Human Resources & Education

Online payroll tools are effective, but businesses need better tutorials

Employers need to improve — a lot — when it comes to offering competitive wages and paying to train workers, federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney said November 13.

Canadian companies are increasing their investment in worker health programs, but employee participation remains low, according to the results of a Towers Watson survey released November 13.

Ensure your suspicions are proven and employ the least intrusive investigation possible

Millennials – also known as members of generation Y – are becoming more engaged at work, despite having the image of being self-interested and lazy, according to an Aon Hewitt (NYSE:AON) study released November 7.

A key component that separates great leaders from merely good ones is the ability to make a decision. It may seem like a simple concept, but I’m betting we’ve all witnessed indecisive leaders in our careers; someone who is incapable of making a decision or delaying an answer on an important topic so long that the point becomes moot.

Different aspirations of different employees need to be recognized with different rewards

Workplace bullying and harassment is a growing issue in B.C. This growth is troubling, when you consider the potential risk to the physical and mental health and safety of workers. Workplace bullying and harassment not only has lasting long term implications on the targets of bullying, but also has major cost implications for fellow employees and the organization itself.

Companies could be on the hook for relocation costs when recruiting senior employees

Employees who smoke cost their employers an average of $4,256 each in 2012, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released October 29.