Are Your Employees Missing In Action?
Are your employees missing in action? According to a Morneau Shepell survey¸more than half of all employees – 52% – calling in sick for work are not actually suffering from an illness. There ‘s a wide range of reasons for this. Family issues, workplace conflict, issues with managers and even taking time off to look for another job were cited […]
Bill C-45 and Cannabis in the Workplace
Drastic changes to legislation around cannabis including Bill C-45 have left many business owners in the dark about how to deal with the use of cannabis in the workplace. Our research has revealed some critical questions for which business owners urgently need answers. For example: If an employee is a medical user, as the employer must you accommodate the employee […]
Hiring People with Disabilities is Good for Business
Hiring people with disabilities is good for business and that is why increasingly there are programs to integrate the disabled into the active workforce. For example, in 2014, the Government of Ontario introduced the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). AODA is about making accessibility a regular part of finding, hiring and supporting employees with disabilities. Companies Find Hiring […]
Business Owners Don’t Confront Workplace Harassment at Their Peril
The threat of a workplace or sexual harassment claim, makes most business owners shudder. And the thought of having to handle one is a sure-fired way to feel a spike in your heart rate. It’s so much easier to not think about the possible existence of these issues in your workplace, to be deluded by a dangerous complacency. Consider this. […]
Could a workplace harassment claim shut down your business?
When was the last time you awoke to an issue in your business that had been going on for a while before you became aware of it? The workplace harassment issue is exactly that for so many business owners. You could get side-swiped with a workplace harassment issue that takes you to court with legal fees that could ultimately shut […]
Dealing with Workplace Sexual Harassment as a Small Business Owner
As a business owner in Ontario you are probably vulnerable to threat of sexual harassment in the workplace. The MeToo Movement is currently impacting all businesses, regardless the size. In fact, if you are a small business, you are probably handling the sexual harassment claims in place of a human resources professional. When it’s the CEO handling the claims, many […]
Why governance policy matters?
John Lennon’s assassination; Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme; Earl Jones Ponzi Scheme ; Ornge scandals; Former Salvation Army employee charged in alleged $2-million toy theft; Gatineau (Quebec, Canada) daycare shooting; the Boston (United States) marathon explosion; the arrest of men suspected of plotting to attack a Via Rail passenger train in the Greater Toronto Area (Ontario, Canada); I can go on […]
Ebola in the Workplace on Biz Radio Canada
Aline Ayoub answers questions on Ebola in The Workplace on Biz Radio, Canada. Ebola has unquestionably reached epidemic proportions in certain parts of Africa, why are we so scared in Toronto since there hasn’t been one confirmed case in Canada? Aline explains Ebola virus might be dormant for 21 days after exposure to the disease, which will Employers will be […]
What doesn’t get measured doesn’t get done
Many businesses I work with want to believe that developing employee performance and business contribution scorecards is how to measure their employee’s value. I hear them saying, “my employees are my best assets” all the time. Now, they want to measure that. They’ve got the right idea. A scorecard is definitely the right way to go. However, there are preliminary […]
Are Ontario’s New Labour Laws Causing Workplace Morale Crisis?
Perhaps you will agree: navigating through the media fallout caused by Bill 148 can be nerve-wracking for a small business owner. Daily news covers Bill 148 implementation disasters and it may be negatively affecting worker morale. The changes meant to empower workers have brought windfall gains for some, but for others who know their companies are not on solid ground, […]
Bill 148: The Alarming Impact of Ontario Labour Laws On Your Business
If you own a business in Ontario, you’re probably worried about how the newest of Ontario labour laws, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148) will impact your bottom line. This is because, as of Monday, Jan 1st, you are required to do a major overhaul to your employment contracts or face hefty fines, reputational damage, and major issues with your […]
Bill 148 Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs: Are You Prepared?
Bill 148 Is More Than Minimum Wage You’ve probably heard by now that minimum wage is on the rise in Ontario. This is due to The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which is now in effect as of November 27. With this act -also known as Bill 148 – the provincial government aims to balance employee rights and stimulate economic […]
