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February 18th, 2015

Severance Pay in BC

severance pay in bc

After three months of consecutive employment an employee may be eligible for compensation, written working notice, or a combination of the two as follows: After three months – one week After 12 months – two weeks After three years – one week for each completed year of employment, to a maximum of eight weeks No […]

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February 15th, 2015

Severance packages: – What’’s Fair?

Severance packages: – What'’s Fair?

Severance pay is the compensation an employee receives from his/her company upon job elimination, being laid off, or when both parties agree to part ways. Severance pay is a mandatory compensation required by the law. Mandatory severance pay could range anywhere from a week’s wages up to eight weeks of wages.

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November 27th, 2014

The True Cost of Employee Turnover Depends on Who You Lose

The True Cost of Employee Turnover Depends on Who You Lose

Retention is often discussed in sweeping terms. We all know that high turnover is costly to an organization’s productivity, morale, and bottom line. In fact, I could easily fill an entire book with stats about the average cost of replacing an employee! but as retention costs vary significantly from industry to industry and business to business averages […]

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November 20th, 2014

Writing Interview Invitations & Templates

Writing Interview Invitations

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the candidates applying for your job postings, well… They are also applying for jobs at other organizations! Okay, so you probably know that already. Just because a job seeker applies for a position with your company, doesn’t mean that you’ve got dibs on them, it […]

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October 16th, 2014

The Best of Canadian HR and Recruitment Blogs

The Best of Canadian HR and Recruitment Blogs

Canada is pretty great. We have a beautiful landscape, incredible talent, and awesome employers. Unfortunately, when it comes to the internet, Canadians are often overlooked. Googling “best HR blogs”, or “best recruiting advice websites” brings up page after page of top 10’s and curated lists… All of them featuring predominantly American or UK based blogs. Unfortunately, there […]

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October 9th, 2014

5 Tips for Recruiting Canadian Tech Talent

How to recruit Canadian tech talent

The struggle for recruiting top tech talent in Canada is real. And things are about to get even realer. Canada has no shortage of incredible tech startups and companies. Canada based companies like Shopify, Hootsuite, and Wave are a testament to Canadian innovation, yet they face a growing challenge when it comes to hiring. There […]

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September 11th, 2014

Why an Honest Culture is Essential for Growth

Why an Honest Culture is Essential for Growth

Honesty is not always the best policy. Table of Contents Critique the project, NOT the person Offer a solution Maintain control This is something that I have learned from spending the last decade with a man who is terrible at little white lies. Having your husband gaze into your eyes and tell you, “That haircut […]

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September 4th, 2014

How to Bring Your Recruiting into the Future

Bring your recruiting into the future

New technologies are changing the rules of the war for talent. Competitors are targeting your candidate pool. On a global scale, with multiple networks, and innovative tactics based on big data. Resistance to adopting these technologies is futile. But, why resist? The future of recruiting is both social and automated, and these two trends will make […]

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August 14th, 2014

How Millennials Work: Why the Key to Managing Millennials is Flexibility

How Millennials Work

Millennials currently make up over one third of the North American workforce. By 2025, 75% of the global labor market will be millennials. This new generation of workers brings with it a shift in the nature of the workplace and in particular, how the workplace is managed. Millennial employees are not all that different from […]

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July 29th, 2014

Expert Interview with Ryan St. Germaine

Expert Interview with Ryan St. Germaine

There’s no question that online job boards have the upper hand over now-prehistoric-seeming print classified ads, but that doesn’t mean site owners get to sit back and enjoy the view from the top of the employment advertising ladder. Perpetually shifting technology presents site operators with huge challenges. “User experience is so important, but the factors […]

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