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Should human resources be waiting for a seat at the table or setting the table?

October 25, 2016 Deveen Hunter Employee Relations, HR Analytics, HR and Technology, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources

Ever since I entered the Human Resources (HR) profession, even in graduate school, there has been dialogue around what HR needs to do in order to get a seat at the table. This dialogue seems to have picked up even more steam in recent years and much of the growth in HR research has been focused on finding a way for HR to get that seat at the table through proving its legitimacy and its value. My view is that HR should, instead of trying to fit in or get a seat at an existing table, focus on agenda setting.

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Breaking the traditions!!! from recruitment metrics to talent acquisition analytics

December 20, 2013 PeopleInsight Workforce Analytics Employee Relations, HR Analytics, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

At this time of year, we are reminded of many things – one of which is that traditions are everywhere… culturally, personally, in-business and life-at-large. Even though traditions are tremendously important to us and for our families, we sometimes need to break the old, and create new! Which is what I suggest with the way you might have been measuring, tracking and managing your recruitment and talent acquisition activities.

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Budget 2014: Getting workforce analytics on the plan

October 22, 2013 PeopleInsight Workforce Analytics Employee Relations, HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

Maybe it’s just me, but in the fall, I tend to roost a little, reflect and get some planning done for next year. Many businesses do the same…and many of you are wrapped up in 2014 Budget Planning cycle right now.

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Making Canada’s asylum system faster and fairer has potential ramifications for Canadian businesses

February 20, 2013 Occasional Contributors Corporate Immigration, Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

The refugee determination process has been a hotly debated topic in Canadian immigration. These changes could affect the Canadian workforce, which has been experiencing a shortage of skilled labour in a number of provinces. It is too early to say whether these change will be a good move or a bad one for Canada, but it is evident that Canada will be accepting more refugees than ever before.

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Time for compensation planning

January 5, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Payroll, Wages and Compensation

The beginning of a new year is the usual time for owners, managers, HR and payroll professionals to work on their compensation planning. The objective of compensation planning is determining what to pay employees to entice them to continue to work for your company.

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