Human Resources

Boozy corporate lunches and open bar functions might still be on the menu, but having top-notch non-alcoholic options on hand for your guests who aren’t imbibing is just good business. 

What do you do when an employee leaves your company? According to Jillian Moores, HR consultant with Quo HR, too few organizations have the answer to that question.

"The move to rebrand a year into a new business is undeniably pretty bold, maybe even impractical. Our boldest move to date, however, has been the move to a four-day work week," writes Joanne Gallop.

At first glance, human resources expert Amanda Gordon’s leap from the world of tech to her new...

Call it a conscious uncoupling or a relatively amicable divorce, but after years of being hitched to big law firms, Ottawa family law lawyer Katherine Cooligan has parted ways with that world to co-found a new boutique law firm, Cooligan Yehia LLP.

Ottawa wardrobe consultant Mary Ciancibello turned a bad first day into a business that helps everyone from CEOs and lawyers, to new moms and divorced dads transform their perspectives on themselves.

For Ottawa’s labour market, 2024 will be the year of compromise as the balance of power starts to swing back to employers, according to James Baker, CEO and co-founder of Keynote Group. 

Greece may be one of the oldest civilizations in the world but it was looking fresh-faced Sunday when it introduced 35-year-old Chris Roussakis as the youngest board president in the history of the Hellenic Community of Ottawa.

At a time when workplace culture is becoming more vital than ever, one industry veteran says leaders need to focus on “transformative change” — and engagement tools and fun perks just aren’t cutting it.

When Rick Chase and Adam Kane were separately contacted by an Ottawa recruiter as ideal candidates for a couple of job positions, the men were flattered but not necessarily swayed. But once they learned more about Gifford Carr Insurance Group and the vision its president had for the company, they realized the positions being offered were an excellent fit.