WCB 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 10 in 2012. ◾There […]
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What are you doing for Small Business Week 2014?
Small Business – The Facts Small Business Week: October 19-25, 2014 Small businesses in Atlantic Canada play a significant part in our economy and each October we take a week to celebrate these organizations. The impact of small businesses may surprise many. Canada has over 1.1 million businesses in operation, and just over 98% of […]

It’s Not A Termination, It’s Alumni Building
By Tanya Sieliakus on 2014/03/21 in Communication, Culture, Employee policies, human resources, News, Policies, retention, Small Business, Uncategorized, Union
« 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 […]