Our cultural values are making us sad: money, mortality, and fear of missing out.

In a video chat last night, a friend admitted, “I’ve been crying a lot, and I’m not sure why.” COVID-19 has given us many reasons to weep. We’re out of our routines, the stock market has plunged, and we imagine millions dying. This virus and economic crisis punch us squarely where our spiritual armor is weakest: mortality, money, and our fear of missing out.

In 2 Corinthians 7, Paul distinguishes between two kinds of sorrow—a sorrow that “leads to death,” and a “godly sorrow.” The latter “brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret” (v. 10). Godly sorrow, he writes, produces “earnestness,” eagerness to repent, and a “longing” and “readiness to see justice done” (v. 11). The question the church faces now is which kind of sorrow COVID-19 will bring.

We are in the midst of the most widespread societal upheaval that many people alive today have ever experienced. Already our institutions, habits, relationships, and culture are shifting before our eyes. Frank M. Snowden, author of Epidemics and Society, shared with the New Yorker, “Epidemics are a category of disease that seem to hold up the mirror to human beings as to who we really are.” The question we are facing is not whether we will experience sorrow and change; the question is how. As biblical prophets walked with people through catastrophes, their advice was never to just endure until it ends. Instead they focused on proactively changing relationships with each other and with God.

As a cultural anthropologist who grew up in a middle-class white United States home and then lived for much of my adult life in Nicaragua, China, and South Africa, ...

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(UPDATED) The St. Louis pastor spoke up about the difficulties faced by leaders and critiqued “celebrity culture” in ministry.

Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor, author, and speaker, has died.

Patrick was a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church, a multi-site megachurch based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and the founding pastor of the Journey Church in St. Louis, where he lived.

In a Friday evening update, Seacoast Church stated: “Darrin was target shooting with a friend at the time of his death. An official cause of death has not been released but it appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No foul play is suspected.”

Patrick’s unexpected death came as a shock to friends and colleagues. Robby Gallaty, pastor of Long Hollow Baptist, in Hendersonville, Tennessee, said that Patrick was scheduled to speak at his church next weekend.

“I just talked to him Tuesday and Wednesday,” said Gallaty. “This is the second close friend I have lost in a year.”

Gallaty first met Patrick in 2015 and had invited him to speak the following year at a men’s ministry event at Long Hollow. Just before the event, he said, Patrick called and said he was leaving the ministry.

At the time, Patrick had been a rising star among Reformed evangelical circles and was serving as vice-president of the Acts 29 church planting network. He was fired from Journey for what church elders called misconduct including “inappropriate meetings, conversations, and phone calls with two women” and an abuse of power.

Despite Patrick’s fall from ministry, the two stayed friends. Patrick admitted his faults and got counseling. He went through a restoration process that lasted 26 months, according to a 2019 blog interview posted at Christianity Today. He returned to the ministry as a preacher but not as a senior pastor of a church. ...

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How politicians and leaders on both the Left and Right fail to adequately aid mothers.

Every election cycle, women’s issues are a flashpoint in the public square. This year is no exception: Candidates on both sides are debating abortion, equal pay, family leave, and maternal mortality.

These political clashes often hinge on deeply held views about who women are, how they’re wired, and what they need. One of the most salient aspects of female identity is our maternal nature—the inclination (broadly speaking) to foster enduring ties with our offspring. Gender essentialism is fraught with land mines and dangerous generalities, and not all women experience the maternal pull. Nonetheless, most of us would agree that women’s biology is in fact distinctive, and the innate potential to bear children and bond with them not only carries great weight for the family but also shapes our commonwealth.

The political Left and Right mishandle these maternal instincts in different ways. For hard-line progressives, female “nature” is a social construct to embrace or escape—it doesn’t serve a normative purpose. We see this view play out legislatively. Liberal Democrats rightly pride themselves on defending family-friendly policies. But they concurrently promote pro-abortion policies that treat a woman’s bond with her child as entirely voluntary and even arbitrary—severed here, supported there. “To Planned Parenthood, an undesired life is no life at all,” writes Russell Moore in National Review.

Those on the Right have a nearly inverse enigma. Both center-right and far-right Republicans tend to value a woman’s distinct maternal nature and the children who come with it. But that helping hand comes up short in other arenas, as mothers are too often left to ...

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Pay Yourself First: Financial Strategies for the Owner/Manager will show you how to minimize your taxes and maximize the return on your business investments. Written specifically for the small business owner and manager, it explores essential areas of finance and accounting for your small business and provides simple, practical advice on making your money work for you and avoiding possible pitfalls.

