Canadian Pensions and Retirement Income Planning covers all types of retirement income plans including defined benefit, defined contribution, RRSPs, and deferred profit sharing plans. It is ideal for pension plan sponsors, administrators, accountants, tax advisers, human resource professionals, actuaries, and pension consultants, as well as students and others interested in better understanding Canada’s tax rules for retirement income programs.

What's new in this edition?

This edition provides a comprehensive look at Canada’s tax rules for retirement income programs including:

• detailed analysis of all registration rules for registered pension plans and deferred profit sharing plans
• the rules for determining the calculation of pension adjustments, past service pension adjustments, and pension adjustment reversals
• new and updated numerical examples for PAs, PSPAs, and PAR calculations
• expanded and updated information on Registered Plan Directorate policies based on the most recent interpretation and changes
• tax rules around phased retirement programs
• updated information on defined contribution programs, rules and employer strategies
• updated background material on minimum pension standards, actuarial valuations, and accounting standards to provide context to the tax rules
• glossary of updated forms and filing requirements
• charts of relevant and commonly used reference data including CPP/QPP/YMPE, average wage, CPI, interest rates and relevant Income Tax Act (Canada) limits
• cross-referencing of tax rules to relevant sections of Income Tax Act (Canada)

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Towers Watson, a leading global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, risk, and financial management. With 14,000 associates around the world, Towers Watson offers solutions in the areas of employee benefits, talent management, rewards, and risk and capital management.

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This is the first of several combos we've created for HR professionals. By combining Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics and HR Assist – Labour Relations, you get all the resources you need plus you get great value. With these two tools at your fingertips, you'll have both a comprehensive source of legal information and a powerful strategic resource to help you deal more effectively in a unionized environment.

Topics covered:

• Unfair labour practices
• Certification
• Decertification
• Collective bargaining
• Collective agreements
• Strikes and lockouts
• Successor Rights
• Arbitration
• Labour Relations Boards
• Collective Bargaining Calendar
• Productivity indexes
• Consumer Price Indexes
• Wage and salary rates
• Weekend and shift premiums
• Fringe benefits
• Insurance and benefit plans
• Sick leave
• Paid holidays and vacations
• Unemployment and earnings rates
• And more

Includes bi-weekly newsletters, Labour Notes and Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics.

DVD updated monthly.

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The content of Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics newsletter ranges from topical, emerging issues to labour relations data. It gives you the information you need for strategic and effective HR management, in both union and non-union environments.

Contributors include senior human resources practitioners, mediators/arbitrators, consultants, academics, and employment and labour lawyers. You'll benefit from the trend-spotting articles covering all the fields of the HR function.

One monthly feature includes articles from U.S. experts providing an American perspective to the labour/HR scene. Practice tips, wage/benefits administration data, collective agreement summaries, quarterly wage settlement data, and following the progress of important labour legislation will help busy practitioners remain informed and current.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics.

Updated monthly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.

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Whether you're unionized or not, Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics is an excellent tool for increasing your knowledge of labour relations planning and practice in activities like contract negotiations, handling grievances, and dealing with other daily workplace problems and issues. Each month, you'll receive topical, practical information on developments in labour relations and human resources management. Includes graphs and tables of key economic and labour statistics, including consumer price index figures for Canada, regional cities, and the provinces, as well as monthly unemployment rates and weekly earnings figures.

Employers and unions can plan for negotiations or policy changes with Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics in-depth feature articles, regular newsletter columns, including one or more collective agreement summaries with each report, overviews of trends in benefits, bargaining and the economy, statistical data on major collective agreement provisions, and collective bargaining calendar. Arbitration abstracts provide summaries of recent significant arbitral decisions from across the country.

With the launch of the Internet platform, the updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editor's desktop to you.

Topics covered:

• Arbitration
• Negotiations
• Collective agreement provisions
• Paid holidays and vacations
• Collective bargaining calendar
• Sick leave
• Consumer price indexes
• Unemployment and earnings rates
• Feature article
• Wage settlements
• Fringe benefits
• Weekend and shift premiums
• Insurance and benefit plans

Includes monthly newsletter, Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics.

Loose leaf and DVD updated monthly.

