employee burnout

Are employees “off-ramping” from your organization?

January 21, 2020 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development, 0

We live in an age of increased workplace stress (not to mention societal stress in the form of newspaper headlines), and burnout has now been recognized in the International Classification of Diseases as an occupational phenomenon.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

September 12, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation, 0

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with pay increases in 2020, employee burnout and tax payments for RRSP contributions.

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Legislating the right to disconnect

September 12, 2018 Lisa Stam, Spring Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

In France, the right to disconnect was enshrined in law in 2017. French workers in companies of more than 50 people have the right to turn off their work devices outside of working hours. Will Canada follow that path?

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Employee burnout: how employers can help avoid it

April 13, 2012 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources

Is there a law that says employers must prevent employee burnout? No, not really, but occupational health and safety legislation across Canada provides that an employer must take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect a worker. That could include ensuring that an employee does not suffer from full blown burnout. When employers assist in this regard, they are also ensuring that their workplaces remain healthy and productive, and have higher morale.

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Reduced hours of work and job sharing – an idea suited for North America?

July 22, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

In a recent Globe and Mail video, author Juliet Schor discusses how reducing work hours might be the answer to some of the problems facing Canada’s workforce. Schor mentions that having employees work shorter hours decreases unemployment rates, lowers greenhouse emissions, and improves quality of life.

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