 

Topics covered:

• Starting a business
• Setting-up and administering a workable financial process
• Extracting money from the business in ways that are most advantageous to you and the business
• Income splitting for family businesses
• Family trusts
• Retiring entrepreneurs

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Legalese with Ease – Legal Terms for Human Resources Professionals is the most comprehensive source available for finding clear definitions for over 400 legal terms used within the human resources profession. It is the only book of its kind to offer human resources professionals plain-language information regarding all areas of human resources law.

Today's human resources professionals are required to understand, and keep up-to-date with complex and ever-changing legal definitions and legislative requirements. Legalese with Ease – Legal Terms for Human Resources Professionals provides easy-to-understand definitions, along with practical examples, for all of the most important legal terms in the areas of employment, labour relations, human resources, and occupational health and safety.

Topics covered:

• Absenteeism
• Accommodation
• Accreditation of employer's organization
• Adoption leave
• Adverse effects discrimination
• Advisory council (BC)
• Affiliated companies/unions
• Affirmative action
• Age
• Assignment employees
• Averaging agreement
• Benefits
• Bereavement leave
• Burden of proof
• Certiorari
• Check off
• Commission salesperson
• Common law
• Control and use in workplace
• Controlled products
• Corporation
• Designated substance
• Domestic worker
• Employer duties
• Employment, labour, and human rights laws
• Enforcement
• Ex post facto
• Homeworker
• No union choice
• Occupational health and safety

About the Authors
Malcolm MacKillop, BA, LLB, is the author of a column on employment law in the Globe & Mail: Report on Business, a contributing columnist for HR Professional, and a member of the Editorial Board for Canadian Lawyer Magazine. He has also developed employment law videos with Canada Law Book, is a former lecturer in employment law at the University of Western Ontario, and has appeared in TV news coverages as a human rights specialist.

Adrian Miedema, BMath, LLB, is a senior associate at the Toronto office of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and has extensive experience in employment law and civil litigation. He regularly appears in the courts and before various tribunals, on the full range of employment-related matters, and provides strategic employment advice to both public and private sector employers.

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HRWorks Handbook series is a collection of how-to manuals that provide quick guidance on HR matters and legislation as well as useful checklists and worksheets. Each book is based on one structured program that is easily built upon and adapted to suit unique company needs.

 HRWorks Handbook: Salary Administration provides a 12-phase process for salary structure design and administration.

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Is your business eligible for government assistance? Thousands of companies receive help from the federal government, the provinces, and territories every year. Government Assistance Manual can help you do the same. It outlines the scope and type of assistance available, eligibility requirements, and tax incentive information. It also includes the full texts of relevant federal government bulletins and circulars. It covers federal, provincial, and territorial government assistance programs for Canadian businesses and provides contacts for further information.

Features include:

• Key comments on how to make use of assistance incentives under the Income Tax Act
• Commentary on tax incentives
• Reprints of Interpretation Bulletins and Information Circulars
• Federal assistance programs – General and specific
• Provincial assistance programs – All ten provinces and three territories
• Names and addresses of government agencies
• Press releases of new developments in government assistance that could benefit your organization

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Staying up-to-date on the most recent cases, laws, and other current issues in the areas of employment, equality, and human rights is essential to keep you or your company from becoming entangled in costly employment-related disputes. Focus on Canadian Employment and Equality Rights newsletter helps employers and HR practitioners stay compliant and avoid such conflicts. It provides reviews and analysis from various experts on the most topical issues in the areas of employment, equality, and human rights. Practical features such as case notes, legislative updates, Question and Answer, and Did You Know? offer valuable insights on a wide range of topics, such as workplace diversity and accommodation, employment agreements, absenteeism, sexual harassment, termination, constructive dismissal, drug and alcohol testing, privacy rights, and pay equity, to name a few.

Features include:

• Lead Article – Expert analysis and valuable commentary on topical issues 
• Question & Answer – Relevant compliance facts that employers need to know 
• Case Notes – Expert summary and analysis of actual workplace situations from recent court, board, and tribunal decisions, with insightful practical application information
• Quotable – A thought-provoking excerpt from a case featured in the issue
• Legislative Alert – Comprehensive updates on recent changes to relevant laws
• Initiatives & Events– Significant government initiatives, upcoming seminars and conferences on employment and human rights issues, and helpful government publications
• Did You Know? – Useful tips, information, and pointers to online tools available to help employers

Benefits include: 

• Encourages you, the employer, to be proactive rather than reactive in the workplace and helps to keep you out of potentially costly litigation. For example, you're provided with professional practical information from employment experts to help avoid and prevent discrimination in the workplace, inadequate accommodation, wrongful dismissal, and other employment-related problems.