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One Stop Shopping for Employment and Labour Law Information

Legislation
Canadian Labour Law Reporter provides coverage of federal, provincial, and territorial laws on employment standards, human rights, pay and employment equity, employment insurance, and collective bargaining. This comprehensive research tool gives you all the relevant labour legislation across Canada.

Commentary
In addition to commentary on key employment cases and practice tips, the Canadian Labour Law Reporter also has case annotations at the end of each commentary section so you have more case law summary information at your fingertips.

Case Law
The Canadian Labour Law Reporter has full-text court case law and decisions from boards, tribunals, commissions, etc. all across Canada, going back to the 1940's. Our cases follow the same, clear style and are always easy to follow. All cases in the employment and labour areas are analysed by our experts and the most significant are published.

Labour Notes Newsletter
If it's important for you to be aware of current events and issues in Canadian employment and labour law, you'll rely on this newsletter. Published bi-weekly, it will keep you abreast of legislative developments in employment, human rights, labour, pay equity and employment insurance law across Canada. It provides you with digests of ground-breaking cases that affect how you deal with employees, and includes vital economic statistics, and more. Feature articles give you practical insights into trends and emerging issues in these dynamic fields to help you keep yourself current and protect your company's interests and its employees.

News Trackers
There are TWO NewsTrackers with this product, Employment Standards (includes employment standards, employment insurance, and human rights and equity news) and Canadian Labour Law Cases. New bills, cases, and related press releases are posted overnight and our searchable database is updated daily. Upon your request, the NewsTracker feature will notify you by email of breaking news stories as they happen throughout the day. NewsTracker provides a 10-day summary and a 60-day archive of past news items.

What's New
Each section includes a "What's New" feature. It is updated whenever anything is added by one of our experts to our commentary, legislation, or cases, or when a new issue of the news

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An authoritative source for federal government organizations, Crown corporations, and industrial assistance programs, Canadian Government Programs and Services newsletter contains information from various government departments, including a key media contact and phone numbers.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Government Programs and Services.

Updated bi-monthly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.

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Do you need information on the federal government? Chances are you'll find everything you need in this authoritative guide to federal government organizations, Crown corporations, and industrial assistance programs. It provides key information on all government departments: organization structure, chief officers and phone numbers, jurisdictions, responsibilities, budgets, and much more, all organized in a topical index.

Features include:

• Organization of the federal government programs and services
• Crown corporations
• Commissions, boards, and councils
• Government relations
• Members of the Senate
• Members of the House of Commons
• Parliamentary and Senate Committees
• Standing, Special, and Joint Committees
• Head and regional offices
• Government assistance programs
• Lists of chief administrative officers (office held, name, telephone number)
• Departmental Organization charts
• Lists of Acts administered by the department agencies (Crown corporation, boards, etc.), reporting to Parliament through the department

Includes bi-monthly newsletter, Canadian Government Programs and Services.

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Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide newsletter covers health, safety, and related legal issues affecting all workplaces in Canada, including offices, offsite locations, and mobile workstations. It monitors recent trends and discoveries in the health field and explains their legal implications from both an employer's and employee's perspective. It includes articles and discussions on emerging health and safety developments and summaries of recent court judgements.

Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide newsletter also includes information on legislative changes throughout Canada. It informs readers of new case law and reminds of them impending compliance deadlines, new penalties, and fines for contravening the law.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Employment Safety & Health Guide.

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If you work in the employment and safety area, this should be the only reference resource you'll need. It covers federal, provincial, and territorial laws and regulations and gives you analysis of a broad range of topics (see below). You'll also have commentary on new developments and emerging trends in every Canadian jurisdiction plus summaries of decisions from the courts, Workers' Compensation Tribunals and Labour Relations Boards. In addition, it monitors trends in occupational health and looks at their legal implications.

Includes monthly newsletter, Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide.

With the launch of the new Internet platform, the updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editors' desktop to you. The CD and looseleaf subscriptions are updated monthly.

