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‘Untold pain’ for firms that don’t get HR right: Jack Welch
Treat employees fairly now to ensure future success
DB plans endangered
Number of workers covered by DB plans plunges 30 per cent in five years as costs soar
$50-million lawsuit filed against payroll provider
Health-care workers allege years of payroll errors
News Briefs
Safety tweets for young workers; Feds won’t bail out GM pensions; Private workplaces go smoke-free; CPP board cuts exec bonuses; One-fifth of workers afraid to report harassment
13 per cent of GTA leaders visible minorities: Report
Only 5 per cent of senior executives in Toronto’s corporate sector are visible minorities
Revenge a dish best not served (Legal view)
Reprisals against complaining employees not tolerated: Human rights tribunal
Talent management needs to adapt, evolve
HR, finance and line managers will work closely together in future: Expert
No easy way to say ‘You’re fired’
But there are steps managers, HR can take to ease the pain for everyone involved
Just cause can be justified
Summary dismissals viable, just do the homework
Downturn wrinkles salary benchmarking
Diverging cost-cutting approaches make it hard to gauge competition
Unambitious workers still need a plan
Career paths should provide guidance, support, challenges for all kinds of employees
A whole lot of blogging going on (Editor’s notes)
Canadian HR Reporter introduces employment law and labour relations blog, strategic HR discussion board
Understanding Chinese culture leads to business success (Guest commentary)
Culture can affect how employees view development opportunities
EI fairness long overdue (Guest commentary)
Women particularly vulnerable under current scheme
5 must-haves of meaningful work (Guest commentary)
Meaningful work more important than pay, benefits and good supervisors
Employers embracing Olympic spirit
Firms giving workers paid time off to volunteer, others flexible so employees can take in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience
News Briefs
Sask. provides pension relief; ‘Think outside the office’; Alberta aims to boost high school grads; Protection for domestic workers
B.C. honours best, brightest in HR
BC HRMA presents awards at annual conference in Victoria
Manitoba’s privacy bill needs employer support (Guest commentary)
Private member’s bill more business friendly than PIPEDA
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July 13, 2009
With a special look at Conflict Management
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