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How time management skills helped me during a difficult and trying period
Recently I was faced with several priorities. The most crucial is caring for my 91+ years old mother who had a fall and had to be hospitalized for a hip replacement surgery. For anyone who is a caregiver, it is a 24 hour job with breaks only when one gets[…]
Read More »Preparing for Unemployment and Managing Job Search
Most of us would have been unemployed at one time or another in our lifetime. Given the economic climate and many recent announcements of layoffs, your unemployment whether expected, or hitting you out of the clear blue, may last awhile. With this possibility in mind, what can you do now[…]
Read More »Recruiting Process Impacts Brand Impression and Customer Loyalty
Last year, I was engaged in a pursuit to find a job that would provide me with challenge, creativity, engagement and work-life balance. As it turned out I was invited to a number of interviews, some that went on for months which included three and four meetings with various hiring committees. While some recruiters[…]
Read More »Managing employees with family obligations – The Law
Family Status and Childcare Obligations – Duty to Accommodate Balancing the need to retain talent and support employees while ensuring a productive workplace is a challenge facing all employers. Under the Human Rights Code, employers, unions, landlords and service providers all have a legal duty to accommodate based on a person’s[…]
Read More »HR Advice When You Need It Most
Recently Statistics Canada reported that self-employment jobs increased by 86,900 in August 2014, www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/labr66a-eng.htm. This number is a combination of various new businesses which means many start-up companies will be looking for help with Human Resources. In Ontario, The Ontario Ministry of Labour conducts ongoing “Provincial Blitzes” which are province-wide,[…]
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