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By Clear Path Employer Services | 4 Minutes Read January 17, 2014

Are open office spaces hurting workplace productivity?

More and more we’re seeing the modern workplace make the shift from a traditional, individualized office space design to something more open-concept and collaborative. Take a moment to Google a few innovative or up-and-coming companies in the communication or technology spheres. It’s very likely that one or more of these companies will offer a virtual tour of their office space for potential candidates, using words like “fun”, “innovative”, and “collaborative” to describe the working environment.

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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read December 18, 2013

Train your employees: It’s more beneficial than you think!

Even if you're running a small business, it’s tough to scrape out the cost of training your new hires from your earnings...

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations / abilities, Business, Call Centres, competitors, cross-training, culture of learning, customer discontent, employee turnover, hospitality industry, managerial skills;, Managing skills, productivity, Retail, retention tool, service industry, small business, social media, Train your employees, training cost, Training is an excellent retention tool, training your new hires, work skills

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read November 14, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with expanding their disability management programs; a zero tolerance approach to a grievance arising from a case of sexual harassment and assault; and the Canada Pension Plan 2014 contribution rates,

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Absenteeism, Canada Pension Plan 2014, canadian employment law, Canadian Payroll, cpp, Disability, disability management, employment law, grievance, legal and financial challenges, managing absenteeism, productivity, sexual harassment, sexual harassment in the workplace, zero tolerance approach

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