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Peer to Peer: What three areas of a company's business need evaluating at the beginning of each year?

Peer to Peer: What three areas of a company's business need evaluating at the beginning of each year?

Start the new year off by re-examining your finances, marketing and industry positioning
Employers split on how to deal with skills gap

Employers split on how to deal with skills gap

Although businesses in Canada say dealing with a skills gap is one of their biggest challenges, they are divided on how to deal with a shortage of skilled workers, according to the results of a Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) study released January 21.
Human resources report: Employer communication is key to heading off employee lawsuits

Human resources report: Employer communication is key to heading off employee lawsuits

Courts can force employers to compensate injured or disabled workers if their coverage is found to be inadequate

Human resources report: How to increase employee engagement through corporate giving

Good corporate social responsibility or corporate giving practices can create a human connection to the company in ways that other elements of the job might not
TSX-listed firms to disclose gender policies under OSC proposal

TSX-listed firms to disclose gender policies under OSC proposal

All TSX-listed companies must disclose annual targets for the number of women they want in executive and board positions, under a proposal released January 16 by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).
Study will test mental health program for workplaces

Study will test mental health program for workplaces

A new research project will test how well a year-old mental health standard for the workplace performs, in hopes that it will become widely adopted across Canada.
BIV unveils 2014 Influential Women in Business winners

BIV unveils 2014 Influential Women in Business winners

Business in Vancouver has revealed its 2014 list of Influential Women in Business honorees. The awards celebrate B.C. women who are influential and respected leaders in their industry and the business community at large.
Peer to Peer: My business is growing, and I need new office space. What should I be looking for?

Peer to Peer: My business is growing, and I need new office space. What should I be looking for?

Make sure location, lease and landlord fit your company's business goals
After more than eight months, IKEA management and Teamsters still butting heads

After more than eight months, IKEA management and Teamsters still butting heads

The ongoing labour dispute between IKEA Richmond and the Teamsters Local 213 has barely budged since the union served IKEA with a 72-hour strike notice on May 9, 2013.
Do you know where your mobile workers are?

Do you know where your mobile workers are?

Rulings from B.C.'s privacy commissioner affirm employers' rights to track their employees with GPS technology while on the job