Top Line HR: Driving Business Results

By Nancy Painter While it is generally accepted today that HR practitioners contribute to their employers’ bottom line, questions remain—such as how, and by how...

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3 Things About HR that Every Financial Executive Needs to Know

Special Promotional Feature By Susan Gartner At most larger companies, it’s a safe assumption that corporate leadership tends to understand the basic tenets of human capital management –...

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Getting the Work Done: Workforce Models for Major Project Construction

By Thomas A. Roper, Q.C. Project stability, cost stability and a qualified workforce: these are the primary objectives of project owners and contractors involved in...

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Communications Key To Benefits Plan Value

By Joe Demelo and Craig Hewson Imagine three companies with group benefit plans. ABC Company’s plan costs $254 per employee per month, DEF Company’s cost...

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Temporary Foreign Workers: The Debate Heats Up

By Jock Finlayson Recent months have seen a high-profile debate over the role of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in the Canadian economy. While the main...

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A Different Angle on Making HR Strategic

By David Creelman Under what circumstances should you get rid of a group of your best talent? You might think the answer is “Only in...

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Small Business Offers Big Insights On Best Workplace Practice

By Amelia Chan, CHRP While the vast majority of British Columbians are employed by small businesses, there has always been an inverse relationship regarding the...

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Hikes Impact More Than Minimum Wage

By Jock Finlayson Proposals to increase the minimum wage have been gaining political traction on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.  In January 2014, President...

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