Updated monthly.

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Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide newsletter covers health, safety, and related legal issues affecting all workplaces in Canada, including offices, offsite locations, and mobile workstations. It monitors recent trends and discoveries in the health field and explains their legal implications from both an employer's and employee's perspective. It includes articles and discussions on emerging health and safety developments and summaries of recent court judgements.

Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide newsletter also includes information on legislative changes throughout Canada. It informs readers of new case law and reminds of them impending compliance deadlines, new penalties, and fines for contravening the law.

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If you work in the employment and safety area, this should be the only reference resource you'll need. It covers federal, provincial, and territorial laws and regulations and gives you analysis of a broad range of topics (see below). You'll also have commentary on new developments and emerging trends in every Canadian jurisdiction plus summaries of decisions from the courts, Workers' Compensation Tribunals and Labour Relations Boards. In addition, it monitors trends in occupational health and looks at their legal implications.

Includes monthly newsletter, Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide.

With the launch of the new Internet platform, the updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editors' desktop to you. The CD and looseleaf subscriptions are updated monthly.

Topics covered:

• Employers' duties and rights
• Workers' duties and rights
• Occupational health and safety
• Workers' compensation
• Toxic substances/physical agents
• Administration/inspection/enforcement
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Health and Safety Committees

Benefits:

• Helps you to comply with the law and assists you in developing plans and strategies for a healthier and safer workplace
• Covers all aspects of occupational health, safety, wellness, and related legal issues affecting all workplaces
• Indispensable resource helps you to avoid expensive fines
• Monitors recent trends and discoveries in the occupational health and safety field and reveals their legal implications and how they affect your business
• Explains your duties and responsibilities under federal and provincial legislation
• Includes extensive commentary on every Canadian jurisdiction
• Provides you with examples of new or potential health and safety hazards
• Covers your employees' rights to refuse unsafe work
• Cites relevant case law
• Reminds you of impending compliance deadlines, as well as new penalties and fines for contravening the law

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In response to many requests from subscribers, we have created this value-packed combo. Both are widely regarded as essential publications for all organizations. Canadian Business Management Manual provides practical guidance and information for business managers covering a wide range of key topics. Government Assistance Manual offers comprehensive guidance to hundreds of federal and provincial government assistance programs for Canadian business.

Includes monthly newsletter, Management Matters.

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Just about every area that can affect a business is covered in this practical information source. Designed for business managers, Canadian Business Management Manual will be helpful to anyone who is responsible for managing a large or small organization or a particular area of a business. It gives you easy-to-read information on a wide range of business and human resources issues, along with examples, checklists, and procedures.

Topics covered:

• Facts and figures (CPI and Lending Rates)
• Start-ups
• Planning
• Financing and Finance
• Insurance
• Marketing
• Intellectual Property
• E-Commerce
• Commercial Law
• Director and Officer Liability/Corporate Governance
• Franchising
• Environmental Management
• Business Failure – Written by Frank Bennett
• Human Resource Quick Facts
• Statutory Deductions and Remittances
• Labour Standards
• Human Rights
• Privacy
• Workplace Health & Safety
• Workers' Compensation
• Taxation Quick Facts
• Income Tax
• Sales Tax
• Capital Taxes
• New Developments

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Instant access to the complex and varied information necessary for working with employment standards. Alberta HR Assistant is uniquely designed to provide you with federal and Alberta employment law. You'll gain instant access to primary documents, including the legislation you need to make informed decisions. You'll receive thorough expert analysis of the topics as well as substantial coverage of case law through historical and ongoing case law reporting and helpful practice tips.

Topics covered:

• Minimum age
• Personnel records
• Minimum wage/overtime payment of wages
• Hours of work
• Payment of wages
• Statutory holidays
• Vacations
• Leaves of absence
• Termination
• Privacy in the workplace
• Immigration
• Practice tips

Features & Benefits

Stay up-to-date	With the launch of the new Internet platform, the updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editors' desktop to you
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Find information quickly	The extensive search tools will help you find the correct answers instantly
Best practices	Practice tips help ensure you use policies and practices to effectively deal with employee issues and protect your organization
Easy-to-use	The information is written and presented in an easy-to-find and use format. No legalese. Apply the information to your organization immediately
Reliability	CCH and its family of products are known for reliable, accurate and timely information. The information is written by legal experts with years of experience in HR law.

DVD and Internet updated semi-annually.

