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Archives for June 2017

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Ontario takes on part-time employment

In Minister Flynn’s address to the conference participants, it was evident that one of the objectives of Bill 148 was to discourage the growth of part-time employment at the expense of full-time employment by introducing a number of measures to reduce or eliminate any savings employers might achieve by hiring part-time employees rather than full-time employees.

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How do we make decisions? Where does ERM fit?

How do you make decisions in your personal life? How do you decide where to live, which car to buy, and where to go for lunch? For many of us, the last is the most difficult decision to make in a day! Consider your current situation and determine whether the decision is acceptable or not in the circumstances. Risk practitioners are often the voice of gloom in the decision-making process, pointing out what could go wrong. Balancing that with the positive outcomes can lead to effective decision-making.

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People analytics at work: Achieving objectives and realizing outcomes, part 2

People analytics can be very exciting at the same time as daunting and overwhelming. That’s why we stress the importance of starting small and keeping a precise focus on areas of priorities.  With your objectives clearly defined, you will have a guide for the metrics, segmentation and analysis/insight phases of the framework.

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