Human Resources & Education

Business owners need to consider many more options than layoffs and wages when making cuts

Mess up, fess up and dress up: When leadership mistakes are made, be swift, concise and decisive

Nineteen women across British Columbia have been honoured in the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) eleventh annual Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards.

It seems British Columbians are, on the whole, a happy group of workers. One in five employees say they are working for a company that is very close to being their dream employer, and 69% say they are either delighted (24%) or happy (45%) at their current workplace, according to an exclusive Business in Vancouver-Insights West-Miles Employment Group survey.

Canadians are changing the way they look at the workplace, and feel it’s time to move away from the traditional definition of what it entails, according to the results of a survey by Rogers Communications.

The majority of working Canadians feel their employers are demanding more from them than they were five years ago, and believe that the companies should foot the bill for training to meet those requirements, recruitment firm Randstad Canada announced November 27.

In your PR strategy, understand the media and the community and embrace visual storytelling

Companies that have women on their corporate boards pay less for acquisitions, according to a University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business study released November 25.

Despite widespread support for more female representation on Canadian boards, the number of women serving in these roles is not growing significantly, according to the Canadian Board Diversity Council (CBDC).

Most Canadians are unaware that company holiday parties could be considered a taxable benefit, according to the results of an H&R Block survey released November 20.