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"I am happy to say "How to Build Morale in Tough Times" webinar exceeded my expectations. It had information that was useable and realistic. I enjoyed hearing from speakers with years of experience that have been able to see results based on their recommendations."

"The webinar was easy to follow. The facilitators were very knowledgeable and interesting to listen to, and provided practical guidelines for building morale not only in tough times but at all times. A webinar is a great way to share information."

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In this tough economic climate, building and maintaining high employee morale is critical to the health and competitiveness of your organization. Motivating and encouraging innovation is especially needed when you are asking employees to do more with fewer resources. During this archived webinar you will learn what is required at the corporate, team and individual level to build morale and engage your employees in tough times.

Areas to be covered:

• Factors that increase/decrease morale
• Corporate, team and individual responsibilities during tough times
• Strategies to increase your personal sphere of influence and personal control
• How to reduce fear and anxiety within your organization
• HR's role and responsibilities
• Best practices for private, not-for-profit and public organizations
• How to weather the ups and downs through the power of your employees

Speakers

Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis founded LEWCO Consulting Inc. in 1991, a company that focuses on building great businesses by building great people! She collaborates with organizations to achieve business results by creating engaging and empowering work environments. Her innovative approach to designing and implementing performance programs always start and are aligned with the client's strategic goals. She has over 27 years business experience including 17 years experience in leadership training

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"today's session provided great insight to the importance of developing a formal program and continuous evaluation of the program"

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This archived webinar will help you learn techniques and strategies to ensure your company has the leadership it needs in the years ahead. With these skills you can help your business overcome the negativity caused by attrition of senior managers, address the anxieties of managers fast-tracked to senior roles, and tackle problems caused by the loss of intellectual capital and organizational memory. Our goal is to help you manage this transition with a clear strategy and organization.

Learn how to:  

• Gain insight into your own negotiation style
• Take necessary steps to effectively prepare for negotiation
• Negotiate as part of a team
• Read non-verbal communication
• Develop skills to influence others
• Employ key strategies to build trust and gain respect for your ideas
• Overcome objections and resolve issues
• Manage difficult interactions and build positive relationships

Speaker

Wayne Rawcliffe, B.A., B.Ed., MBA, CHRP, RODC, is the founder and principal consultant at Senga Consulting Inc. He is recognized for bringing humour, positive energy, creativity and a wealth of ideas to his work with clients in discovering and implementing measureable solutions. As a facilitator, instructor and coach Wayne’s clients benefit from over 25 years of organizational effectiveness experience in improving individual, team and organizational performance. Wayne has worked extensively with all levels of leadership in public, private and not for profit sector organizations to successfully develop and implement organizational improvement initiatives. As an active member of the business community, Wayne is involved with the Vancouver Board of Trade, BC Human Resource Management Association, Vancouver Enterprise Forum, BC Organizational Development Network, High Impact Network and the International Registry of Organizational Development Professionals and is a contributing editor of CCH Canadian Ltd. Ultimate HR Manual, Western Edition.

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When is the last time you really took stock of your HR strategy? Have you linked that strategy to your overall business plan? Do you have metrics in place to monitor its effectiveness? If your answers are shaky to any of these questions, your organization would benefit from some solid professional advice.

Learn how to:

• Audit your current HR strategy or plan
• Successfully link your HR strategy to the overall business strategy
• Analyze and prioritize areas for strategic improvement
• Develop a step by step plan for improvement of your HR strategy
• Present the case for strategic changes to your superiors
• Communicate the strategic changes to your organization
• Measure strategic improvement
• Make the connection between HR Strategy and return on investment

Speaker 

Tim McConnell, B.A, M.P.A., SPHR is a Senior HR Strategist with McConnell HR Consulting Inc. in Ottawa. He has over 25 years experience in Human Resources management, both as a Director of HR and as a senior HR consultant. Tim provides strategic HR guidance to senior executives and clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

He is a winner of the Ross A. Hennigar Memorial Award from HRPAO. He is the published author of several articles on HR management, Compensation and Organization Design. Tim is a past-President of the Ottawa Human Resources Professionals Association (OHRPA) and a past-President of HRPAO.

McConnell HRC provides services to clients in three key areas: Human Resources Strategy, Compensation and Organization Design.

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This webcast was recorded on March 25, 2008

Employee engagement is a real challenge in today's multi-generational organization, including yours. As an HR professional you must take employee engagement to the next level. A multi-generational engagement program that fits your organizational needs is critical. Achieve higher productivity, motivation, and retention by understanding, developing and maintaining employee engagement in the new workforce. Purchase this archived webinar and gain the essential tools and practical strategies required to understand your organization's generational mix, develop a multi-generational engagement program, and implement your program effectively.

