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Injury Prevention Resources for Tourism and Hospitality – Accommodation

Injury Prevention Resources for Tourism and Hospitality – Accommodation WorkSafeBC has collected a variety of resources to help prevent common injuries and illnesses in accommodation work settings. go2HR is BC’s tourism & hospitality, human resources and health & safety association driving strong workforces and safe workplaces that deliver world class tourism and hospitality experiences in… Continue reading Injury Prevention Resources for Tourism and Hospitality – Accommodation

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Make That Phone Call: Every Job Applicant Deserves Some Kind Of Response

Think you have exhausted your candidate pool? Think again. One strategy to recruit for vacant positions is to revisit past applicants who may be back on the market, or may still be passively looking for work. Or, some candidates who may not have met qualifications or been chosen for a previous role may still be well-suited for other positions in your company.

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10 Reasons Why Recruiting and Retaining Baby Boomers Will Improve Your Business and Your Bottom Line

The business case has less to do with traditional retention than with the links between flexibility and engagement and between engagement and business results.

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Hiring Young, International Talent: LMIAs Not Required

Hiring international mobile youth is a good alternative to address your labour needs. The Canadian government has bilateral reciprocal agreements with countries around the world to allow exchange of youth to work and/or study abroad. There are three types of work permits for international young workers: Working Holiday Program (WHP), Young Professional (YP) and International Co-op.

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Offer of Employment to a Foreign National Exempt From an LMIA

The International Mobility Program (“IMP”) covers categories of work permits that are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (“LMIA”) process. The IMP therefore includes intra-company transfers, free trade agreements such as CUSMA, Provincial Nominees, and participants in the International Experience Canada program.

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Do International Students Need a Work Permit?

Do International Students Need a Work Permit? Question: I am a Manager in a hotel and have had a couple of international students who have recently graduated from a BC college or university tell me that they can come and work for me. All I need to do is to offer them a job and… Continue reading Do International Students Need a Work Permit?

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BC’s Provincial Nominee Program: What Employers Need to Know

Administered by the Province of BC under an agreement with Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”), the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is the province’s only direct economic immigration tool for bringing in new British Columbians.

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Statutory Rights Separate From Those in Employment Agreement

Employees are protected by two distinct sorts of rights. The first set is created under employment standards and other legislation (“statutory rights”). Some of the most basic employee entitlements are found in the BC Employment Standards Act (the ESA)

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“Tweets Are My Own” – Except When Your Company’s Reputation Is On The Line

Employers can ask workers not to identify themselves as employees on personal social media accounts.

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Employee Fiduciary Obligations

A 2013 decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal has confirmed that where an employer gives an employee the responsibility for handling the employer’s money, that employee has fiduciary obligations with respect to those funds. This means that where the employer makes reasonable attempts to calculate the amount of money that went missing, it is up to the employee to prove that the amount is less.