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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read January 17, 2013

New federal skilled worker program to begin accepting applications as of May 4, 2013

As previously reported, last year Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) imposed a “temporary pause” on the acceptance of new Federal Skilled Worker Program (“FSWP”) applications, which became effective on July 1, 2012. On December 19, 2012, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that the FSWP will once again begin accepting new applications on May 4, 2013.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Immigration / and Multiculturalism, Canadian Language Benchmark assessment system, Canadian work experience, Citizenship, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Educational Credential Assessment, employment process, Federal Skilled Worker Program, foreign credentials, foreign nationals, Foreign workers, immigrants, Immigration Law, language, Minimum official language thresholds, official language proficiency, qualifying arranged job offer

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read January 7, 2013

Can you require employees to speak English?

Can you require employees to speak English? As always, the answer to this question is "yes", "no" and "it depends".

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Human Rights / ancestry, bona fide occupational requirement, Can you require employees to speak English?, complaints on the grounds of, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employer cannot discriminate against an employee because of the language he or she speaks, employment law, English Only Policy, English proficiency, ethnic origin, good faith, language, linguistic background, place of origin and race, prohibited ground, Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedom, reasonable

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read November 27, 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 Universityreminds 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. There have been countless implicit bias studies done in the field of recruitment and human resource development. Let’s take a look at a few standouts.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / and Meritocracy in Organizational Careers, biases, classifications differentiate individuals and groups, compensation, Disability, disabled, discrimination, diversity, Equal Opportunity Employer, fictitious resumes, gender, Harvard University, Implicit Association Test, implicit bias, job postings, labour market study, language, merit-based reward, perception of race, race, recruitment and human resource development, strategic recruitment, workplace studies

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