Agenda 

• Understand and define the different generations in your organization
• Engage each of the four generations
• Identify the influencers of engagement of your organization's generational mix
• Evaluate existing HR practices for engagement across the generations in your organization
• Jump-start engagement across different generations by tailoring your HR strategies to your company's generational mix
• Present the case for a multi-generational employee engagement program

 

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Participate right from your desk or office. All you need is an Internet connection and a sound card.

This archived webinar will include:

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The Speaker
Barbara Adams, CHRP, BA, is a senior business executive with over 20 years' experience within the human resources field. As Managing Director of HR architects, she provides business consulting mainly in the creative implementation of human resources strategies, objectives, and processes; the facilitation of strategic planning, workshops, and management retreats; and the design of people-oriented workplace practices. She also provides ongoing human resources consulting on a contract basis.

Previously the Vice-President of Human Resources for one of the 50 best employers in Canada, Barbara is a Certified Human Resources Professional, a Certified Chief Executive, a Certified Compensation Professional and holds a BA in Business Administration (Entrepreneurial Leadership). She is past Chair of the Fraser Valley Advisory Council for the BC Human Resources Management Association, instructor of Human Resources Management for Langara College in the Business Administration Certificate Program, and instructor of Operating the Small Business in the Small Business Management Certificate Program.

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Published: October 2011

International Labour Law, 3rd Edition provides in-depth interpretation of the crucial International Labour Organisation (ILO) instruments - Constitution, conventions, declarations, resolutions, and recommendations - as well as such other sources of law as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and various model and actual corporate codes of conduct.

Among the substantive areas of labour law covered in this book are the following:

• The relationship between international labour law and economic competition
• Standards on industrial relations
• Collective bargaining and dispute settlement procedures
• Protection of trade unions
• Prohibitions on enforced and child labour
• Promotion of equal opportunity and treatment
• Time and rest provisions
• Wage determination and protection
• Occupational health and safety provisions
• Special issues on non-standard forms of employment
• Foreign and migrant workers
• Social security provisions
• Maritime work

The presentation demonstrates that these rules and standards, notwithstanding their much-maligned intrinsic legal force, do in fact offer invaluable benchmarks to governments, judiciaries, employers, and trade unions. The book's combination of detailed commentary and an overarching social policy will make it especially valuable to legislators, human resources managers, employers´ organizations, trade unions, jurists, and academics concerned with the role of work in our globalized social system.

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The International Encyclopaedia of Law: Sports Law deals with international, regional and national sports law. For all three levels, it includes the texts of the laws and the regulations of the sports organizations in a codex section. Countries currently covered include India, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Monographs are structured by jurisdiction and cover various issues such as the history of sports law, media and sponsorship, competition, employment, health, tax and responsibility for injury. For each level of jurisdiction a further distinction will be made between public regulation from governmental authorities and private regulation and by-laws from sports organizations like the IOC and FIFA.

For detailed information on all volumes of the Encyclopaedia, please visit: www.ielaws.com.

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FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA (HRMAM) MEMBERS ONLY The Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition (Manitoba), the "how-to" resource for HR professionals in Western Canada, will be available September 2008, officially endorsed by HRMAM. HERE'S WHY THIS HR MANUAL IS DIFFERENT FROM THE REST.

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A joint effort of British Columbia Human Resource Management Association (BC HRMA) and CCH – the content and strategy for this unique reference resource was determined by results of a survey to more then 5,000 members and associates of the BC HRMA.

The concept for the Ultimate HR Manual-Western Edition is based on the highly successful Ultimate HR Manual originally developed in partnership with the HRPAO.

We asked. You answered. So we went to work!

Who knows what should be in an HR manual better than your Human Resource Professional community? The facts on what you want as an HR Professional came out loud and clear in our survey results. You told us you don’t want loads of detail on legislation. And that you don’t want abstract theory or academic discussion. In short, you told us you don’t want the kind of HR resource that is already out there.

Instead, you told us you want practical, easy-to-find, easy-to-read answers and solutions to help you deal with the situations and issues that you face every day.

As a result, we listened to what you want and we’re going to give it to you.

Here are the 6 key benefits you’ll enjoy with the new Ultimate HR Manual – Western Edition.

Minimize your HR compliance concerns - Millions of dollars are paid out over compliance issues each year, which is why compliance is a key concern of every HR Manager. This is one concern you won’t have anymore because each month you’ll receive a monthly newsletter letting you know about relevant changes in both federal, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba legislation.

