Category: hr
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The Art of Assessing Your Benefits Plan
I am someone who loves stats and data so when those benefits renewals packages come around, I absolutely love it. Assessing benefits plans is one of my favourite components to HR and it is a fun way to find creative offerings for your employees and/or to save some money for…
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Building Rapport: Winning Trust, One Conversation at a Time
Build rapport! Build relationships! Make connections! Every HR professional has heard this a million times throughout their career, but we all understand the importance of it and how building rapport and connections can impact your career within an organization and outside. The best way to build relationships with those on…
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Common Misconceptions About Human Resources
Human Resources is often misunderstood and underappreciated. Before I was in HR, I was in the insurance industry and looking back, I can say with certainty that I had no concept of what HR did or was responsible for. I often forgot about the department and only remembered them when…
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Leading Without the Title
In the corporate world, leadership is often associated with titles. The manager, the director, the CEO – these roles come with an implicit assumption of leadership. While it is easy to fall into the trap of letting those with the senior titles lead, it Is important to recognize that true…
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Self-Care for HR Professionals: Essential Strategies for Well-being
Human Resources professionals are the backbone of any organization. It is a position that requires us to wear many different hats as we manage employee relations, benefits, workplace culture, and more. Even though this is what we enjoy and are passionate about, it can be quite demanding and stressful which…
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Wellness in the Workplace
Wellness has always been an important topic but it truly became prominent during the pandemic and the focus on it continues to be as crucial as ever. It is something many employees cherish within their employer and what many candidates look at when considering joining a new organization. With such…
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Metrics That Matter
In my last blog “The Value of Metrics” I went over the importance of tracking metrics and how it can help drive organizational success. Here I will discuss which metrics are vital to track and which ones are not as useful. The top metrics to track are: 1. Turnover Rate…
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Empowering Employees: Driving Organizational Success
Empowering employees is not a new concept, however, throughout my experience, I have seen multiple Human Resources departments opt to find quick solutions for employees that usually involve handholding rather than empowering their employees to grow and problem-solve on their own. For instance, there have been cases where HR has…
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The Value of HR Metrics
HR metrics continues to become more prevalent in this era of data-driven insights. The significance of tracking HR metrics cannot be overstated when it comes to achieving organizational goals. However, there are still some organizations that do not use them or are not tracking all the right metrics. For those…
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Bill 149
Bill 149, The Working for Workers Act, 2023, hit Royal Assent in March of 2024. This means significant changes have already occurred and more are on the horizon for Ontario employers. While there is not an exact timeline for some of these amendments, there are some that became effective in…
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