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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read November 21, 2013

Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with privacy in the workplace, using social media in recruiting and managing and the enactment of a Bill to make the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario a regulatory body.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Privacy / background check, canadian employment law, employment law, HRinfodesk, HRPA, human resources profession, Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario, ontario, Privacy in the workplace, privacy law in the workplace, recruiting, recruiting and managing employees, recruitment, reference checking, social media, tort, workplace violation

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read July 9, 2012

Hiring controls: a close look at managing the risks of hiring

Human capital is a firm’s most important and profitable asset. Recall Swiss banking giant UBS’ rogue trading disaster in 2011, during which the bank reported a $2.3-billion loss as a result of one man’s unauthorized trading. UBS’ chief executive officer resigned as a result, and the bank also lost two high-ranking executives who took indirect responsibility for the incident...

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / background check, bias in hiring, candidate risk, ethical risk, false representation, falsifying documents, fraudulent claims, hiring, hiring friends, human capital, internal risk, job applicant, legal risk, nepotism, recruiting policy, reference checking, reputation, résumé, risk management, social media

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read May 31, 2012

Yahoo finds out the hard way that risk management measures take time now, save time and money later

Hiring even the lowest-level employee can be tricky, and hiring the wrong person is bound to cause trouble. So imagine the potential problems that a board of directors must avoid when hiring a new chief executive officer. What does the company want from a CEO? Does the candidate have the right skills, connections and personality to fit the job and the company? Does the applicant's education meet the needs of the company?

Article by Adam Gorley / Business / background check, board of directors, business ethics, CEO, conditional offer, Due diligence, employment contract, false credentials, hiring, hiring committee, internal investigation, investigation committee, Policy and procedure, privacy and risk management, reference checking, resignation, résumé, risk management, Scott Thompson, shareholders

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