Human Resources
GWL reveals workplace health and safety tool
The Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace has teamed with mental health specialist Dr. Joti Samra to create a new online workplace health and safety tool.
What to ask foodservice uniform providers
Whether running a fine dining restaurant, quick-service restaurant or foodservice operation, outfitting employees in high-quality uniforms is key.
Does your workplace pass the Gen Z test?
Members of Gen Z need an environment where they can create — with some strong generational preferences for managers and workspace designers to consider.
Five tips for implementing organizational change
An expert provides five tips for leaders implementing organizational change in the workplace, to avoid leaving the rest of the organization in the dark.
Study examines harassment in Canadian workplaces
Verbal abuse is the most common type of harassment reported by Canadian workers according to a new study titled Harassment in Canadian workplaces.
Partnership to support workplace psychological health in Sask.
WCB and UFred have signed a partnership agreement to increase access to training and resources for Saskatchewan employers to create psychologically healthy workplaces.
New app helps managers address workplace mental health
IncludeMe is a new app designed for managers to understand and take action on workplace mental health.
Reducing risk factors for workplace injuries
There are many reasons companies start ergonomics programs: one serious injury, a series of minor injuries or staff absences in the workplace.
Absence of natural light hurts the employee experience
Exposure to natural light and a view ranks higher than other office perks such as cafeterias, fitness centres, medical care and even childcare, according to the Employee Experience Study.
Hard quotas unlikely in gender parity push
Hard quotas appear to be an unlikely tool in the growing push to promote gender parity in the real estate industry.
Focus on workplace wellness elevates ergonomics
There is a natural role for ergonomics to play in workplace interventions as organizations increasingly look to improve employee well-being, says Lucy Hart.
Knowledge transfer key to generational transition
On-the-job lessons can help prevent the loss of corporate experience as seasoned FMs get ready to retire and millennials enter the workforce.
What are millennials really like in the workplace?
Are millennials really the acclaim-craving, job-hopping, social-media junkies they have variously been portrayed as?
Building services seen as precarious employment
Cleaners, security guards, parking attendants and building-specific food service workers could attain union certification through a streamlined one-step process if proposed amendments to Ontario's Labour Relations Act are adopted.
Moving up from supervisor to facilities manager
So a facilities management supervisor wants to make the move to facilities manager. There are a few reality checks to consider first.
Top 14 stories to watch in 2017
Last year, the commercial real estate industry faced a number of diverse challenges and successes that are expected to develop throughout 2017. Here, REMI’s award-winning
Wellness programs down, overtime work up
Employers appear to be scaling back wellness programs at a time when employees are facing rising job demands, according to the Workplace Index.


