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Stability, continuity touted in Top 100 list
Traditional benefits upstage flashy perks
91 per cent of firms offer wellness program
But too few measure effectiveness: Survey
Ontario government circumnavigates its own pay rules
Hospital secondments let ministries offer top salaries to compete with private sector
H1N1 won’t stop workers: Survey
Many Quebec employers unprepared for pandemic
News Briefs
Nova Scotia proposes emergency leave for workers; New law would protect temporary foreign workers and limit stays; Alberta premier and cabinet take pay cuts
Pensioners fight back in bankruptcy
Nortel workers protest for legislative changes
Mandatory retirement quashed for pilots (Legal view)
Tribunal changes tune on requirements, finds premise violates rights and freedoms
Insurance could pay workers’ legal bills
Made-in-Europe practice might provide Canadians ‘greater access to justice’
More needs to be done to raise HR’s profile as profession: Survey
Practitioners see HR as true profession but still see need to raise profile, professionalism
HR thinks it’s a profession, but not sure others do (Analysis)
Unfair to compare HR to law or medicine, say survey respondents
Quebec honours HR’s best
Awards presented at CRHA’s annual conference
Memoirs of an HR professional
3 HR individuals share stories of personal and professional experiences abroad
Cheap – but highly valued – benefits
To combat rising costs, try offering flexibility, get-togethers and discounts
How, and when, employers should monitor employees
5 areas of law relate to workplace monitoring
Life cycle funds simple, flexible
Funds take pension guesswork off table for employees, help employers demonstrate good governance in DC plans
Don’t be afraid of big paycheque (Editor’s notes)
Honesty best policy when it comes to compensating highly valued talent
Employee engagement critical when economy a challenge (Guest commentary)
Meaningful work boosts performance, even in a recession
Why managers keep eyes shut tightly (Guest commentary)
Confronting performance issues makes managers feel like a 'bad' person
Social media can be used for recruitment (Guest commentary)
But employers have to do legwork, put resources into it and add value
Next print issue:
Sept 20, 2010
With a special look at Relocation

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