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July 2013

 

In This Issue

HR News of the Day

6 Ways to Make the Most of the Summer Slow Down via The Globe and Mail.

42% of employees have witnessed misconduct at work, but only half reported it via The Canadian HR Reporter.

Alberta's minimum wage will increase to $9.95 per hour, a 2.1% increase from the current rate of $9.75 per hour, effective Sep 1st, 2013.

How to Maintain Employee Productivity During Summer

For many employees in Canada summer is prime vacation taking time. So
how do you maintain productivity during these typically “down” months?
Our latest blog lists a few ideas.


Free Download

Our free download this month for newsletter subscribers is our Vacation Policy.

A Sad Statistic - How Do You Measure Up?

A recent article in the Canadian HR Reporter reported that only 9% of American workers leave their devices behind when they go on vacation. That means a whopping 91% of Americans are plugging in during what's supposed to be their downtime. We thought that was a very sad statistic and is probably comparable to Canadian experience. How do you measure up to this statistic?

12 Great Questions to Ask Employees

From our blog archives, here are 12 great questions to ask your employees to assess your organization's employee engagement level.

What We’ve Been Up To

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We continue to work on new and exciting projects for our clients. This month we're working on the following: Compensation system reviews, job descriptions, HR compliance and audits, exit interviews, recruiting, employee handbooks, and salary benchmarking.

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