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Tips On Where To Find The Ideal Candidate
Finding the right candidate requires a strategic and creative approach, from leveraging online job boards to networking and employee referrals. By diversifying your recruitment methods and thinking outside the box, you can attract top talent that aligns with your business needs.
Involuntary Termination: Just Cause or Without cause?
When terminating an employee, employers must determine whether it is for just cause or without cause, each requiring different legal considerations. Proper documentation, compliance with employment standards, and seeking legal guidance can help ensure a fair and legally sound termination process.
Involuntary Termination
Terminating an employee is a challenging process that should be handled with care, fairness, and legal compliance. By prioritizing dignity, clear communication, and proper procedures, employers can reduce risks and ensure a smooth transition for both the business and the departing employee.
Preparing a Job Description
A well-crafted job description sets the foundation for a successful hiring process by clearly outlining duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. By being specific yet open to transferable skills, you can attract the right candidates and ensure expectations are aligned from the start.
Questions to Consider Before Hiring
Successful hiring starts with thoughtful planning—consider your staffing needs, budget, job roles, and recruitment strategies before jumping into the hiring process. By preparing in advance and showcasing what makes your business a great place to work, you can attract and retain top talent.
Your Five-Year Plan to a Healthier, Safer Workplace
What’s your five-year plan? Not for business development, but for your health and safety program.
Don’t worry if you can’t answer that question right now. That’s what this page is for! But it is important to start thinking about your business’s long-term health and safety goals. Ideally, you should have an annual plan along with a longer-term strategy spanning the next three to five years.
The Importance of Leadership to Workplace Health and Safety
Strong leadership is essential for fostering a culture of workplace health and safety. When employers, managers, and executives model safety commitment, allocate resources, and engage employees, they set the foundation for a physically and psychologically safe work environment.
Panorama Mountain Resort: Leading the Way in Staff Well-being
Julia Price, Health & Safety Coordinator at Panorama Mountain Resort, highlights how the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program has been instrumental in their safety success. She also shares valuable insights from her experience as a first-time internal auditor.
Develop a Health & Safety Policy
A Health & Safety Policy is your business’s commitment to protecting workers from physical and psychological hazards. By outlining responsibilities, compliance, and safety priorities, this policy sets the foundation for a safer workplace and should be reviewed, signed, and shared annually.
Know About Responsibilities
Everyone in a workplace – from senior executives to front-line workers – is responsible for maintaining a healthy and safe environment (it’s the law!). Employers, supervisors, and workers each have different roles to play.