Human Resources & Education

Most business people are failing to realize LinkedIn's full potential

Premier Christy Clark has announced a $3.1 million skills training pilot program that will target micro-business owners who do not have any formal training beyond a high-school diploma.

WelcomeBC ( www.welcomebc.ca ), an online portal for immigrant workers and prospective workers in B.C., had a 63% increase in visits in 2011 compared with 2010.

Firing an employee is never easy, but doing it the right way makes it less painful for both parties

Everyone loves a holiday and their family, so it’s hard for employers to complain about the introduction of the new “Family Day” in February coming to B.C. starting in 2013. However, this new statutory holiday will impose a significant new overhead cost to employers and may raise concerns about “equal treatment” of employees in other provinces unless employers take proactive steps to manage these impacts.

The immigration task force that the B.C. government struck in December to work out how to attract skilled immigrants and foreign investors to the province is set to release its report later today.

BC doesn't appear to have enough professionals to keep up with demand.

A BMO Bank of Montreal report released today finds there is a split between Canadian businesses on their plans to add new employees in 2012. According to the BMO Hiring Intentions Survey , 55% of business owners in B.C.

Hating the office carpet or deciding to participate in a reality TV show were just two reasons employees have left their jobs, according to a survey released this morning.

Raising seed capital is one of the most challenging hurdles for startups to clear