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.
Who Needs Full-Time HR?
Occasionally you need a little help, sometimes in-house HR just doesn’t fit your needs. Guess what? You’re not alone. There are plenty of small to medium-sized businesses who simply don’t have the resources to staff a full-time HR Professional.
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).
The Roots of Sarkany Management Inc.
So, many people have been asking- why venture out on my own? Why consult? Well, after years of being a small fish in some big ponds, as in some really big multi-national ponds – I wanted to take the leap, to be a big fish in my own little pond.