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By Clear Path Employer Services | 4 Minutes Read July 8, 2015

HR lessons from the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games

It is true that business is not a sport. But there are many parallels behind the coaching, training, motivating and learning involved in international sporting events, like the upcoming 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto, and the dynamics of today’s successful workplaces.

Article by Clear Path Employer Services / Employee Relations, Union Relations / Business, business is not a sport, criticize, HR lessons, loss of skills and knowledge, Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, Pan Am athlete, workplaces

By Marcia Scheffler | 3 Minutes Read March 24, 2014

The business case for banishing the winter blues at work

Is it spring yet?  For some people, cold weather and lack of sunshine can trigger a type of depression more serious than winter blahs. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and other mental illnesses are rarely talked about at work and often carry serious stigma for those impacted.

Article by Marcia Scheffler / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / Absenteeism, addictions, Conference Board of Canada, depression, duty to accommodate, duty to accommodate mental health disabilities, human rights commission, Imagine Canada’s Standards Program, legal obligations for employers, Marcia Scheffler, mental health, mental health disability, mental health issue, mental health issues, Mental Health Week, Mental illness, National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, Not Myself Today 2014, Partners for Mental Health, presenteeism, productivity, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), short-or long-term leaves of absences, stigma around mental illnesses, workplace, workplaces

By Stringer LLP | 3 Minutes Read November 5, 2013

Ontario Ministry of Labour announces safety blitz on recycling and waste hazards

The Ministry of Labour has announced that its latest health and safety blitz will focus on hazards associated with recycling and waste management in the industrial and health care sectors. This blitz is part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness and increase compliance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).

Article by Stringer LLP / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / canadian employment law, employment law, handling of waste, health and safety blitz, Health care sector, industrial establishments, occupational health and safety act, Ontario Ministry of Labour, recycling and waste hazards, recycling and waste management, Safety blitz, workplaces

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