You’ll have all the forms, checklists and templates you’ll ever need - Having easy access to these work aids will save you immeasurable time, especially when you can customize and print them for your specific purpose.

You’ll be a more effective manager - You’ll have hundreds of “best practice” tips on productivity, motivation and other key bottom line areas. And you’ll be able to speak and act with even more authority in difficult and controversial situations because you’ll have proven expert opinion and advice to back you up.

You’ll be able to stay current without hours of tough reading - Staying up-to-date means slogging through baffling legalese or complicated legislation. But you don’t need to know the details of change. All you need to know is how your organization will be affected. And that’s what you’ll find out in the easy-to-read concise commentaries in the Ultimate HR Manual-Western Edition.

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Your Employment Standard Questions Answered - Federal and Provincial Guidance, 6th Edition

If you're looking for answers to the many employment standards questions you come across every day, you need Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance, 6th Edition at your fingertips.

With a clear index and detailed tables of contents for each chapter to easily point you to the appropriate section, as well as a straightforward question-and-answer format, this concise reference fits neatly into your busy day.

Covering legislation from all 14 jurisdictions in Canada, this book is intended for employers, human resources professionals, employees, consultants and all those concerned with the employment relationship. While principles underlying employment and human rights law are standard across the country, the details vary a great deal. You'll find this new edition of Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance, 6th Edition more useful than ever.

Table of Contents:

• Defining and Regulating the Employment Relationship
• Minimum Age of Employment
• Minimum Wages and Call-In Pay
• Hours of Work and Overtime Pay
• Statutory Holidays
• Vacations with Pay
• Leaves of Absence
• Payment of Wages
• Personnel Records
• Termination of Employment
• Wrongful Dismissal
• Discrimination in Employment
• Harassment at Work
• Equal Pay and Pay Equity
• Employment Equity
• Enforcement of Employment Standards

