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Wayne Ormond says that the challenge, put simply, is how best to bring "new managers" up to
speed as quickly and efficiently as possible while not overwhelming them.
Julie Freeman explores why
existing formal and informal approaches to employee performance management and
appraisal tend to work well enough in theory, but fail to meet
expectations in practice.
The notion of a job for life
was a creation of the last century which never really made it in to this one says John Scott.
Are web-based recruitment methods so wonderful? UK-based John Scott tries
to find a job in the USA.
John W. David comments on those Press
Release Headlines... "Such-and-Such announces 12,000 more jobs to be Cut".
Teresa King says that this article is unfairly geared more toward women then
men.. though there will be men who need to know how to
manage their time and the problems when the spouse feels
neglected. Because women and men are not the same and they
do have different needs.
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HR Articles
Employee Relations
July 22 2002 - The agreement between the provincial government and the B.C. Restaurant
and Foodservices Association will serve up healthy workplace relationships through a clear
understanding of employment standards, says Labour Minister Graham Bruce.
June 10 2002 - Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, told thousands of union
delegates at the opening of the CLC's 23rd Convention that organized labour can become a
powerful political force to defend people from corporate greed and
capitalist excess.
June 10 2002 - In an intriguing act of generosity,
TELUS is offering early retirement and voluntary departure packages to its employees - but
only if they are qualified union members.
Recruitment
October 17 2002 - What not to do at interview. 150 executives and human resource managers were
surveyed about the strangest things they have ever heard of happening in a job interview.
September 12 2002 - A Toronto pharmaceutical company is targeting
their competitors' employees on their way to work in an attempt to fill 400 job openings.
August 15 2002 - Working on a temporary basis is a good opportunity to convince a hiring
manager that you are an ideal match for a position, suggests a recent OfficeTeam survey.
April 16 2002 - Methods that may have worked in a robust economy should be replaced with more
focused, aggressive strategies.
Work-life Balance
August 15 2002 - Manitoba provincial employees now have an option
of taking up to 15 days off without pay as part of a new voluntary reduced work week program.
April 16 2002 - Three new surveys indicate rising workloads
and expectations.
General HR
July 4 2002 - Statistics Canada reports a
significant increase in work absence rates in 2001.
May 29 2002 - Fifty business and community leaders united yesterday in an effort to address a shortage
of student work experience opportunities in Ontario.
March 18 2002 - Canada's inability to
compete successfully in the 21st century's global economy is posing a serious
threat to the country's standard of living, according to Jan Grude.
Rewards and benefits
May 29 2002 - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) has introduced a new electronic service
Appli-web which allows Canadians to apply on-line for Employment Insurance (EI).
Performance
March 18 2002 - Measures are now in effect giving parents and senior students input into Ontario
teachers' performance appraisals but teachers are not happy.
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Job Market
July 10 2002 - Small businesses hired
twice as many people as large companies during the first six months of 2002, according
to CIBC. And, over the last twelve months, 40 per cent of all new jobs in Canada were
generated by small businesses.
June 10 2002 - BC's tourism industry faces a dire shortage of
skilled professionals that leaves the industry vulnerable.
May 29 2002 - A Toronto City survey of people leaving
social assistance still face a poverty trap from which it is difficult to escape.
May 29 2002 - Non-recognition of
immigrant credentials is costing Canadians over $2 billion every year according to
World Education Services, the authorized credential evaluation service of the
government of Ontario.
May 11 2002 - "Jobs First" initiative celebrates its first anniversary in Regina.
Commitment
October 22 2002 - A Watson Wyatt survey shows that declining employee confidence in corporate
leadership is threatening Canadian competitiveness.
When Generations Collide
by Lynne C. Lancaster and David Stillman
If your workplace sometimes feels like a battlefield and your colleagues sometimes seem like aliens, you are not
alone. Today there are four distinct generations of employees glaring at one another from
across the conference table, and the potential for conflict and confusion has never been
greater.In this insightful, captivating book, generational experts Lynne C. Lancaster and
David Stillman shed much-needed light on how to bridge generational gaps at work by
understanding the differences that drive generations apart - Traditionalist, Baby Boomers,
Generation Xers and Millennials.
Read more about these at and an excerpt from
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More information and prices from:
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Health and Safety
March 20 2002 - CPRN has recently published a discussion paper which focuses on a number of human resource issues
in Canada's health services.
Diversity
September 30 2002 - Canadian women executives don't feel fully accepted into executive-level culture, according to
a POLLARA survey.
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