- Details
- Category: Talent
More and more Canadian workers are responsible for caring for aging parents, and employers need to heed the call
By Susan Hyatt
The CIBC report, “Who Cares: The Economics of Caring for Aging Parents,” should be a wake-up call for all Canadian employers. The report was based on CIBC’s Aging Parents Poll, an online survey of randomly selected adults across Canada, taken March 16 to 20 this year.
The 2016 census from Statistics Canada showed that nearly 17 per cent of Canadians are now 65 and older, a dramatic rise that will continue in the coming decade.
- Details
- Category: Talent
Talent management is key to addressing critical skills gaps
By Heather Hudson
HR organizations plan to continue to focus on upgrading their capabilities this year, but flat and declining budgets – plus a hesitant approach to transforming service delivery models – may put business and HR priorities at risk, according to The Hackett Group’s annual key issues study.
- Details
- Category: Talent
By Ernie Philip
My first job in sales at a small Canadian printing company more than 20 years ago was far from easy or glamorous.
- Details
- Category: Talent
By Steve McCarty
Taking care of your employees first is one of the keys to creating and managing a successful business.
- Details
- Category: Talent
By Joshua Ostrega
Everyone appreciates being recognized for a job well done. In fact, our brains are hardwired to respond positively to praise.
- Details
- Category: Talent
By Lisa Kopochinski
There’s a saying: “What is old is new again.” For Cementation Canada, an underground mine contracting and engineering company with its main office in North Bay, Ont., this seems to ring especially true.