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April 2014

  

In This Issue

HR News of the Day

Former employee goes on stabbing rampage at Ceridian Canada

Temporary Foreign Workers Program sanctions 3 employers including McDonalds via CBC news.

Now that the snow has (almost) melted, here are 12 ways on how to get healthier right now from The Globe and Mail.  Great ideas for employee wellness!

Minimum Wage increases:

April 1st - Nova Scotia increased its minimum wage from $10.30 to $10.40 per hour. 

April 1st - Yukon increased its minimum wage from $10.54 per hour to $10.72 per hour.

May 1st - Quebec will increase its minimum wage from $10.15 per hour to $10.35 per hour.

June 1st - Ontario increases its minimum wage from $10.25 to $11.00 per hour.

Are you a Top 100 Employer?

Go ahead! Brag about the great stuff your company is doing by applying for the Globe and Mail's Top 100 Employers in Canada competition. Deadline is May 2, 2014. Your organization will be considered for seven national editorial competitions:

  • Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers, in The Globe and Mail
  • Financial Post's Ten Best Companies to Work For, in the National Post
  • Canada's Top Employers for Young People, a magazine distributed at campuses nationally
  • Canada's Best Diversity Employers, in The Globe and Mail
  • Canada's Greenest Employers, in The Globe and Mail
  • Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers, in The Globe and Mail
    Top Employers for
  • Canadians Over 40, in The Globe and Mail

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Recruiting

Did you know that we provide outsourced recruiting services for many of our clients? Here are some of the types of roles for which we have successfully recruited:

  • SVP Human Resources
  • Quality Leader
  • Maintenance Manager
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Bilingual Customer Service Rep
  • Mechanical Design Engineer
  • Clinical Research Coordinator

Workplace Violence - How Safe is Your Workplace?

We always think it won't happen to us - until it does. Yesterday's dreadful event at a Ceridian Canada office in Toronto (see HR News of the Day) reminds us to never be complacent when it comes to office security. Is your organization at risk? Use ourfree checklist to take stock.

The Necessary Evil of Employee Policies

From our blog archives, think of employee policies as a necessary evil, like your home or auto insurance. Employee policies are similar; you find out you truly need them when it counts.

What We’ve Been Up To

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We are enjoying the fact spring has finally arrived! And are keeping busy with our awesome clients on various projects such as recruiting, HR project management, training, employee handbooks, and advice on employee relations matters.

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We are enjoying being a part of the HR Professional Association Halton Chapter's mentoring program. We have amazing mentees and are enjoying giving back to our profession. Do you have a mentoring program in your organization? It's a great way to keep the lines of communication open between senior and junior employees. And honestly, we think as mentors we are learning more from our mentees than the other way around!

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