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It’s Not A Termination, It’s Alumni Building

I feel more like an Alumni than someone who just go fired”! – Terminated employee at the conclusion of the termination meeting. Terminating an employee, or group of employees as the case may be, is not a pleasant experience for either party.  It’s even a little less pleasant when termination(s) isn’t based on poor performance […]

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Closing the Gap on Generational Motivators

Each generation has different life experiences and therefore key characteristics that drive their motivation.  So, before throwing money in attempt to get the most of your workforce spend a little time understanding them. Start-ups need to get the most of their employees given their lean nature.  Start-ups frequently ask what motives employees?  Too often the […]

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There’s an election coming! Do you know your obligations?

The Harper government has called a federal government election for October 19, 2015. That gives businesses roughly 11 weeks to understand their electoral obligations. So what are employers’ obligations? By law, everyone who is eligible to vote must have three (3) consecutive hours to cast their vote on election day. If your hours of work […]

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