training, Workers Compensation Act, Workers' Compensation Board, workplace bullying, workplace harassment, workplace investigation, workplace violence, WorksafeBC

By Marcia Scheffler | 3 Minutes Read October 29, 2013

All “tricked out” with employee engagement surveys?

Employee engagement surveys are a great “trick” to measure the pulse of your organization and to increase employee engagement. Even small employers can conduct and analyze results in a low cost, time effective manner.

Article by Marcia Scheffler / Employee Relations / communication, employee engagement, Employee engagement surveys, Engagement and organizational success, free survey applications, higher productivity, HR issues, job satisfaction, lower safety incidents, main elements of engagement, National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, organizational development, organizational goals, organizational outcomes, professional consulting or survey company, psychologically healthy and safe workplaces, SHRM, small business employers, Society for Human Resource Management, worker engagement, workplace survey

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