Starting a workplace wellness program requires innovative ideas, employee engagement and a constant effort, all of which can be done within a tight budget. The hope is that, when used strategically, workplace wellness becomes part the organizational culture and helps...
Want to enhance your HR department’s status, save on budget and simultaneously create happy staff? The answer may lie in one concept: Mentoring. With the advent of new software technologies as well as a philosophical shift in how employees can...
The first part in this series serves to bring attention to the very important need to give concerted consideration to three key elements of the termination event: namely, who, why and when. Additionally, and as HR professionals, it is increasingly...
In early March, my executive director invited my colleagues and I to take part in our organization’s first ever professional development day. Each staff member was to follow a day-long program of their own design made up of any task...
Compensation at nonprofits across the country is creeping up slowly, according to the new Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report. To shed light on the nature of nonprofit compensation, we surveyed almost 1,500 participants who represented more than 11,000...
In today’s workforce, employees must keep up with a fast pace, a high level of stress and the juggling of multiple demands. Employees working in these types of environments can be left with jaded feelings, particularly of being overwhelmed, overworked...
Editor's Note: We've had several readers ask recently about termination: when it is appropriate, how to plan for it, how to handle it with the utmost compassion, etc. As such, Veronica will be addressing the issue in a new three-part...
Finding and keeping top performers for your organization can be tough. Making sure you hire the best person for the job is now more important than ever to help minimize turnover costs and boost organizational success. Here are some specific...
Editor's Note: Looking for current information on compensation in the Canadian nonprofit sector? Check out the 2013 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Study. Canadian nonprofit sector employment is in a bind, and everyone knows it. Statistics and research shows...
I've recently heard it said that an organization's brand should be reflected throughout all levels of the organization. Can you explain how branding should be incorporated into HR practices? Each of us, through our association with the organizations we represent,...
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