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Culture shock in the Canadian workplace |
| What are your new workers really thinking? |
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Written by Veronica Leonard
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The Canadian workplace culture can be very different for new workers. Employers and their HR departments need to remember that they are importing people, not just skills. New Canadians need to become aware that by attempting to keep up the standards that were taught in their homelands, they can sometimes create problems to workplace acceptance here.
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Rewarding success the moment you see it |
| Make your rewards program as easy for employees as going to the mall |
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Written by Laurie Blake
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A trip to the mall is an adventure into immediate gratification:
everything you could possibly need or want to buy is very likely right
there, just a stroll away. Imagine that ease of use, that availability
of choice, for your company’s rewards and recognition program. What if
you could simply provide your hardworking, loyal employees with a
mall-like, almost limitless choice of rewards?
Gift card programs that offer that kind of vast choice are not really
rare these days, and when we talked with some companies about their
rewards programs, the JUMP card, offered by Preferred One Inc., received high praise.
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Ready-trained, uptapped source of skilled talent - courtesy Canadian Forces |
| New recruitment site matches employers with Canadian Forces reservists |
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Written by Laurie Blake
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Much has been made of the “entitled” attitude of young so-called
millennials entering the workforce. They have been derided as selfish,
disloyal, and unrealistic by many employers. Their work ethic and
dedication have been questioned. Yet, there is a substantial group within the millennials that you would be
hard-pressed to characterize with any of the epithets usually
associated with their generation. This group is composed of Canadian
Forces reservists. It’s a little known fact that 40 per cent of all
Canadian Forces reservists, around 10,000 young people, are college and
university educated, and have extensive on-the-job training.
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Establish a positive corporate reputation prior to a crisis |
| Maintaining your corporate reputation and employees’ confidence key to surviving critical incide |
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Written by J. Lynn Fraser
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“A crisis is a business challenge that has the likelihood of impairing an organization’s ability to conduct its affairs.”
Danielle Riposati, Partner, NATIONAL Public Relations
A company is more likely to survive a crisis and thrive in the
marketplace if they have positive corporate values and that their best
practices are based on demonstrated responsible behaviour. Their
brand’s strength and the confidence of their employees are bound to a
company’s corporate reputation.
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New immigration program aims to alleviate staffing woes |
| Program allows certain immigrants to bypass cumbersome points system |
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Written by Veronica Zanfir
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On September 17, 2008, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
released the Canadian Experience Class, a new program intended to make
the immigration system more responsive to Canada's labour market needs.
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) enables temporary foreign workers
who meet certain criteria to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The CEC comes as part of a series
of initiatives the ministry has
fashioned to aid employers in recruiting and retaining skilled staff.
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