Archives November/December 2009

November/December 2009

Health/wellness

The Northern borders of Alberta and British Columbia are familiar territory for the workers who man the oil industry’s far-flung work sites. They regularly head…

Trillium Health Centre recently received the Gold Award and the Progress Excellence Program® (PEP) Level 4 Award from the National Quality Institute (NQI). We spoke…

There was never much doubt among the nearly 400 delegates, exhibitors, guests and partners who attended the 13th annual Health Work & Wellness Conference in…

The annual Who’s Who in Workplace Health Awards pay tribute to individuals and organizations that have contributed—through leadership and innovation—to the well-being of Canadian employees…

Survey: Slow thaw in the labour market According to an ongoing survey by Watson Wyatt (last updated October 2009) on 201 U.S.-based companies, a little…

Last issue I talked about there being a light at the end of our dark economic tunnel—and that it wasn’t a freight train. I’d like…

Employee ‘suggestions of the month’ HR managers know that from the mouths of employees can come some pretty unusual suggestions, like the (apparent) beach lover…