Connecting you to the information you need about Human Resources in Ontario, Canada in one easy to navigate place.
What is Human Resources?
“William R. Tracey, in The Human Resources Glossary defines Human Resources as: “The people that staff and operate an organization … as contrasted with the financial and material resources of an organization.”
In a second meaning, Human Resources is also the name of a department or functional area from which the employees provide HR services to the rest of the organization.”
Resources
Unions Associations
A union is an organization with the legal right to represent workers and negotiate the terms of employment with the company plus manage the terms of the collective agreement.
Resources
- KCA.ON.ca – Kingston Construction Association
- KingstonLabourCouncil.wordpress.com – Kingston and District Labour Council
- CanadianLabour.ca – The Canadian Labour Congress
How to Write and Enforce Policies
Companies capture their rules and guidelines in documents of formal sets of statements called policies.
Resources
- CanadaOne.com – The HR Guide for Canadian Employers
- The Balance – Sample Human Resources Policies and Procedures
- Government of Canada – Policy on Harassment Prevention and Resolution
Employee Handbook
An employee handbook, sometimes called a policy manual, is statement of the policies of the business and how the business is to be conducted. It’s given to employees to help them understand the expectations of them and also describes what they can expect from the company. When done and communicated correctly, it is an excellent tool to avoid litigation.
Resources
- Human Resources and Social Development Canada – Job Descriptions: An Employer’s Handbook
- The Balance – Need to Know What Goes into an Employee Handbook?
- Wikipedia.org – Employee handbook
Employee Relations
This is where you are identifying and resolving most workplace issues involving employees. In a unionized company, this would only involve non-bargaining unit employees. Since the number of workplace issues involving employees is far-reaching, the best thing is to search legal and business blogs for related articles.
Resources
- Inc.com – How to Handle Employee Complaints
- Government of Canada – Is it Harassment? A Tool to Guide Employees
- Samfiru Tumarkin, LLP – The High Price of Inducement
- Whitten and Lublin – Advice and advocacy to both employees and employers
- Sherrard Kuzz LLP – Publications By Topic
- AskaManager.org – is my mentor ignoring my emails?
- Mondaq Canada – Employment and HR
Shareholders who are Employees
A person who owns all or part of a company for which they work for. The person has responsibilities as company shareholder, as an employer and an employee, all at the same time.
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2023/2024 LLMP Reports
The LLMP Reports can be used as a standalone report on the local labour market in the 1000 Islands Region. It is a compilation of facts and figures together with community input. It outlines labour market trends and potential challenges in workforce development. It also provides action plans that outlines activities and projects that community partners are undertaking to address some of the labour market challenges.