Topics covered:

• Employers' duties and rights
• Workers' duties and rights
• Occupational health and safety
• Workers' compensation
• Toxic substances/physical agents
• Administration/inspection/enforcement
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Health and Safety Committees

Benefits:

• Helps you to comply with the law and assists you in developing plans and strategies for a healthier and safer workplace
• Covers all aspects of occupational health, safety, wellness, and related legal issues affecting all workplaces
• Indispensable resource helps you to avoid expensive fines
• Monitors recent trends and discoveries in the occupational health and safety field and reveals their legal implications and how they affect your business
• Explains your duties and responsibilities under federal and provincial legislation
• Includes extensive commentary on every Canadian jurisdiction
• Provides you with examples of new or potential health and safety hazards
• Covers your employees' rights to refuse unsafe work
• Cites relevant case law
• Reminds you of impending compliance deadlines, as well as new penalties and fines for contravening the law

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Canadian Employment Law Guide newsletter is the fastest and easiest way to stay up-to-date on the ever-changing legislation covering employment standards and the human rights legal landscape in Canada. Expert commentary will also grant you valuable insight on the latest developments and issues in employment law.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Employment Law Guide.

Updated bi-monthly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.

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Employment standards are constantly changing and it's vital that you keep up. Canadian Employment Law Guide is the ideal way to stay up-to-date. It will keep you informed of significant changes occurring in all the key areas of employment law. It also includes Q&A sections covering some of the most common employment standards issues, such as maternity and parental leave, vacations with pay, harassment in the workplace, and terminations. Although there is no legislation included in the product, you'll find expert commentary and many useful and relevant case summaries throughout.

Topics covered:

• Employment Insurance
• Minimum wage/overtime
• Equal pay/employment equity
• Payment of wages
• Hours of work
• Personnel records
• Human rights
• Privacy in the workplace
• Labour jurisdictions
• Statutory holidays
• Leaves of absence
• Termination
• Minimum age
• Vacations

Features include:

• Case Table
• Newsletter
• Cumulative Index
• Topical Index

Includes bi-monthly newsletter, Canadian Employment Law Guide.

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The complex field of benefits and pensions becomes a lot clearer with the help of Canadian Employment Benefits and Pension Guide newsletter. It will make it easy to stay on top of legislative developments and policy initiatives across Canada. You'll stay abreast of legislation, tax issues, news from the U.S., and vital statistics such as CIA minimum transfer value rates. And each issue has feature articles providing insight and advice on major issues and emerging trends.

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Updated monthly. Available in PDF format.

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In response to many requests from subscribers, we have created this value-packed combo. Both are widely regarded as essential publications for all organizations. Canadian Business Management Manual provides practical guidance and information for business managers covering a wide range of key topics. Government Assistance Manual offers comprehensive guidance to hundreds of federal and provincial government assistance programs for Canadian business.

Includes monthly newsletter, Management Matters.

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Just about every area that can affect a business is covered in this practical information source. Designed for business managers, Canadian Business Management Manual will be helpful to anyone who is responsible for managing a large or small organization or a particular area of a business. It gives you easy-to-read information on a wide range of business and human resources issues, along with examples, checklists, and procedures.

Topics covered:

• Facts and figures (CPI and Lending Rates)
• Start-ups
• Planning
• Financing and Finance
• Insurance
• Marketing
• Intellectual Property
• E-Commerce
• Commercial Law
• Director and Officer Liability/Corporate Governance
• Franchising
• Environmental Management
• Business Failure – Written by Frank Bennett
• Human Resource Quick Facts
• Statutory Deductions and Remittances
• Labour Standards
• Human Rights
• Privacy
• Workplace Health & Safety
• Workers' Compensation
• Taxation Quick Facts
• Income Tax
• Sales Tax
• Capital Taxes
• New Developments

Includes monthly newsletter, Management Matters.

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This handy, pocket-sized reference guide is an ideal resource for managers in both union and non-union environments. Basic Supervisory Management and Labour Relations provides practical advice on how to effectively handle day-to-day supervisory issues.

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"today's session provided great insight to the importance of developing a formal program and continuous evaluation of the program"

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Webinar information current as of June 12, 2008

This archived webinar will help you learn techniques and strategies to ensure your company has the leadership it needs in the years ahead. With these skills you can help your business overcome the negativity caused by attrition of senior managers, address the anxieties of managers fast-tracked to senior roles, and tackle problems caused by the loss of intellectual capital and organizational memory. Our goal is to help you manage this transition with a clear strategy and organization.

