Paid Sick Days in BC
In Canada, employees have access to a wide range of legislated leaves, and employers have to manage the administrative requirements of each type, guarantee compliance, all while ensuring privacy and confidentiality are adhered to. This can
Work from Home
While the construction industry continues to operate throughout the global pandemic, and field workers remain essential workers - the pandemic has taken its toll on many office and support staff as those jobs transitioned to a remote working arrangement– and often with little more than their laptop. 2020 was a time of crisis, and businesses reacted.
Employee v. Contractor
Know the Difference
Understand the Risks
As a business owner you may need to determine whether to hire full time employees or use independent contractors. Don’t make
The Cannabis Cultural Shift
Today, recreational cannabis will become officially legal. The ramifications on Canadian public policy, and specifically employers, are just coming into focus
First, from an employer’s perspective, there is a significant difference in the way someone can manage medical cannabis (marijuana) in the workplace versus recreational.
The Winds of Change
Medical cannabis is a controversial enough subject, without adding to the conversation whether your workplace employee benefit plan will cover the cost.
Or not.
If you’re one of the lucky Canadians who
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.
There is a lot of buzz lately, mostly coming out of the entertainment industry around sexual harassment. Yet I am always surprised in talking with people the number of them that don’t fully understand what harassment really is. Many believe that if the victim has not been physically assaulted then there is no “harassment”.
Sarkany Management Presents at Concrete BC AGM
Pamela Bragg of Sarkany Management Inc. presented to the Concrete BC Association Delegates at their AGM in Victoria about the significant impacts on the workplace that proposed changes to the legalization of marjuana and the unprecedented challenges this will bring.
Cannabis in the Workplace: Rights, Responsibilities & Risks -2017 Workshops
Sarkany Management is proud to be presenting “Cannabis in the Workplace; Rights, Responsibilities & Risks“, workshops for the BC Trucking Association and its members. Non members also welcome. Follow link below.
Bullying & Harassment in the Workplace
Does your organization still not have a Workplace Bullying and Harassment Policy in place?
Canada Pension Plan Changes.
Most of Canada’s finance ministers reached an agreement in principle this week to revamp the Canada Pension Plan. Quebec and Manitoba have not signed on to the deal. Quebec has its own pension plan, and Manitoba will continue to be part of the process yet the deal comes too soon for the province’s four-week-old government.
Distracted Driving, New BC Regulations
Anyone ticketed for Distracted Driving in B.C. will be facing some very new and some very expensive penalties.
The Quandary Around Medical Marijuana
At the intersection of occupational safety and workplace accommodations is the quandary around medical marijuana.
Corporate Blogging. Risk vs. Reward
Blogging is an integral part of building your brand, and corporations now view blogging as a CRITICAL tool for many purposes, including marketing products and services, building good will and brand loyalty, putting a human face on the corporation, countering negative publicity, and simplifying communications with current and potential customers.
Employee Agreements
Too frequently, new business owners, as well as companies large enough to know better, request employment contracts for employees who have already started working at the company.
Do you need a Code of Conduct?
I recently had a client ask me, “Do I really need a Code of Conduct”? I told him No. Not if you don’t want to state your company culture and its social norms, and not if you don’t want to maintain a standard of expected conduct.
Privacy and Social Media
Employers and employees are subject to privacy laws. In Canada there are a number of laws that relate to privacy rights, federally there is the Privacy Act, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).