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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 25, 2013

Corporate social responsibility: Following through on sustainable business initiatives

Sustainability has become a buzzword since sustainability as a practice is a relatively new initiative. From corporate social responsibility, to ‘green’ workplaces, to unethical ‘greenwashing’, it seems as though everyone is trying to get a piece of the eco-friendly pie. In the business world, sustainability is referred to as the ‘triple bottom line’, as organizations consider the environment an important stakeholder.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / bottom line, Business, business models, company culture, competitive advantage, corporate social responsibility, day-to-day sustainable operations, eco-friendly pie, environmental reporting, green audits, Green workplaces, greenwashing, human resource development, low hanging fruit, Multinational corporations, recycling, small businesses, sustainability, sustainability as a competitive advantage, sustainable business initiatives, sustainable framework, triple bottom line, TripleP

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read February 20, 2013

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

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.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Immigration / asylum system, Business, Canadian businesses, Canadian immigration, Canadian workforce, Citizenship and Immigration, company culture, competitive advantage, employment law, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, human resource development, legitimate refugees, Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, skilled labour, small businesses, work permits

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read November 21, 2012

Implicit bias in the workplace studies: The HR implications

We like to think we are all fair and objective. However, implicit bias is apparent in everyone, regardless of if you accept it or not. An Implicit Association Test by Project Implicit at Harvard University reminds us that while people don’t often speak their minds, we might actually not even know our minds. Are we purposely hiding something from others, or are we implicitly hiding something from ourselves? When it comes to strategic recruitment, implicit bias plays a big role.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / biased recruitment, compensation, discrimination, Discriminative recruitment actions, employers, Equal Opportunity Employer, gender, Harvard University, HR implications, human resource development, Human Resources, Implicit Association Test by Project Implicit, implicit bias, Implicit bias in the workplace studies, job postings, labour market, merit-based reward system, Meritocracy, nationality, Organizational Careers, performance evaluations, performance-reward bias, race, recruiting and hiring, resumes, salary growth, strategic recruitment, Workplace bias

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