Learn how to:  

• Gain insight into your own negotiation style
• Take necessary steps to effectively prepare for negotiation
• Negotiate as part of a team
• Read non-verbal communication
• Develop skills to influence others
• Employ key strategies to build trust and gain respect for your ideas
• Overcome objections and resolve issues
• Manage difficult interactions and build positive relationships

Speaker

Wayne Rawcliffe, B.A., B.Ed., MBA, CHRP, RODC, is the founder and principal consultant at Senga Consulting Inc. He is recognized for bringing humour, positive energy, creativity and a wealth of ideas to his work with clients in discovering and implementing measureable solutions. As a facilitator, instructor and coach Wayne’s clients benefit from over 25 years of organizational effectiveness experience in improving individual, team and organizational performance. Wayne has worked extensively with all levels of leadership in public, private and not for profit sector organizations to successfully develop and implement organizational improvement initiatives. As an active member of the business community, Wayne is involved with the Vancouver Board of Trade, BC Human Resource Management Association, Vancouver Enterprise Forum, BC Organizational Development Network, High Impact Network and the International Registry of Organizational Development Professionals and is a contributing editor of CCH Canadian Ltd. Ultimate HR Manual, Western Edition.

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

• Flash Player installed in your computer
• an Internet connection
• a sound card

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over pres

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"Excellent information. Time well spend. Organizational readiness assessment information will be very helpful in determining start time for a mentorship program in our organization. When the time is right, this training has provided an excellent platform from which to set up a successful mentorship process."

"This session was valuable and had a useful structure with great tips for coordinating and supporting a mentorship program."

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Webinar information current as of November 6, 2008

Do you know how to create, implement and monitor sustainable mentorship programs in your workplace? If you want to assess your organization’s readiness for a new mentorship program, or if you’re trying to revive a struggling or dormant mentoring program, you’ll want to purchase this archived webinar.

Learn how to:  

• Dispel the myths of mentoring
• Determine drivers for mentoring, establish goals and roles, and develop a communication plan
• Recruit, select and match mentors and mentees
• Adopt best practices to achieve your mentoring program’s goals
• Develop strategies to address common mentoring challenges
• Assess your organization’s readiness to implement a mentoring program

Speaker

Jenny Lewis is the owner of LEWCO Consulting Inc., a company that focuses on building great businesses by building great people! She collaborates with organizations to create sustainable coaching and mentoring processes. Her innovative approach to designing, implementing and monitoring mentoring programs always start and are aligned with the client’s strategic goals. She has over 27 years business experience including 17 years experience in leadership training and development and performance consulting. Jenny also co-founded, designed and currently instructs the ‘Leadership Certificate program specializing in Leadership Coaching’ at Vancouver Community College.

Elaine Scollan is a senior associate with LEWCO and brings an extensive background in communications and mentoring. She has spent 27 years in Radio Broadcasting business focused primarily in news and information. Elaine has been the voice of hundreds of commercials and promos for a number of clients including non profit. Not only does Elaine have the ability to voice and deliver a variety of products bu

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"The content and models for this session on "How to Implement Performance Management Programs" were extremely relevant and will be immediately applicable in our municipal government environment. Thank you for providing useful tools we can incorporate to enhance our organization's performance management process."

"This session was very well presented with relevant material for professionals whose goal is to development a performance management program with a strategic impact on their organization."

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Webinar information current as of December 4, 2008 

Performance management is one of the most complex and demanding issues facing HR practitioners today. An organization’s need for effectiveness or competitive advantage and an individual’s need for recognition, development and job satisfaction can often create a dynamic paradox in the design and management of an effective program. Contemporary models of performance management are now overturning long-held assumptions and methodologies. Competence, creativity and technical understanding are fundamental to designing and implementing a model that is right for your organization. This archived webinar offers a unique opportunity to tap into a wealth of practical experience from two seasoned consultants and practitioners who have extensive international expertise in the subject.

Learn how to:

• Build the foundation for performance management
• Overcome implementation challenges
• Benchmark against emerging best practices

Speakers

Sue Traynor is the Head of Leadership Development at Transport for London in the UK. She is responsible for the alignment of the strategy underpinning performance management, leadership development and the active management of talent in order to support the vision and strategic goals of the organization. Sue works to develop capability at the senior level by raising standards of leadership and creating targeted interventions designed to support the performance goals of both current and future leaders in the organization.

