Paul Tilley's Human Resource Mgmt Page

10/02/2019

Unusual, but innovative interview techniques...

From paying candidates not to work for them to asking them to drive the CEO’s car, employers are finding unique ways to put a prospective employee’s soft skills to the test.

09/29/2019

Should companies be allowed to limit their former employee's employment options with a Restrictive Covenant?

How much firepower does an employer need to prevent staff from jumping to rivals and taking valuable intellectual property with them?

09/27/2019

The pilots of PAL Airlines joined the Air Line Pilots Association in June. Since then, the union claims management has been making changes without proper discussion or consultation.

09/18/2019

Should what you post reflect on your profession(alism) ?

A Saskatchewan nurse's appeal of a $26,000 penalty is being heard at Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal on Tuesday morning.

09/12/2019

One of the first topics that we deal with in the study of HRM is a discussion of ethics in the profession. Here is an example in the news of questionable ethics an ethical practices in a job interview.

A woman has filed a formal complaint with Ottawa's integrity commissioner alleging a city councillor asked her inappropriate questions of a sexual nature during a job interview, including whether she was comfortable not wearing a bra to work events.

07/23/2019

Although women are making some inroads into skilled trades, just 1 in 10 apprentices are women and most of those are concentrated in female-dominated trades such as hairstylist or esthetician. Experts say that needs to change in order to meet demand for skilled workers.

07/03/2019

03/02/2019

Unions say asbestos removal firms in British Columbia should be regulated by a licensing system in order to better protect the health and safety of workers.

01/09/2019

01/09/2019

Unifor presented General Motors executives with several ideas to save the plant, including extending production of currents models and moving other vehicles to the assembly plant

12/07/2018

In a ruling delivered last week, the Quebec Human Rights Commission said Lettia McNickle was the subject of racial discrimination when her employer — Madisons New York Grill & Bar — sent her home in 2014 for having her hair braided in cornrows.