HR Policy Development : Attracting Top Female Talent
Gender imbalance, sexual harassment, and equal treatment have been significant issues for years. Nothing can change overnight, but I see employers now opening their doors to the most valuable candidate, regardless if it’s a woman or a man. The companies we work with ask us to recruit candidates on their behalf and are, more and […]
Healthy, Happy, and Productive: Empowering your Workplace
On some level, we should all know that a happy employee is going to be more productive than an unhappy one. Study after study has proved that the better you feel, the better you work. A good manager, or a good business, should have a keen interest in keeping their employees healthy and happy. However, […]
Are You Feeling a Burn out at Work?
The fast-paced culture surrounding our day-to-day functioning can be exhausting. Whether we are buzzing around getting that last thing checked off our to-do list, or at work, we have given ourselves limited time to sit back, relax and give our mind and body a break. These little things often result in a lack of […]
Are you Changing HR Policies in the #metoo Era?
As those of us in the recruiting industry know, work norms are always shifting, but the #metoo movement is resulting in a systemic change, and its impact is now being felt on the front lines of human resources departments everywhere. HR practitioners have always walked a fine line, working to serve the interests of […]
Does Your Corporate Learning and Development Make the Grade?
As a Canadian recruitment agency, it’s essential that our specialists have a clear understanding of the needs and aspirations of our candidates. In our fast-paced world, the pressure is always on for workers to increase and update their skills. To stay relevant employees want to be trained in the latest best practices and technologies, especially […]
Mental Health & Workplace
Mental health prevention, and support are key factors in all workplace environments. In the past mental health stigma has kept people quiet, living in agony, pain, depression while maintaining or taking absence from their jobs. This stigma around mental health at work, impacts both employers and employees. Today, we support the mental health campaign launched […]
Power up your Productivity with Technology
Power up your productivity with technology Every aspect of our productivity has been impacted by technology. Yet, productivity in the business sector has been dropping since 2007, according to U.S. Bureau of Labour statistics – right around the time that smartphones became ubiquitous in our society. Some experts are asking whether technology is actually responsible […]
HR Technology Trends for 2018
The end of 2017 is fast approaching, and HR experts are doing a lot of soul-searching about new trends for the coming year. It seems that 2018 is all about technology, no matter whether you’re an HR specialist looking for better ways to keep and engage with employees or a recruiter trying to find, attract […]
Recognizing and Avoiding Burnout
Do you often feel emotionally and physically drained at work? Do you suffer from headaches, fatigue, nausea, or recurring colds? Has your motivation taken such a nose-dive that you feel like you are “phoning it in”? Are you frustrated, irritable and suspicious of your colleagues and managers? If this sounds like your life, you may […]
Managing Workplace Mental Health
In the past, it was standard to view employee health (including mental health) and overall productivity as separate issues. Now, most of us understand that they are inter-related. Mental health in the workplace has increasingly become an issue for employers and insurers, due to the pace of change in organizations. Job stress has become a […]