Government help no silver bullet for hospitality job crunch - Page: 19

Hospitality industry employers, grappling with what they describe as an ever-worsening labour crunch, applauded recent action from the B.C. government to ease immigration rules.

  Survey says more firms are accommodating working parents - Page: 19

More businesses are extending an olive branch to working parents than before, according to a recent survey.

  Why employee engagement is becoming a key factor in your retention strategy - Page: 20

While the labour market in Canada - particularly in the west - may be tighter than it was a year ago, some organizations are managing to achieve high engagement levels and hang on to their employees.

  Hirers: Why a flexible benefits package may be right for you - Page: 21

When Surrey-based Coast Capital Savings Credit Union decided it needed to contain the costs of its employee benefits plan, it decided to make a long-term, strategic change.

  Three ways to make your company's performance reviews more effective - Page: 21

Effective performance review procedures don't come into place without careful planning. Here are three tips to remember:

  Creatures of habit - Page: 22

We have long known that change initiatives with great promise do not live up to their expectations even when the advantages of the change is evident, planning and processes are in place, and top consultants are leading and guiding the initiative. We also k

  Managing the loss of loved ones - Page: 25

It's Jeffrey's first day back at work since his daughter's sudden death two weeks ago. His co-worker Holly sees him coming down the hallway toward her and panics: what is she going to say? What if Jeffrey completely breaks down?

  Brain research links happy workers to hard workers - Page: 25

A happy worker is a good worker, or so the old saying goes, but new research reveals there may be more truth than previously thought to that adage.

 Leadership Lessons - Page: 23

Rosie Steeves
I hear this one all the time: Employees are our greatest asset. It's perhaps the most commonly espoused and most poorly acted on statement in the world of business. Without employees, a company doesn't amount to much more than unused machinery and empty si

 Negotiating positions - Page: 26

Cori Maedel
Jim (my husband) and I took our six-year-old goddaughter to a carnival recently. We are not parents and thought "How hard can this be?" She is old enough to have a really great time, and I think we can handle this, no problem. I mean, she's only six!" In r