Human Resources & Education

The national unemployment rate fell a further 0.1% in January to 7.0%, after dropping to its lowest rate in four years in December 2012, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.

Buy-sell agreements protect owners’ interests in a company and the continuity of the business

Be wary of privacy and human rights issues when establishing rules for Internet use

Business in Vancouver has selected the winners of its Influential Women in Business (IWIB) awards for 2013, marking the newspaper's 14th year honouring B.C. businesswomen.

Public-sector workers at all tiers of government in B.C. out-earned their private-sector counterparts by an average of 13.6% in 2011, according to a Fraser Institute report released this morning.

Be prepared for increased challenges and scrutiny when going public

Human resources minister Diane Finley has been ordered by a federal court to “further consider the scope and nature of her compliance” with a previous court order, which required her to compel disclosure of documents relating to temporary foreign worker (TFW) permits for Chinese coal miners in B.C.

Upgrading IT requires focus and planning

Entrepreneurs who trade the work place for a home office find they can turn their competition into advisers and collaborators

One military concept is to deliver your message two levels down, but assign tasks one level down. This allows everyone to understand the importance of what you expect in terms of the overall goal while avoiding micro-management