5 Common Causes of Privacy Breaches in Canada
In Canada, both the public and private sectors are governed by privacy legislation. Personal information privacy is recognized as an essential element in maintaining public trust, making it extremely important for all regulated organizations to be diligent. Even so, privacy breaches continue to pose a concern for a variety of reasons. Here, we will outline five primary causes of privacy breaches along with some mitigation tips.
How Emotional Intelligence Can Improve Your Career Impact
Have you ever felt like you, or one of your colleagues, just weren’t picking up on the company culture? It likely had less to do with work performance and more to do with emotional intelligence. In this blog, our team will explain emotional intelligence, how it shows up in the workplace, its impact on career growth and how a professional coach could help.
Is Your EFAP Really Useful, or Is It Merely Virtue Signalling?
An EFAP program can be an excellent resource, but if employees aren’t using it, it will be ineffective. And, due to privacy legislation, HR consultants and business leaders don’t have the right to know who uses the service and why. So, how do you audit the effectiveness of your EFAP program?
What Role Does Intersectionality Play in Workplace Investigations?
Proper workplace investigations aren’t possible without an understanding and consideration of intersectionality. In this article, our HR consultants explore what intersectionality is, how the concepts can be incorporated in your company policies and procedures, and the role it plays in workplace investigations.
Predictions for 2021: Top Privacy Challenges for HR
In 2020, our team of HR consultants outlined the top privacy challenges. This year, we’re back with privacy concerns that may cause challenges for human resources departments in 2021. In this blog, we’ll outline the top five challenges and include tips for managing them effectively.
Working Through It: a Leader’s Guide to Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces
As a business leader, it’s important that you recognize where your responsibility to support an employee experiencing mental health stress begins and ends. In support of your role, our team of HR consultants have put together seven tips for building a mentally healthy and inclusive workplace, some indicators to watch for, and some scripts for having that conversation with your team members.