Bill Bradford is a Senior Consultant with Performance Management Consultants. He has extensive experience in all aspects of hum

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This webcast was recorded on May 15, 2007

Do you manage one or more employees? Do you require the skills to actually resolve performance issues and effectively manage difficult situations? Are you looking for practical, hands-on tools and techniques to help you implement a performance management system that works? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, you need to purchase Resolve Employee Performance Issues: How to Implement a Management Process That Works!

Agenda

• Accurately identify sources of performance issues
• Implement an effective performance management process
• Develop performance objectives and goals for individual employees
• Conduct successful performance reviews
• Create personal development plans
• Respond effectively to difficult situations

Format  
Participate right from your desk or office. All you need is an Internet connection and a sound card.

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over presenting the slides and answering pre-recorded questions

 

The Speaker  
Michelle Chambers, MEd, CHRP, CTDP, has over 18 years of proven and successful management, leadership and consulting experience, including work with three of Canada's top 50 employers. Prior to establishing her organizational learning and development practice, she was responsible nationally for leadership and management development for Telus Mobility/Clearnet Communications. She has also held senior consulting and management roles with Royal Bank of Canada, Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals and General Motors of Canada.

Michelle works collaboratively with her clients to create sustainable change and to inspire and ultimately increase individual and an organization's effectiveness. Her work with clients has resulted in increased sales revenue; increased employee retention; decreased turnover of staff; increased work satisfaction and performance; decreased operating-costs; and enhanced capabilities for individuals, teams, and organizations. Furthermore, communication skills have been enhanced, leadership has become more focused, and employees have become more engaged.

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This webcast was recorded on March 25, 2008

Employee engagement is a real challenge in today's multi-generational organization, including yours. As an HR professional you must take employee engagement to the next level. A multi-generational engagement program that fits your organizational needs is critical. Achieve higher productivity, motivation, and retention by understanding, developing and maintaining employee engagement in the new workforce. Purchase this archived webinar and gain the essential tools and practical strategies required to understand your organization's generational mix, develop a multi-generational engagement program, and implement your program effectively.

Agenda 

• Understand and define the different generations in your organization
• Engage each of the four generations
• Identify the influencers of engagement of your organization's generational mix
• Evaluate existing HR practices for engagement across the generations in your organization
• Jump-start engagement across different generations by tailoring your HR strategies to your company's generational mix
• Present the case for a multi-generational employee engagement program

 

Format
Participate right from your desk or office. All you need is an Internet connection and a sound card.

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over presenting the slides and answering pre-recorded questions

The Speaker
Barbara Adams, CHRP, BA, is a senior business executive with over 20 years' experience within the human resources field. As Managing Director of HR architects, she provides business consulting mainly in the creative implementation of human resources strategies, objectives, and processes; the facilitation of strategic planning, workshops, and management retreats; and the design of people-oriented workplace practices. She also provides ongoing human resources consulting on a contract basis.

Previously the Vice-President of Human Resources for one of the 50 best employers in Canada, Barbara is a Certified Human Resources Professional, a Certified Chief Executive, a Certified Compensation Professional and holds a BA in Business Administration (Entrepreneurial Leadership). She is past Chair of the Fraser Valley Advisory Council for the BC Human Resources Management Association, instructor of Human Resources Management for Langara College in the Business Administration Certificate Program, and instructor of Operating the Small Business in the Small Business Management Certificate Program.

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"An excellent information tool that helped to shed some light on a difficult subject in today's business environment for individuals who might not know where to start."

"The information provided during the webinar was useful and I will be able to integrate some best practices into our current succession planning process."

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Webinar information current as of March 26, 2009 

The responsibility of developing and finding tomorrow's leaders today is a daunting task. This archived webinar will teach you how to audit your current succession initiatives while ensuring your planning integrates with broader corporate strategies. You will also gain insights into employer best practices and common pitfall as well as the tools and techniques you need for developing current initiatives into winning succession management programs.

