Job performance is a function of the employee having the ability to do the job and the motivation to perform the work. Ability is acquired through training and experience. Motivation, conversely, can be a more complex issue because motivation varies by employee; one employee might be motivated by money, another by recognition, while another is […]
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2015 WCB Report – Leading Through Change
Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia has released its 2015 Annual Report – Leading Through Change. 2015 at a glance: Slightly fewer Nova Scotians were injured at work compared to 2014. Registered claims decreased to 23,933 from 24,505. There were eight acute workplace fatalities in 2015, compared to five in 2014, 17 in 2013, and […]

The Business of Holidays – To Bonus or Not
By Tanya Sieliakus on 2015/11/24 in advice, compensation, Culture, Employee policies, Generations, holiday, human resources, Small Business
Long, long ago, in a fiscally confident time, employers would share the company good fortune and offer their employees Holiday Bonuses. However, given the economy, what will employers do this year? Can they afford to give Holiday Bonuses? Is it even a good idea? Why exactly do some companies continue to give, or even contemplate […]