HR

Better Thinking Boosts Productivity & Profits

Are your employees empowered and supported to be more productive, to generate more profits for your business? This article looks at productivity and HOT skills in the workplace.

Unplug Your Workplace: The Blocks to Employee Productivity

People instinctively want to be productive. But sometimes employers can block productivity through poor business practices. Click here to read about five productivity-blocking practices you should avoid.

Do Your Employees Steal from You?

Employee theft can have a significant impact on a small business. In this article Paul Adams offers advice that will help you prevent unwanted 'silent' partnerships.

Cross Training as a Motivational and Problem-Solving Technique

Cross-training could improve your staff's morale . . . here's how!

Terminating an Employee: the Dignified, Legal Way

Firing an employee can be a risky, difficult job. Here are some tips and guidelines to protect yourself, and keep the situation under control.

Training Dichotomy Hampers Competitive Edge - All Canadians Need More HOT Skills

When it comes to typical perspectives on employee training, a change of approach may be the needed next step.

Employees: A Resource or Expense?

With good management your employees can be your company's best 'generators of revenue' and 'reducers of expenses'.

Kindness as a Superior Approach to Human Resources (HR) Management

Encouraging kindness in the workplace may sound like a lame strategy. But as two HR specialists tell us, the kindness concept can be an inexpensive and very effective. Read on to discover how a little kindness can deliver bottom-line results, such as incr

What's your Biggest Problem? Surveys can Reveal Need for Staff Testing

Are you concerned that your employees don't have the basic skills to do their jobs? Here are some tests to find out.

Relocating an Employee from Canada to the United States

If you are looking at sending an employee south of the border, here are some of the key tax issues that the employee will need to consider.

Hiring Co-op Students: A Win-Win

A look at the ins and outs of hiring co-op students.

Staying the Course

Small businesses often start as the enspired dreams of entrepreneurs who not only believe in their idea, but also in their life choice. Staying the course can be challenging at times, and in this article Louise LeBrun offers advice that saw her through some of the tougher times as a small business owner.

Seven Ways to Throw a Successful Staff Celebration

Planning a party? These seven tips will help ensure its success.

The Wounded Healer, Generation Gaps in the New Workplace Gen-Xers and Boomers Working Together

Using a case example of the generation gap between Generation-Xers and Baby Boomers in the workplace, this second article in the 'Corporate learning journey' explores the role of the Wounded Healer, an unsung hero of the new workplace.

Bonding: Protect Yourself from Employee Theft

When your employees work on your customer's premises, or you simply want to protect your own business assets, bonding can protect your business.

The New Balance Sheet: Emotionally Intelligent Workplaces

Emotionally intelligent organizations are so because the very senior people model the necessary behaviours and create the life-giving context to build a future worth going to. In the third installment of our New Balance Sheet series, Michael Rock introduces us to the success factors of emotionally intelligent workplaces.

The Ins and Outs of Vacation Time & Vacation Pay

Vacation pay in Canada is complex, with different rules for each province and territory. In this article we outline what you need to know for your province.

Supreme Court Ruling Positive for Business

The Supreme Court ruling released on June 27, 2008 overturns the previous pro-employee decisions and sets new rights for employers.

Heat Wave: What Employers Need to Know About Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace

Record temperatures in Quebec and Ontario last month point to the potential for a sizzling summer ahead. To help we have researched the essentials that will help you keep your employees safe.

Setting up a Group RRSP

As a small business, having a group RRSP for your staff is one way you can compete for and retain talent. Here is an in-depth look into how you can get one started in your business.

The New Balance Sheet: The Ethics of Hope

Businesses must now contend with a new kind of balance sheet where brain capital and human dynamics play a large role in success. In this article, the first in a new series, Dr. Michael Rock examines the importance of hope within a business.

The Myth of Treating People Fairly and Equally

According to Jeff Mowatt, treating customers fairly and equally is a mistake. Before giving your employees rigid rules to follow, consider how allowing for exceptions can prevent negative customer experiences.

