Have You Considered Workplace Stress Management Training? Let’s face it!  Life is stressful; and that is not going to change.  The challenge with stress is that there are different triggers for all of us; and finding the “optimal” level of stress fluctuates from one person to another. We know that too much long-term chronic stress […]

People Strategy – Total Rewards Are One Key Part of the HR Plan Effective human resources Canadian organizations are planning moderate base salary increases for the third year in a row. the Conference Board of Canada released its findings, which continue along the same trajectory as 2013. Some of the highlights that business owners need […]

The number one reason employees miss time off work is due to mental health issues.  Mental illnesses cost Canadian workplaces over $50 billion a year in lost productivity, benefits costs, disability leaves, presenteeism and absenteeism, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC).  While it is estimated that one in five Canadians experience a […]

The other week I had the pleasure of attending the Human Resources Professionals of Newfoundland & Labrador’s Annual General Meeting. Don Stevens, General Manager of Vale’s Long Harbour Processing Plant was presenting on Vale’s leading high performance work system.  One of the things that Don emphasized was how Vale uses assessments at the front end […]

Many employers are focusing on increasing the diversity of their workforce. The diversity of your workforce includes a variety of demographics, attributes, and communities such as gender, visible minorities, aboriginals, persons with disabilities, education level, languages spoken, family status, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, etc.  Employers benefit from increasing the diversity of their workforce as it […]