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Sexual harassment, abuse tied to real health effects

Source: hrreporter.com Study says 70 per cent of people experienced sexual harassment at work By Linda Carroll Read more…  

Here today, ghosting tomorrow – workers just disappear

Source: hrreporter.com Many deal with uncomfortable situations by cutting off communication By Joyce M. Rosenberg   Read more…  

Service employees can be trained to respond to overdoses in public restrooms

Source: hrreporter.com Workers often find themselves as unwitting first responders: Study By Carolyn Crist Read more…

Amazon to raise minimum wage to $15 for U.S. employees

Source: hrreporter.com Company’s current base rate starts at $11: Source By Arjun Panchadar   Read more…

Canada, Mexico trade pact ‘great deal’ for all sides: Trump

Source: hrreporter.com New agreement aims to bringing more jobs to U.S.   Read more…  

Tech’s next great opportunity is mid career workers

Source: canadianmanufacturing.com Job transitions have always been an area of challenge for mid-career workers. A research project highlights the potential inherent in reskilling and hiring this pool of talent In the movie The Intern, a 70-year-old Robert De Niro decides to make a career change and lands an internship at an online fashion startup overflowing with young millennials and free food. The running joke in this film is that DeNiro is too “old” to create space for himself in a startup, a world for the “young.”

10 Considerations Before Choosing an Executive Coach

Source: cpiworld.com What functional backgrounds do most Presidents and CEO’s come from? Today many come from the finance area. In the past, they often moved up from sales and marketing, followed closely by operations. No matter which functional area the CEO comes from, he or she had better have a strong understanding of financial issues.

New Managers and Appropriate Boundaries with Employees; Advice on Finding the Right Balance

Source: cpiworld.com Managing people can be extremely rewarding, but it’s not without its challenges. It’s important to establish some boundaries regarding the relationships you have with your direct reports. Through our management training and leadership development programs, Career Partners International (CPI) has over thirty years’ experience helping new managers grow, thrive, and increase contributions to their organizations. Learning how to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with employees is central to the development of every new manager.

Canadians more willing to relocate, but cost is big consideration

Source: hrreporter.com Average relocation expenses were $73,500 last year: Council By Ross Marowits   Read more…

New Brunswick New Democrats pledge $15 minimum wage

Source: hrreporter.com Culture of worker safety also emphasized as election nears   Read more…

Non-farm payroll employment rises by 13,600 in August: Report

Source: hrreporter.com Driven by hiring in finance, construction, manufacturing   Read more…

Measuring music and productivity

Source: hrreporter.com Does music at work make employees more productive?   Read more…

New WCB rules for Alberta employers

Source: hrreporter.com Amendments affect benefits coverage, reinstatement of injured workers By Sheila Brawn Read more…    

Use of performance ratings systems continues to decline: Survey

Source: hrreporter.com But employers struggling when it comes to comp conversations By John Dujay Read more…

Canadian air force short 275 pilots as attrition outpaces recruitment, training

Source: hrreporter.com Also needs more mechanics, sensor operators and other trained personnel By Lee Berthiaume Read more…

Boards of directors play important role maintaining cyber resilience: Survey

Source: hrreporter.com Cross-organizational training, HR also key components of proper strategy By John Dujay Read more…

Seek compromise with U.S. on cannabis at border, lawyers urge Ottawa

Source: hrreporter.com ‘Previous use of cannabis, or any substance prohibited by U.S. federal laws, could mean you are denied entry’: Border security By James McCarten   Read more…

‘Zombie firms’ plaguing Canadian productivity: Report

Source: hrreporter.com Vulnerable to economic shocks, technological disruption   Read more…

U.S. agency accuses Walmart of pregnancy discrimination in lawsuit

Source: hrreporter.com Suit claims company denied requests for accommodation By Daniel Wiessner Read more…

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall as labour market strength continues

Source: hrreporter.com Unemployment benefits hit 49-year low   Read more…  

Greece wants to speed up minimum wage rise after bailout exit

Source: hrreporter.com Base rate was slashed 32 per cent during crisis   Read more…

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