Blogging

Introducing our newest guest bloggers: Jean-Pierre A. Laporte, Sara Forte and Jeff Dutton

January 12, 2017 Cristina Lavecchia Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre A. Laporte, Sara Forte and Jeff Dutton will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Blogging, Dutton Employment Law, employment law, First Reference Talks, Forte Law Corporation, Jean-Pierre A. Laporte, Jeff Dutton, Sara Forte

Introducing our newest guest blogger: Deveen Hunter

August 24, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Deveen Hunter M.Sc., CAPM, CHRL will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Blogging, Deveen Hunter, employment law, First Reference Talks

Introducing our newest guest blogger: Ann Barrow

August 16, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Ann Barrow, licensed paralegal, will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Ann Barrow, Blogging, employment law, First Reference Talks

Introducing our newest guest blogger: De Bousquet Professional Corporation

June 29, 2016 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that the law firm De Bousquet Professional Corporation will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Blogging, De Bousquet PC, De Bousquet Professional Corporation, employment law, First Reference Talks, Jean-Alexandre De Bousquet

Introducing our newest guest blogger Beyond Rewards Inc.

October 8, 2015 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Training and Development

We are very pleased to announce that Beyond Rewards Inc. will be blogging on First Reference Talks.

AODA, Beyond Rewards Inc., Blogging, First Reference Talks, HR blogs, risk management, workplace training

Three most outstanding Canadian law blogs of 2013

December 3, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Human Resources, Payroll

On December 1, 2013, the 8th annual Canadian Law Blog Awards (a.k.a. the Clawbies) started receiving nominations for the best outstanding Canadian law blogs for 2013. Closing date to submit your choices is Friday, December 27th, with the winners being announced on New Year’s Eve. Our three nominations for #clawbies2013 are…

#clawbies2013, 8th annual Canadian Law Blog Awards, A Bon Droit, Award, Billets, Blogging, Canadian law blogs, Canadian law blogs of 2013, Dot Indicia, HR and business community, Human Resources Legislative Update, law, Law blogs, legal, Legal blogs, legal writing, nomination, SOQUIJ

2012 Clawbies announced ― First Reference Talks is proud to have won an award

January 2, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Human Resources, Payroll

The Clawbie Awards have been announced. First Reference Talks is proud to have won a #Clawbie2012 award in the category of Legal Culture.

#Clawbie2012, 2012 CLawbies, Articles, blog authors, bloggers, Blogging, blogs, Clawbie 2012 winners, employment law, First reference, First Reference Talks, Labour Law, Legal Culture Award, social media

Three most outstanding Canadian law blogs of 2012

December 4, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

On December 3, 2012, the 7th annual Canadian Law Blog Awards (a.k.a. the Clawbies) started receiving nominations for the best outstanding Canadian law blogs for 2012. Closing date to submit your choices is Thursday December 27th, with the winners being announced on New Year’s Eve here.

7th annual Canadian Law Blog Awa, Blogging, blogs, Clawbies, Clawbies2012, HR and business community, Human Resources Legislative Update, Law blogs, legal, nomination, outstanding Canadian law blogs for 2012, social media, SOQUIJ | Le Blogue, Stringer HR Blog

Introducing our first firm guest blogger: Stringer LLP

August 22, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Stringer LLP, Management Lawyers, in Toronto, Ontario, have agreed to blog on First Reference Talks, starting in September 2012.

blog, Blog posts, bloggers, Blogging, Conferences, employment law, Gu, guest bloggers, HR Law, Labour Law, Management lawyers, Seminars, Stringer LLP

Introducing our newest guest blogger Simon Heath

August 13, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Simon Heath, Principal of Heath Law, Employment Lawyers, in Mississauga, Ontario, will be sharing his employment and labour law expertise with our readers on First Reference Talks, starting on August 28.

blog, Blogging, employment law, employment lawyers, Guest blogger, Heath Law, HR Law, Labour Law, Lawyer, Simon Heath, social media, Workplace law

2011 CLawBies announced ― First Reference Talks is proud to be one of the finalists!

January 3, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Human Resources, Payroll

The 2011 CLawBie Awards have been announced. First Reference Talks is proud to be the runner up in the Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog category in 2011!

Awards, blog, Blogging, blogs, Clawbies, employment law, Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog, social media

It’s time for the Clawbies nominations

December 15, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

It’s that time of year when we are asked to recognize the hard work of Canadian bloggers who take to heart all things legal. This year, with so many good new Canadian law blogs out there, the competition for Clawbies will be especially tough . The Clawbies awards recognize the Canadian legal blogosphere’s best and brightest: the interesting, innovative and informative sites that readers rely on for legal news and interpretation.

blog awards, Blogging, blogs, Canadian bloggers, Canadian legal blogosphere, Clawbies, employment law

Introducing guest blogger Alan R. McEwen

July 12, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

It’s a pleasure to welcome Alan R. McEwen as a regular guest blogger. Alan will be blogging on the topics of payroll, compensation and benefits.

Alan R. McEwen, Blogger, Blogging, Canadian Payroll, Canadian Payroll Association, EI Commission, employment law, First Reference Talks, payroll audits, Source deductions

Introducing guest blogger Ian J. Cook

May 2, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration

It’s a pleasure to welcome Ian J. Cook as a regular guest blogger. Ian will be blogging about HR Metrics which are fast becoming Canada’s leading source of HR data and analysis.

BC HRMA, Blogging, Guest blogger, HR data, HR Metrics Service, human resources management, Ian J. Cook

Using social media in the workplace

February 3, 2011 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation Human Resources, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring

There has been a recent wave of headlines referencing incidents in which employees have been fired as a result of their online conduct, usually on Facebook or personal blogs. Human resources professionals seem to be struggling to deal with this relatively new issue effectively, and are often at a loss as to how to monitor and respond to employee online behaviour. What is often ignored, however, is how companies, and HR persons in particular, can use social media to their advantage.

Blogging, employee online behaviour, employment law, facebook, Human resources professionals, personal blogs, social media, social media in the workplace, use of social media in the context of hiring