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By Clear Path Employer Services | 2 Minutes Read February 2, 2015

Should work be fun?

Did you know that January 28th was National Fun at Work Day?

Article by Clear Path Employer Services / Employee Relations, Union Relations / celebrating birthdays and successes, Corporate culture, HR managers, National Fun at Work Day, Putting value into practice, Team work, workplace, Workplace activities, workplace culture

By Nikoleta & Associates | 2 Minutes Read September 15, 2014

Workplace team conflict: Avoidance is an option, just not the best one

Whether it be disagreement regarding how to approach a task, internal strife surrounding power dynamics, or simply mutual dislike, some form of conflict will arise in most teams. How effectively a team navigates conflict tends to distinguish the great teams from the average ones, yet many teams avoid addressing conflict, preferring to suppress it, rationalize it or complain about it elsewhere.

Article by Nikoleta & Associates / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll / Avoidance is an option, Conflict is an opportunity, disagreement regarding how to approach a task, How effectively a team navigates conflict, ineffective behaviours, internal strife surrounding power dynamics, many teams avoid addressing conflic, Recognize conflict as a tool, Team work, workplace conflict

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 5 Minutes Read February 27, 2013

Yahoo CEO tells employees: stop telecommuting

The news trending in the last couple of days is that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced, in an internal memo, that the company will no longer allow telecommuting. As a result, Yahoo employees with work-from-home arrangements will be required to work out from a company office. The memo was leaked by a very irked employee and sparked debate on the pros and cons of working from home.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / 9-to-5 schedule, ban on telecommuting, best place to work, communication and collaboration, desire to balance their work and their family life, employee productivity, employment contract, employment law, Employment/Labour Standards legislation, exact amount of hours actually worked by employee, flexible work arrangement, Home office, hours of work, HR issues, HR Law, HR professionals, Human Resources Professionals Association, management, operating hours, overtime, productivity, pros and cons of working from home, remote working, Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home, Team work, telecommuting, telework, telework agreement, Work at home, work from home, work from home arrangements, workers will slack off and the work won’t get done, working remotely, workplace culture, Yahoo

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