Human Resources

Human resource news and features from Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. Popular topics include remote work, demographic shifts, recruiting, retention, shortages and the evolving world of human resources in a post-pandemic workplace.

Upcoming pay transparency law could ruffle feathers if not handled properly, experts say

A new pay transparency law in Ontario will allow job-seekers a clearer understanding of compensation, but may...

Return-to-office productivity tough to measure as companies get stricter on office time, Carleton prof says

It’s not just students who will be commuting more this September. After years of experimentation with hybrid work,...

Will AI make employees more or less human in the workplace? We asked local HR experts

With more companies eager to leverage the efficiencies of artificial intelligence, one HR expert wonders if it...

Amid a renewed return-to-office push, experts outline what your options are

As the number of in-office days is set to increase for many of Canada’s hybrid workers, return-to-office...

A ‘self-shake’ leads former civil servant to embark on a YOLO entrepreneurial dream

Doree Kovalio credits a year of living abroad in a tranquil village nestled between the Mediterranean Sea...

People on the Move: Michelle Groulx back at OCOBIA and Chris Pierce named hotelier of year

Eighteen months after her departure, Michelle Groulx is returning to the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) in a new part-time role.

Civil service to seaside resort: How an Ottawa couple traded bureaucracy for the beach

Restless in his federal government job and hungry for change, Ottawa’s Abe Greenspoon was on vacation when...

An interview with the chatbot? How AI is helping and hurting the job hiring process

With more job applicants using artificial intelligence to help them find a new position, recruiters are getting...

Remote work can make it more difficult to identify, help employees dealing with substance use

Substance use in the workplace can lead to billions of dollars in lost productivity and is often...

Shhh, is your workplace ‘hushed hybrid’? You’re not alone, says this Ottawa HR expert

Companies that have not figured out how to reintegrate workers into an in-person office environment risk becoming...
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