The New Balance: The Millennial Melding of Work and Life

By Bernadette Smith Let’s suspend our workplace reality for a moment. Imagine a world where you have the freedom to deliver on work expectations on a...

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Jay Sharun, CHRP: 2014 Award of Excellence—Innovation

Jay Sharun, CHRP, is a negotiator with Western Industrial Relations, the premier consulting firm for labour relations in Western Canada. Having been in the...

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Work the Grapevine: Workplace Gossip and Rumors

By Merge Gupta-Sunderji, MBA, CSP The company grapevine is quite possibly the most efficient and powerful form of communication in any organization. Paradoxically, it’s also...

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“What defines effective communications for you?”

Cindy Martin, CHRP HR Director Peak Group of Companies With over 20 years of generalist experience, Cindy has focused her career in the Canadian retail and distribution...

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Effective Communications and HR: Making the Connection

By Nancy Painter HR is expected to do a lot – establish or change culture, manage change big and small, develop leaders, engage employees –...

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What We Have Is a Failure to Communicate (Especially When Needed Most)

By John Wright Whether it’s due to restructuring, industry upheaval or leadership, it seems that change is constant in organizations today. However, while change directly...

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Alcohol Testing in Inherently Dangerous Workplace

By Robert Smithson Suncor Energy’s ongoing battle, in Alberta, to implement a workplace drug and alcohol testing program has gained a following as it works...

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The State of the Unions

By Jock Finlayson A recent report suggesting that two of Canada’s biggest unions are contemplating combining forces highlights the challenges confronting trade unions in today’s...

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