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Full Article al Ultimate HR Manual - Student Edition By www.cch.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:33:35 GMT   ** The Ultimate HR Manual – Student Edition eBook is exclusively available for HRPA student members** Get the study tool that prepares you to be a successful HR practitioner! Introduction The Ultimate HR Manual offers practical advice and solutions to help HR practitioners deal with everyday HR and employment issues. It contains a wide range of time-saving tools and templates that can be used as a starting point for developing policies and practices, or for auditing existing ones. It is also a good starting point for those wishing to learn about the HR function, processes, legislative framework, and practical application. This Student Edition eBook (non-subscription) version of the Ultimate HR Manual aims to offer a valuable resource suitable for students and new professionals entering the world of HR. What Your Student Edition eBook Includes The Ultimate HR Manual – Student Edition eBook is a comprehensive HR resource. It provides you with practical advice and solutions to help you prepare for the HR and employment issues that you will face everyday. This study tool covers the most essential areas of Human Resources, the hot topics about which HR practitioners need reliable information, and practical guidelines to help them create and implement policies. In this eBook you will find 82 topical chapters and 1250 pages of content arranged within nine key HR areas:  Strategic Human Resources Staffing Employment Contracts Compensation and Benefits Employment Standards and Human Rights Health and Safety Performance Management Labour Relations Training and Development   A tenth section lists helpful sources of information for e If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al Ultimate HR Manual By www.cch.ca Published On :: This HR information resource gives you practical advice and solutions to help you deal with the HR and employment issues you face everyday. It's loaded with time-saving tools like sample letters, guides, checklists and sample forms and policies. A joint effort of CCH and HRPAO, this updated service is positioned to be the best, most user-friendly “how-to” HR manual ever produced. The Ultimate HR Manual will save time, reduce workload and help HR professionals do their job better. If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al The Professional's Diary 2015 By www.cch.ca Published On :: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:54:55 GMT Here's introducing our newest edition of The Professional's Diary 2015; your #1 professional 12-month calendar and Canadian business reference book!  ABOUT THE BOOK: It is a quality bound weekly professional planner with two major divisions: A calendar and a unique 100-page Canadian business reference section. The calendar division combines an appointment calendar and a month-at-a-glance section to provide an overview of each individual month. The reference section includes financial, tax, human resources tables and charts, and other valuable information relevant to tax, legal and business professionals. It also includes special sections on retirement planning and director’s liability. This sleek, professional, easy-to-carry calendar also includes 2015 content covering the following: Accounting/Taxation   Worksheet Human Resources/Legal  General Commentary  Directories Features: Calendar, 12-month (January - December)  Page size: 8 1/4" x 10 1/4"  One week per two-page spread including a To-Do section  Half-hourly weekday appointments from 7:30am to 7:00pm  Telephone/address pages  Two ribbon bookmarks WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR? New tables! Reporting Requirements Table: Identifies major payroll reports required to submit to various government agencies. 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Full Article al Calculating Lost Labor Productivity in Construction Claims By www.cch.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2009 12:11:02 GMT Published: October 2012 Calculating Lost Labor Productivity in Construction Claims demonstrates how to plan for increased labor costs and minimize the risks; identify the causes of the cost overrun; introduce appropriate evidence of lost labor productivity to establish damages; and resolve disputes through prior agreement. Case law support for awards and denials of compensation for each type of claim is analyzed, along with the studies or techniques used to prove damages. You will understand how to quickly and easily compute lost labor productivity caused by a variety of factors. This book offers easy-to-read sample charts and graphs and applies various empirical and academic studies and models. You also get analysis of productivity losses from the Department of Labor, Construction Industry Institute, NECA and more. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Labor Productivity Defined Chapter 2: Overtime and Shift Work Chapter 3: Acceleration Chapter 4: The Effect of Change Orders on Productivity Chapter 5: Productivity Losses Related to Weather Chapter 6: Experience Curves Chapter 7: Project Characteristics That Affect Labor Chapter 8: Project Management Impacts on Productivity Chapter 9: Nonwage Labor Cost Chapter 10: Measuring Productivity Chapter 11: Predicting Labor Productivity Losses Chapter 12: Presentation of Productivity Analysis Appendix Table of cases If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al Archived Webinar - Introduction to Followership, Leadership and Team-Building: Alignment and Integration By www.cch.ca Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:04:33 GMT This webinar introduces you to a relatively new social science paradigm, Followership. For many years followership was viewed as an appendage to leadership and in many business schools, the focus has been on leadership. Why? The answer is really very simple. Leadership has always been viewed as the foundation of organizational power and influence. Did you know that leaders really spend 20 to 30 percent of their time leading, and 70 to 80 percent of their time following, but that following has never been viewed as an essential activity? Most people have a rather negative perception of followers. Children’s games of Follower the Leader, automotive manufacturer Audi’s bold declaration of “Never Follow” and parent’s warning to their children if “”Johnny is going to jump off of a bridge, are you going to follow him? ; reinforce the negative societal perception of sheep –like followers who are easily influenced, molded and are of little worth. Like with leadership,  there are specific  and distinct followership styles and associated behavioral attributes that certainly have an effect on organizations and their performance. Leadership model’s like the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model, focuses on leadership style based on the follower or group maturity level. Though this particular model has much research to support the premises of the theory, the focus is still on leadership influence and power based on a follower maturity level, versus a behavioral interaction and follower influence on the leader. What you will learn during this webinar is the use of a behavioral based leadership model that focused on the development and power-sharing relationship with organizational followers that is essentially a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship where the leader and follower grow and learn from each other where leaders learn to become Transformational Leaders and followers learn to become what is termed Exemplary Followers. This will not be an attempt to conduct a comparative study of various leadership styles. The concepts behind Exemplary Followership and Transformational Leadership become essential in organizations that are focusing on becoming self-directed team based organizations. Unfortunately, organizations that bandy the team word around and say: We are going to be a team! Or We have a team based organization, when in reality; the teams are just miniature