• The Value of an Employee Handbook – 5 Reasons Why You Should Have One

    An Employee Handbook creates clear expectations, a communication and training tool, reduces legal risks and promotes trust among employees.

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    5 Tips to Do What You Love and Love What You Do

    February – an ideal time to revisit your New Year’s Resolutions and focus on finding out what you love and how you can do more of it. If you feel like you are languishing or need a boost then maybe identifying what you love to do may help to reenergize you, your life and your work. Wouldn’t it be great if we could spend more of our working lives doing more of what we love and still contribute? Well, the good news is that you can.

  • COVID-19 Safety Plans Required for Businesses

    Have you implemented or re-implemented safety plans for your practice in 2022 for COVID-19? Effective January 7, 2022, BC announced that businesses are once again required to implement (or re-implement) COVID Safety Plans. Businesses will need to ensure that they have a valid written policy addressing COVID and that they are properly observing COVID-19 protocols

  • British Columbia Government Mandates 5 Paid Sick Days

    Written by Geoffrey Howard, Founder and PrincipalHoward Employment Law The BC government passed amendments to the Employment Standards Act (ESA) which allowed the government to impose mandatory paid sick leave days for all employers earlier this year. After conducting a survey of employees and employers, the BC government has announced that, starting January 1st, 2022, all employees

  • What are the Benefits of Employee Onboarding?

    A workplace may “tick all the boxes” but does it feel right when you walk inside? Much like house hunting, a lot is riding on ‘the right feel’. Creating a welcoming, comprehensive onboarding process can truly help a business’ chances of getting it right. You want the employee to feel welcome and valued, to know you care about their success and

  • How to Lead in a New World

    Written by Debbie Aarons, Senior HR & Leadership Development Consultant, Vertical Bridge HR It’s fall, the start of the new school year and back to work is looking a little different than usual. Over the past 18 months we have seen leaders adapt their styles to manage their teams. Now as we enter another phase, leaders

  • Why Is Performance Management More Important Now Than Ever Before?

    When most managers think of performance management they think of annual reviews and how time consuming they are. There is often a tendency to put them off or not do them at all. Many practices have not provided training to their managers on how to deliver a meaningful performance review and this results in managers feeling ill-equipped