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Editor's Note 
 
Does your organization send a potential new hire an initial job offer, then follow up with a formal employment contract after they've accepted? As John Hyde explains in this week's featured article, this approach could be risky.
- Brandi Cowen, Editor
 
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Government of B.C. seeking input on Labour Relations Code recommendations

The report and recommendations of British Columbia’s 2024 Labour Relations Code Review Panel are now posted publicly for review and feedback. People are invited to share their views on how B.C.’s labour relations laws should be updated to meet the needs of today’s workplaces until Sept. 19.


Employers, job seekers split on who is responsible for adapting to the current work landscape

Flexibility and adaptability are often essential in business, as change is an inevitable part of success. But when it comes to company culture, Canadian hiring managers and job seekers appear split on who is responsible for adapting to the current work landscape, according to a recent Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey.


Survey reveals trends in workplace recognition in Alberta

A new report drawing on survey data from human resources (HR) professionals across a range of industries in Alberta is offering timely insights into the evolving landscape of employee recognition in the province.


Skeptical about trending workplace terms? You're not alone.

From "quiet quitting" to "bare minimum Mondays," HR leaders are facing a barrage of workplace buzzwords – some insightful, some misleading, and many overwhelming. A new report highlights that buzzwords are not inherently good or bad. Rather, they serve as cultural shorthand for complex organizational issues, often tied to rising disengagement, shifting expectations, and unresolved challenges in the workplace.


 
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Two-step job offer approach can be costly upon termination

During the hiring process, it is not uncommon for employers to take a two-step approach to job offers: First, they will send a potential new hire an initial job offer. Second, after such an offer is accepted, the employer will subsequently send over the intended formal employment contract. However, proceeding in this manner is very risky for employers. » Read More...
 
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Seven expert tips to avoid back-to-work stress after your vacation

How can we learn to manage the stress of returning to our desk, to ensure we retain some of the benefits that breaks from work provide and avoid the post-holiday stress trap? One professor of organizational psychology and health has seven suggestions that can help. » Read More...
 
 
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GLOBAL NEWS 
 

Workers more confident than ever, but companies struggle to match employee ambitions

Workers around the world are more skilled and confident than ever — but that confidence isn't translating into job satisfaction or loyalty. » Read More...

Oregon governor signs bill providing unemployment pay for striking workers

Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that provides unemployment benefits to striking workers, following neighbouring Washington state in adopting measures spurred by recent walkouts by Boeing factory workers, hospital nurses and teachers in the Pacific Northwest. » Read More...

 
OPINION 
 

Remote work wasn’t the problem. Leadership might be.

Remote work continues to ignite debate, and for many companies, the final word seems oddly simplistic. Their answer? Bring everyone back to the office. Terms like “collaboration” and “team cohesion” are thrown around a lot, but when you dive beneath the surface, you’ll often discover the push to return to physical spaces is less about what’s best for employees or productivity and more about maintaining control. » Read More...

Tracking apps monitor remote employees’ performance — and invade their privacy

Digital monitoring is now a regular part of our working reality. From CCTV cameras to call recording, surveillance in the workplace is not new. But workers now face a more detailed and intrusive type of monitoring that is less understood, and at times even entirely unknown, by employees: employee monitoring applications (EMAs). » Read More...

 
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2025 CPHR Atlantic Conference

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