Human Resources

human factors

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Workers now expect more from employers — a human factors approach can help

People are now looking to see if the organizations they work for align with their personal health needs.
hiring

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The hiring question: experience or training?

The decision depends on your particular company or facility's circumstances and goals.
recruitment strategies

Design Quarterly

5 tried and tested recruitment strategies

With many businesses having problems hiring workers, employers must get creative.
neurodiverse workplaces

REMI Network

Survey takes deep dive into neurodiverse workplaces

A global survey has identified crucial sensory issues in office environments among neurodiverse employees in Canada, the U.S. and UK.
Alliance targets women for cooling sector jobs

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Alliance targets women for cooling sector jobs

The International Network for Women in Cooling brings together the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction and 11 industry associations, worldwide.
webinar

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Webinar: Managing your labour force in 2022

The webinar with Aspire on April 20 will share HR best practices on how to take your labour management practices to the next level.
burnout

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

6 ways to help workers recover from COVID-19 burnout

What can facility managers or janitorial service providers do to help employees recover from COVID-related burnout?
corporate officers to assume more liability

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Corporate officers to assume more liability

Omnibus legislation aims to ease transition for licensed trades and professions moving into Ontario, and to enshrine steeper maximum fines in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Psychological health

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Psychological health of workers at lowest point

New findings revealed that general psychological health is currently at its lowest point in the last 22 months among Canadian workers.
turnover

CondoBusiness

Reducing talent shortages and employee churn

Many industries are experiencing shortages due to the pandemic. However, as we see the situation change to an endemic, the staff lost through layoffs and shutdowns may no longer be waiting in the wings. Now is the time to look at talent recruitment and the technology that can make the process easier.
Commercial real estate acknowledges its demographic imbalance in favour of white men

Canadian Property Management

CRE’s demographic imbalance shifts tentatively

A majority of survey respondents are intent on broadening the industry's base of employees, but, for now, white men still fill the decision-making echelon to a disproportionate degree.
labour

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario proposes pro-worker labour legislation

The real estate and property management industries may face particular hurdles with respect to implementing the proposed disconnecting from work policy.
mental health

REMI Network

Online resource spotlights mental health in the workplace

Workplaces have traditionally focused on protecting employees from physical harm, but there is strong evidence that certain features of the workplace can affect employees' psychological health.
accessibility

REMI Network

Disabilities undermined during company hires

More disabled women said companies are doing a poor job of hiring those with disabilities than their male counterparts.
office

REMI Network

Why wait? The new office normal is up to you

From now on, companies will distinguish themselves by the enhanced experience they are able to offer their employees who take the time and effort to travel to the office.
Real estate gender splits outdo TSX benchmark

Canadian Property Management

Real estate gender splits outdo TSX benchmark

Women are somewhat more conspicuous in commercial real estate’s executive suites and boardrooms than is the average for Canadian companies that disclose such information to regulators and unit/shareholders.
millennial workers

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Appealing to millennial workers in the 2020s

Knowing how to cater to the needs of all ages of employees is key to a cleaning or restoration company's success.