Work Smarts is an employment program recently launched throughout Atlantic Canada in partnership between the Saint Mary’s University Business Development Centre and the government of Canada. Work Smarts provides post-secondary graduates with their first position in their chosen field at a dramatically subsidized rate for participating employers. The program offers approximately $9,000.00 in wage […]
The Incalculable Costs of Workplace Death, Injury and Illnesses and the National Day of Mourning
Sunday April 28, 2013 is the National Day of Mourning. The purpose of the National Day of Mourning is twofold – to remember and honour those lives lost or injured and to renew the commitment to improving health and safety in the workplace – and to prevent further deaths, injuries and diseases from work by […]
Diversity and Inclusion: Obligation or Competitive Business Strategy?
More than 60% of the people entering today’s workforce are what we term “diverse”. That is, they are people of colour and / or women with diverse ethnic, ancestry, religious, social, economic, and other backgrounds. An employee’s diverse background largely frames that employee’s perspective on authority, communication and decision making styles, gender roles, responsibility, assertiveness […]