Human Resources & Education

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

It is a very common misunderstanding that, in B.C. at least, employers terminating employees during the first three months of employment are completely protected by our Employment Standards Act. They aren’t

Vision and productive group dynamics are key to a non-profit's startup success

Mill workers look east for opportunities as paper industry woes eliminate B.C. jobs

In a move to address huge projected skills needs in B.C.’s north, the province’s northeast and northwest regions have just released skills-training plans.

Good employees are getting harder to find, and Canadian employers expect they will have need to increase salaries in 2013, according to a new study by Hays Canada.