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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read June 21, 2012

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The death knell for human resources?

A recent article in the Globe and Mail’s careers section caused me to do a triple-take. It quoted studies indicating that the more an organization seeks to be undiscriminating and merit-based in its employment practices, the less likely it is to achieve those objectives. (In PDF)

Just cause not relevant when determining misconduct in EI application

The Federal Court of Appeal just confirmed that an employee who engaged in misconduct and lost his job was not allowed to receive Employment Insurance benefits…

Report on work absences in 2011

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Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employment Standards / EI, Employment Insurance, HR, Human Resources, work absence, workplace absenteeism

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