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Fighting the mental health stigma in the workplace |
| How to support and return those with mental health issues to productive work |
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Written by Laurie Blake
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The occurrence of mental and/or emotional health issues affecting
Canadians, and really everyone worldwide, is on the rise. The World
Health Organization estimates that by 2020, depression will rank second
as a leading cause of disability in the world. And, according to the
Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Mental Health, some 35
million work says are lost in Canada due to mental illness each year. A
Watson Wyatt Worldwide survey found that 82 per cent of employers
indicated that psychological conditions were the leading cause of
short-term disability and 72 per cent of long-term disability claims. What can employers do to address the issue – and resulting stigma – of mental health in their workplaces?
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5 sure ways to meet the changing world of HR |
| Smart workforce management and outsourcing HR admin function may provide the key |
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Written by Administrator
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Today, HR and finance professionals must deal with constant change:
changing personnel, changing regulations and changing expectations. How
can an HR information management solution help you effectively deal
with these challenges and opportunities? Here are key workforce trends
and ways to help you keep up with – and benefit from – all the changes.
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Oilers staff scores a winning program |
| Long-term non-consecutive service recognized by innovative program |
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Written by Laurie Blake
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The player shoots down the ice, puck gliding, stick slapping, skate blades slashing the white-blue surface – over the blue line, over the centre line...the crowd holds its collective breath ... He shoots, he scores! The crowd roars, surging to its feet as one. Fellow players affectionately thump the scorer on his back, his head. ...The announcer yells: “and that wins the game for the Edmonton Oilers ...”
Hockey players and other prominent sports figures are used to being rewarded and recognized for their winning ways. But what about the folks behind the scenes who support the team – who sell the season tickets, coach the
stars, scout the future stars, track the financials, and administer the programs. Do they get any recognition?
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Five critical factors in business transformation |
| Cost cutting alone causes business change to fail |
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Written by Administrator
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The credit crunch and global recession are forcing some organizations to transform themselves, but speakers at a recent Toronto conference for human resources leaders warn that business transformations will fail if organizations focus solely on cost cutting and job reduction. |
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Rising the stock of HR in your organization |
| Seven ways the HR Department can add more value to the organization |
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Written by Daniel R. MacDonald
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Former CEO of General Electric Jack Welch has been quoted many times
stating that the human resource director should be just as important if
not more important than the chief financial officer of a company. He
often uses the analogy of a baseball coach putting more value on the
team accountant than the team talent recruiter. Doing so doesn’t make
sense. So why does the typical CEO spend a lot more time with the CFO
than with the HR director?
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