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Promoting a Diverse Culture in the Workplace
Workplace diversity refers to the differences among people in an organization. Diversity not only involves how people perceive themselves, but how they perceive others. Those perceptions affect their interactions. Diversity encompasses concepts of race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, education, background and more. For a wide assortment of employees to…
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Are You an Ontario Employer? Make Sure You’re Compliant! The Government of Ontario has established accessibility rules for businesses and non-profits to ensure that people of all abilities have the opportunity to participate fully in everyday life. Why is the AODA and EnAbling Change important? What is the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)?…
Under-represented job candidates vault into executive suite
Persons with a disability can excel to the highest levels when given a chance to demonstrate their skills, as one Toronto-based company discovered. With the help of BioTalent Canada’s Opportunities Fund wage subsidy program, RightBlue Labs Inc. was able to tap into a highly skilled labour pool at a level that wasn’t previously feasible. This…
The Right Staff: Why HR is Critical for Canadian Bio-economy Small and Medium Size Enterprises
All Canadian biotech small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) that raised the most capital or completed the most successful partnership ventures in the past year have one asset in common: top-notch employees. “Biotech sectors such as agri-food and sustainable development will soon be global challenges which is why Canada must be forward thinking to maintain its…
Phases in Transition – Part 3
In the final part of the Phases in Transition series, we will examine the importance that Evolution and Solidification have in an organizations change process. Phase 4 – Evolution The change process starts to stabilize a little during this phase. It will involve changes to people and products. HR activities at this phase are: Facilitating…
Phases in Transition – Part 2
Continued from the article Phases in Transition – Part 1 where we looked at the pre-transition and change phases, the following article will discuss the importance of the Integration phase an organization will go through when dealing with a transition. Phase 3: Integration During integration, the change will be actualized and employees will be directly…
The Mentoring Life Cycle
It’s fitting that January, the month of resolutions and reflection, is also National Mentoring Month. Mentoring is a nurturing process; it involves teaching, encouraging and counselling a less experienced person to promote professional and personal development. Many communities and organizations host mentoring programs. As a mentor, you will not only be encouraging future leaders to…
The 2018 MAGNUS Catalyst Award for Top New Hire
“BioTalent Canada’s interactions with employers have indicated that enhanced access to the youth market in Canada has been a great advantage for them and we want Canadians to realize how crucial young people are to our industry.” Rob Henderson, President & CEO, BioTalent Canada Recognize your employee and they could win $1,000! Since 2005,…
TeamWorks – Attendance & Time Off Management
Tired of using a spreadsheet to manage Vacation and Sick days? TeamWorks makes it easy and affordable to manage your team’s time: Vacation and Sick Days Requests and Approvals Employee Timesheets and Scheduling Seamless Payroll Integration BioConnect and BioTalent Canada are very excited to announce a new exclusive offer to BioTalent Canada partners and…