The Benefits of Having the EFAP Benefit

By Robert Bogress and Patrick Burkart Feeling bothered by family issues? Struggling with mental health issues or addictions? Need help setting up a will or...

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HR Professionals: Unpaid Internships Unfair

Almost two-thirds (62%) of Human Resources professionals believe unpaid internships not tied to education or training should be illegal, according to a recent survey...

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Best Practices in Going Beyond Bill 14

Bill 14 is all the buzz in our HR world these days. Recently in the Fraser Valley, the Senior Leader Forum had an opportunity...

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Dealing with high conflict people

By Bill Eddy A manager publicly blames a staff member for his own mistakes. An employee bullies and threatens a work colleague, then claims it...

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The Two Sides of Tolerance

By Randy Kennett Is tolerance just prejudice in its best dress clothes? When tolerance exists in society, this typically involves 'people' co-existing in some form with...

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Workplace Investigations: Where And Why They Fail

By Gareth Jones Workplace investigations can be about virtually anything — alleged harassment, grievance, inappropriate use of the Internet, company property or social media, theft,...

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‘Prevent Workplace Bullying’ … But How?

By Marli Rusen The Legal Requirement to Prevent/Minimize Bullying On November 1, 2013, WorksafeBC published policies in which employers are mandated to "prevent or otherwise minimize,...

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Disability Plan Choices Impact Employees

By Alan McEwen For employers considering short or long term disability plans there are a great many decisions to be made about plan design, funding...

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