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RV and Campground Hosts: Volunteer or Employee?

Public and private RV park and campground operators often rely on the assistance provided by volunteers as an affordable means of providing better service to campers. Such volunteer positions are sometimes referred to as “Hosts”.

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Work Placement: Co-ops and More

The term work placement has come to mean many things to many employers. From short-term job placements to discovering top performers, providing industry experience to those pursuing educational goals can be a very successful component of your hiring strategy.

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Tips For A Successful New Hire Orientation

Research shows that successful orientation reduces staff turnover, increases productivity and boosts morale. This will initiate a positive working relationship with your employees and improve your bottom line.

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A Key Driver of Employee Engagement

Career development is consistently cited by employees as critical to their satisfaction with an organization, and a key reason why they may change jobs. In fact, Hay Group data on the predictors of employee retention indicate it is the most important aspect of a company’s reward program as far as talent retention is concerned. Yet it is an area where many employers do an incredibly poor job.

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5 Keys to Employee Retention

It is a competitive recruitment market and projected to get even tougher. Therefore, not only do businesses have to attract the right employees, they also have to concentrate on keeping the ones they have. This article will present you with 5 keys to employee retention that go beyond your pay package.

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Developing Leaders

Leadership development is one of those principles you’ve heard and read about a thousand times. You know that strong leadership drives your company, and you’d like to build a stellar team from within. But where do you start?

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Why You Need Job Descriptions

Writing job descriptions is an important step in planning your staffing programs. They form the foundation for many important processes such as job postings, recruitment, selection, setting expectations, compensation, training and performance management.

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Canada Revenue Agency: Payroll and Your Business

Setting up payroll can be confusing for small- or medium-sized businesses. Employers must make deductions from amounts paid to employees, report them on the applicable slips and send the payments to Revenue Canada.

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Next Steps for Hiring People with Disabilities

Once the business case has been made and some rock-solid reasons have been established about why employers should consider hiring those with disabilities (e.g., commitment to excellence, strong work ethic, high job retention, decreased turnover, etc.), there are the next steps to consider. More specifically, the question for employers as to how to tap into this capable yet under-utilized labour market may need to be answered. That’s where Mark Gruenheid steps in.

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Integrating People with Disabilities into the Workplace

The BC Centre for Ability helps interested employers tap into and hire people with disabilities through workplace training sessions. Some of these discussions start at the earliest steps of the recruitment process, including what kind of questions to ask (and not to ask), how to ensure an inclusive interview process, and other recruitment tips.