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BCjobs Blog

December 2nd, 2008

Changing Terms of employment

Terms of employment established when an employee starts a job don’t always suit an employer’s later needs. Employers frequently want to change terms of employment.

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December 2nd, 2008

Damages For Loss of Career Confirmed

Damages For Loss of Career Confirmed

Followers of court decisions might be forgiven for thinking that large damage awards given by lower courts tend to be overturned by the courts of appeal. This is, in fact, often the case and perhaps that’s the way the system should work (lower courts stretching the boundaries of previous decisions and the higher courts stepping in when the limits have been stretched too far).

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December 2nd, 2008

Going green to enhance your employment branding efforts

Going green to enhance your employment branding efforts

So, you think creating an employment brand will help your organization attract, retain and repel employees – you are right on! Companies large and small are seeing a significant increase in the ROI of recruitment and retention programs by creating an employment brand.

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December 2nd, 2008

Benefits of employer branding

Benefits of employer branding

Employer branding helps companies attract and retain high performing employees. If your company wants to succeed in an increasingly competitive marketplace, leveraging employer branding may help.

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December 2nd, 2008

The next frontier in the war for Canada’s talent

teaming up

A positive and successful employer brand leads to greater retention and recruitment of top-notch employees and results in overall higher company productivity.

Now let’s talk about the next step…

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December 2nd, 2008

Being an Employer of Choice

Being an Employer of Choice

Every employer wants to be considered an employer of choice given today’s shrinking labour force and employee shortages. This is a fancied-up way of saying that the company is a great place to work.

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December 2nd, 2008

Employer branding using employee branding

Employer branding using employee branding

Employer branding, the darling of the human resources marketing machine, now includes employee branding.

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December 2nd, 2008

Focus Groups: 7 Steps to Defining your Unique Employment Brand

Focus Groups: 7 Steps to Defining your Unique Employment Brand

To determine the parameters of a distinctive employment brand, it’s necessary to undergo a comprehensive evaluation process. This includes analyzing previous results, setting goals, defining a possible employment brand, substantiating the employment brand proposition and, possibly, conducting a focus group.

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December 2nd, 2008

Positive returns on providing well planned compensation

Positive returns on providing well planned compensation

Compensation refers to all forms of pay and rewards received by employees for the performance in their jobs including all forms of cash, benefits, services, and perks. It is important to recognize and communicate your “total” compensation as “all” the pay you are providing your employees.

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December 2nd, 2008

Compensation Surveys

Compensation Surveys

Paying people fairly is good for business. Underpay, and employees will eventually look for a better offer. Overpay, and the payroll budget and profitability will suffer. That’s why companies use market data to research the value of their jobs. But what is “market data” anyway?

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