Tea and the Secrets of Staff Retention

Boosting employee motivation depends on making work interesting. In this article Jeff Mowatt explains how you structure a training program that will result in higher employee retention.

Effective Hiring for Smaller Businesses

As a small business owner you cannot afford to hire the wrong person for your job. Read on to learn about a five-step hiring process that has the power to radically improve your hiring results.

Supreme Court Ruling Positive for Business

The Supreme Court ruling released on June 27, 2008 overturns the previous pro-employee decisions and sets new rights for employers.

Small Business Week Special: Ready, Aim, Hire!

Is your company ready to start hiring again now that the economy is recovering? If so, there are a few things small firms should know and do if they want to recruit top talent ahead of their competitors.

Employees and Profits: How to Increase the Bottom Line

Keeping your employees happy has a direct impact on your profits. The more satisfied they are, the more likely they will be to work hard and use their time well. The key to this happiness is a simple two step process that you will find here.

Making the Most of Personality Tests

Personality tests can be found all over the place, from popular magazines to the Internet. However, not all of these tests are created equal, nor should they be treated so lightly. Testing expert David Towler discusses how and when these tests should be used to their best advantage.

Becoming the Employer of Choice

Employee recognition is an effective, low-cost way to build company loyalty. So why aren't more employers using this valuable tool?

Attracting Non-Family Members Into The Fold

Hiring employees outside of your circle of comfort can be tough. Here are a few tips to get you started on the right track.

Workaholics & Extreme Workers

If you often work obsessively, putting in long hours and sacrificing other aspects of your life, you are not alone. These two strategies can help you get your life back under control.

A Guide to the Care and Feeding of New Employees...The First 90 Days

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HR Benefits for Small Businesses - Look Beyond the Salary Bottom Line [Part 1]

An outstanding benefits plan can help you grab great employees out of the reach of competitors and keep them happy at your company.

Business Coach: Wanted Sales Representative: Great Opportunity!

The competence of your sales employees is a statement of your leadership and business skills. Consider this if you are dissatisfied with the results you are seeing from your sales staff.

Are People Problems Really the Issue?

As organizations grow, keeping staff focused can be a real challenge. In this article Jeff Mowatt challenges businesses to answer a short survey to determine whether they have the business infrastructure that will enable them to be what he calls a "customer service icon".

Staffing Shortages? Maybe You're the Problem

Sometimes a little encouragement towards an employee can do more harm then good. Read on to find out why.

Are Canadians Vacation Deprived?

Canadians are not getting enough vacation time, two new studies by Mercer and Ipos Reid show.

The Top Four Hiring Frustrations and How to Overcome Them

Employees can be the backbone or the bane of a business. Your best option is to hire great people right from the start.

Do You Wish Your Employees Happy Birthday?

Too many employers take their employees for granted. Don't! Use these tips to motivate your staff, without breaking the bank.

HR Benefits for Small Businesses - Look Beyond the Salary Bottom Line [Part 2]

When setting up employer-paid versus employee-paid plans, companies have the option of paying 100 per cent of their benefit plan, or they can share the cost with employees.

Winning Results Through Employee Engagement

When it comes to leadership, actions are often more important than ideas. These three steps can help you improve employee engagement in your workplace.

Hiring Your First Employee

Hire your first employee with confidence by following this straight-forward outline.

Making Attitude Adjustments

In this article Jeff Mowatt offers insights into how you can turn problem employees into corporate leaders.

Heat Wave: What Employers Need to Know About Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace

Record temperatures in Quebec and Ontario last month point to the potential for a sizzling summer ahead. To help we have researched the essentials that will help you keep your employees safe.

Keys to Motivating Your Employees

How you can capture the hearts and minds of your employees--and get them to do what needs to be done.

When to Use a Staffing Firm

Many small businesses believe that staffing companies are effective in larger companies. To hear the other side, we asked Tim Hranka, a franchisee of Express Personnel Services, to tell us when and why small businesses should consider using a staffing firm.