According to research from Statistics Canada, as of January 2021, 32% of Canadian employees worked most of their hours from home – that's compared to just 4% in 2016! The same research also showed that 80% of new remote workers wanted to work at least half of their hours from home once the pandemic is over. So, while [...]
Whether your business is permanently or temporarily remote, one of the biggest challenges teams face is maintaining connection and company culture when most of your communicating is done on a screen. While there are plenty of advantages to remote work, building rapport amongst teams will be one of the primary challenges businesses face as we [...]
The decision to initiate a workplace investigation and establishing the process through which it will be conducted is critical to maintaining a safe, healthy and productive workplace. However, after you've done the difficult work of carrying out an investigation, communicating the findings with all affected parties and deciding what corrective steps will be taken is [...]
Once upon a time, it was not uncommon to stay in the same job, with the same employer, for your entire working career. However, thanks in no small part to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, today's workforce trends have shifted significantly. Perhaps no other singular event in recent history has had a more profound [...]
As the Alberta healthcare system struggles under the weight of the fourth wave, the question of whether to introduce vaccine mandates in the workplace is more pressing than ever. By now, the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines are well-documented, and with the Government of Alberta’s introduction of digital proof of vaccination, it is [...]
As we approach almost two years of life in a global pandemic, many employees and managers are likely feeling the impacts of burnout. Between difficult and rapid decision-making, constantly being asked to adapt to new ways of working, or needing to find solutions to a wide range of operational issues, for most of us, the [...]
With remote and hybrid work environments becoming the new norm, businesses may be feeling the struggle to keep employees connected and motivated with traditional approaches to employee recognition. Factor in the changing demographics of the workforce as more Millennials and Gen Z make up a greater proportion of today's employees, and it becomes clear that [...]
As many employers navigate a potential return to the office, new research from the Angus Reid Institute has revealed some startling data about the potential of plummeting employee retention rates. Survey results found that more than half of Canadian households had at least one member working from home during the pandemic. Of those who worked from [...]
In recent years, the concept of unconscious (or implicit) bias in the workplace – whether in recruitment practices, retention, or workplace investigations, has come into sharper focus. As a species that utilizes patterns as a means of interpreting the world around us, we are all susceptible to some level of bias. When it comes to workplace [...]
As we all breathe a sigh of relief that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may hopefully finally be behind us, employers and employees alike are now grappling with the question; what comes next? What will the 'new normal' look like? And what has the past 18 months taught us about the nature of the [...]
