Job Abandonment and the Impact to Your Business So, your employee hasn’t shown up to work for a few days, without notifying you that they’ve decided to take a leave of absence. Does this situation sound familiar to you? When an employee has missed work for multiple consecutive days without informing their employer, this could...
The Importance of Employee Motivation Do you know what motivates your employees? As a business owner, it’s part of your job to know. Employee motivation goes beyond providing a pay cheque, and instead, becomes about creating the right workplace culture and experience so that your employees are not just checking in, checking out, and then going home. It’s about...
Update: This post was originally published in April 2018 and has been revised for accuracy. New Ontario Public Holiday Pay Changes to be Reversed On May 7, 2018, the Ontario Government announced a review of the public holiday system to re-evaluate changes introduced earlier this year through Bill 148. Particularly, where holiday pay calculations are concerned, the Ministry of...
Ontario is the First Canadian Province to Make Pay Transparency Official, with Bill 3 On April 26, 2018, the Ministry of Labour announced the passing of Bill 3: the Pay Transparency Act, 2018. Formerly introduced as Bill 203, the Act sets out certain requirements for the disclosure of information about compensation. This applies to both employees and...
Identifying Workplace Negativity When you look around your workplace, what are the attitudes and behaviours of your employees? Does employee morale appear to be high or low? Do your employees seem connected or disconnected when they show up to work? These are questions to ask yourself, as an employer, when checking in on the health...
Workplace Policy Changes 101 As a result of Bill 148, Ontario’s labour laws continue to change. It’s a good idea to review your workplace policies to make sure that you are up to date with the province’s new and upcoming employment standards. Here’s a Recap of the Labour Law Changes that Affect Your Workplace Policies...
Managing Brand Reputation for Franchise Owners, with Ontario’s Changing Labour Laws Bill 148 has made many headlines since its announcement of new labour laws early last year. Because of this, we’ve seen how changes to Ontario’s minimum employment standards have caused many business owners to change working conditions and pricing structures as they look to control...
Making Sense of the Employment Contract When it comes to hiring new employees, employers should take the time to become familiar with the employment regulations of the province in which their business operates. An important part of this process is in formalizing the employment relationship between businesses and individuals with a contract. This agreement is the...
Defining Paid Emergency Leave for Employers Did you get a chance to read our blog post on sick leave, otherwise known as personal emergency leave (PEL)? We covered the four changes employers need to know about sick leave in Ontario. To give you a quick recap, Ontario recently passed Bill 148 recognizing PEL as paid emergency leave. Building off...
“2018 Will Be the Year of Employee Experience.” At the start of January, Forbes contributor, Denise Lee Yohn, shared this quote, followed by its definition. She wrote, “EX is the sum of everything an employee experiences throughout his or her connection to the organization”. We also wrote about employee experience as leading the focus of top HR trends...
