Of Toxic Workplaces and Turning Points

By Ingrid Vaughan A toxic workplace is more like a slow drip than a burst pipe and doesn’t develop overnight. The condition is not typically...

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Top 5 Tips for Employee Investigations

By Andrew Schafer Employee investigations can have important and far-reaching positive or negative implications for employers, depending on how they are carried out. A properly...

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Make #MeToo History: Prevent Sexual Harassment In Your Organization

By Robin Turnill, CPHR and Laura Johnson Sexual harassment is one of the biggest issues currently facing North American employers. It has dominated the news...

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A Tale of Two Policies: The Importance of Clarity and Communication

By Jennifer Wiegele Most employers understand the need for policies in the effective management and regulation of the workplace. However, it is not uncommon to...

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Four Steps to Flextime (and Greater Productivity)

By Adam Bajan Workplace efficiency boils down to workplace productivity. However, as HR professionals know, keeping employees productive is a lot easier said than done....

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A Helping Handbook for Hospitality

By Cori Maedel With no lack of competition in the hospitality industry, the owner of a popular group of restaurants had been experiencing a high...

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Policy, Property and Privacy: Employer-owned Computers

By Graeme McFarlane Computers are everywhere.  They say that the average cell phone has more computing power than did NASA when it sent people to...

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My Information, Your Information

By Robert Smithson Many employers provide their staff with electronic devices with which to perform duties. From cellular telephones to laptop computers, these are now...

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