versions of the larger rigidly formal hierarchy of the larger organization. At that point, the team concept becomes a joke and sinks beneath the waves of failure. In order to successfully implement these concepts in your organization, major organizational cultural change will become necessary in order to adopt and integrate e If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al Your Employment Standards Questions Answered - Federal and Provincial Guidance, 3rd Edition By www.cch.ca Published On :: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:39:19 GMT If you're looking for answers to the many employment standards questions you come across every day, you need Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance at your fingertips. Now there is one definitive source to answer all your employment standards questions. Topics covered: dd Minimum age of employment Minimum wages and call-in pay Hours of work and overtime pay Statutory holidays Vacations with pay Leaves of absence Payment of wages Personnel records Termination of employment Wrongful dismissal Discrimination in employment Harassment at work Equal pay Employment equity Enforcement of employment standards Why waste your valuable time scrolling through confusing government web sites or shuffling through piles of outdated print materials when you can find all the answers in one convenient place? With a clear index to easily point you to the appropriate section, and a straightforward question and answer format, this concise reference fits neatly into your busy day. Plus, the book is created by CCH, a company that professionals like yourself have trusted for years to provide accurate and reliable information. New in This Edition Our recent improvements make Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance more useful than ever: Legislation updated to June 30, 2008 New chapter on enforcement of employment standards that reflects the increase in class actions with respect to employment standards such as overtime pay Recent court rulings added Personal data protection sections rewritten to include new privacy legislation Provincial sections updated where needed, including Ontario's new rules on hours of work and Manitoba's sweeping revisions to the hours of work and overtime laws If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al Ultimate HR Manual Newsletter By www.cch.ca Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:17:01 GMT The Ultimate HR Manual monthly newsletter is a valuable reminder of what's new in the constantly growing and changing HR landscape. Each issue provides you with: Lead articles on timely and relevant topics written by experts in the field, to keep you current. A summary of recent cases and legislative developments, to keep you up-to-date. Tips and practice tools to aid you in your day-to-day decision making. This newsletter is included in the Ultimate HR Manual subscription. For more information go to www.cch.ca/uhrm. If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition Newsletter By www.cch.ca Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:37:23 GMT The Ultimate HR Manual - Wester Edition Newsletter is pubished monthly and is a valuable reminder of what's new in the constantly growing and changing HR landscape. Each issue will provide you with: Lead articles on timely and relevant topics written by experts in the field, to keep you current. A summary of recent cases and legislative developments, to keep you up-to-date. Tips and practice tools to aid you in your day-to-day decision making.  This newsletter is included with all versions of the Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition subscriptions.  Below are links to more information depending on the province you reside in. Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition (B.C. - BC HRMA) Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition (Alberta - HRIA) Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition (Manitoba - HRMAM) Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition (Saskatchewan - SAHRP) If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition (Saskatchewan) By www.cch.ca Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:56:51 GMT FOR SASKATCHEWAN ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS (SAHRP) MEMBERS ONLY Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition, the "how-to" resource for HR professionals in Western Canada, is officially endorsed by SAHRP. HERE'S WHY THIS HR MANUAL IS DIFFERENT FROM THE REST. (Note: Insert binder image here to the right like the placement on the web page at this link - http://www.cch.ca/business/uhrmwa/Index.aspx) 9 key sections included in the manual are: 1. Strategic Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness 2. Staffing 3. Employment Contracts 4. Compensation & Benefits 5. Employment Standards & Human Rights 6. Health & Safety 7. Performance Management 8. Labour Relations 9. Training & Development Field research told us you don't want loads of detail on legislation. And that you don't want abstract theory or academic discussion. In short, you told us you don't want the kind of HR resource that is already out there. Instead, you want practical, easy-to-find, easy-to-read answers and solutions to help you deal with the situations and issues that you face every day. In 2009, our editor made significant content updates to the Ultimate HR Manual – Western Edition, including: New! HR Training Tools in PowerPoint is a new feature which was added to the loose-leaf and online formats in May, 2009. It consists of a series of professionally written training modules that are fully customizable and cover a wide range of essential topics for both managers and employees. HR Quick Facts, also included with the subscription, will save you valuable time by putting the answers to quick HR questions at your fingertips! It is published and updated annually. Commentary has been added on: Employment Contracts Compensation and Benefits including CPP/QPP/OAS, Pensions, Provincial Health Care, and Group Life Insurance Employment Standards and Human Rights Training and Development CCH will launch the SAHRP endorsed version of the Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition September 2009. For showing your support, CCH will give SAHRP members a special price. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PRE-PUBLISHED PRICE AND YOU'LL SAVE $699.50. The general public will be paying $899 a year for either the loose-leaf or online format of the Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition. The regular price for both formats is $1,348.50 per year. Because you're a member of SAHRP, you'll receive both the loose-leaf and online formats for the unprecedented pre-publication price of $649 for the first year. That's a total savings of $699.50. Please quote CCH Code HR95043 when ordering by telephone or click here for a fax back order form. Put it to the test. You pay only after you've tried the manual and you're satisfied. If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article al Ultimate HR Manual - Western Edition (Alberta) By www.cch.ca Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:59:24 GMT Benefits of the Ultimate HR Manual West are: Relevant legislative updates from the editor’s desktop to you. Hundreds of best practice tips. 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The 2014 Occupational Health and Safety Act with Regulations for Ontario is a resource that fulfills the provincial requirement for your organization to post the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and includes all applicable regulations. View the Table of Contents This functional, easy-to-use reference provides you with: A free eBook for easy searching and mobility A handy and informative Workplace Safety Q&A section (exclusive) A helpful index that includes page numbers BULK DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE. Click here to request a quote. No up-charge for custom print runs over 500 copies. Place your own colour scheme/logo on the cover page. 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