Learn how to:

• Ensure that succession planning integrates with broader corporate strategies and plans
• What is the goal of succession planning
• What role corporate culture plays in succession planning
• Utilize resource planning to support succession planning
  • The importance of having a strong assessment tool for evaluating competencies
  • How to balance internally focused succession plans with an understanding of the talent available externally
  • Resource planning tools that support succession planning
• Develop an action plan for succession planning

Speakers

Sandra Weeks
Sandra Weeks brings over 20 years of consulting experience managing a wide range of human resource projects in all industry sectors. She also has extensive experience in designing and delivering professional development activities for human resources professionals. Specifically, she has over 15 years experience as an Instructor in the WorldatWork Certification program, delivering certification courses in Total Rewards, Base Pay Design and Performance Management. In a

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Your Employment Standard Questions Answered - Federal and Provincial Guidance, 6th Edition

If you're looking for answers to the many employment standards questions you come across every day, you need Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance, 6th Edition at your fingertips.

With a clear index and detailed tables of contents for each chapter to easily point you to the appropriate section, as well as a straightforward question-and-answer format, this concise reference fits neatly into your busy day.

Covering legislation from all 14 jurisdictions in Canada, this book is intended for employers, human resources professionals, employees, consultants and all those concerned with the employment relationship. While principles underlying employment and human rights law are standard across the country, the details vary a great deal. You'll find this new edition of Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance, 6th Edition more useful than ever.

Table of Contents:

• Defining and Regulating the Employment Relationship
• Minimum Age of Employment
• Minimum Wages and Call-In Pay
• Hours of Work and Overtime Pay
• Statutory Holidays
• Vacations with Pay
• Leaves of Absence
• Payment of Wages
• Personnel Records
• Termination of Employment
• Wrongful Dismissal
• Discrimination in Employment
• Harassment at Work
• Equal Pay and Pay Equity
• Employment Equity
• Enforcement of Employment Standards

Authors:

Full Article men Career Development & Succession Planning By www.cch.ca Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:54:17 GMT Succession planning is critical to any organization’s future success and as such, must be integrated with internal HR practices and clearly linked to business strategy. An effective and well planned succession planning process can assist in retaining top performers by integrating individual career development plans; ensure business continuity as predicted turnover occurs; support workforce planning such as planned reorganizations and market shifts; and can also create a sustainable leadership model. But in order to do so, it is critical to establish and maintain a systematic succession planning program. This webinar will provide participants with a step-by-step model that connects career development and succession planning processes in order to build a strong talent foundation. The webinar will introduce and explain processes and tools   most commonly applied in best practice approaches when integrating career development into succession planning models. The session will also provide insight into how to implement career development and succession planning into an organization, and how to maintain the program once it’s introduced. The webinar speaker will share her experiences with introducing succession planning models, maximizing the benefits of the program, addressing common issues, and the resulting acceptance of succession planning as a critical part of the company’s business continuity plan. Key Learning Objectives In this webinar you will: • Gain a working knowledge of career development and succession planning • Learn how to link career development and succession planning to HR practices and business strategy • Understand how to connect career development and succession planning processes using best practice approaches • Learn a step-by-step model for establishing and maintaining a succession planning program • Examine the design of succession plans and career development plans • Gain tips for avoiding mistakes and issues during the implementation process Expert Speaker: Barbara Adams is a senior business executive with 25+ years’ experience within the human resources field. As Managing Director of HR architects, Barbara specializes in bringing a business approach to an organization’s people practices and in particular, designing creative yet structured approaches to the implementation of human resources strategies and ideas; the design of people oriented workplace practices; and the development of people within these organizations. All with the objective of driving business results by increasing employee performance. In presentations and projects, Barbara works to translate theoretical concepts into practical and realistic applications by the organization and the individuals within those organizations. Previously Vice-President of Human Resources for one of the 50 Best Employers If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men Canadian Employment Benefits and Pension Guide By www.cch.ca Published On :: This publication is designed to save you time when you need information. It's the first publication in Canada to give you a searchable database on both benefits and pensions in a CD-ROM or Internet format. With this Guide, you'll have the most comprehensive library available for employment benefits and pensions in Canada. Just look over the topics covered below and you'll see that this unique publication includes all the information you need in one convenient-to-access source. Includes monthly newsletter, Canadian Employment Benefits and Pensions Guide Newsletter. With the launch of the new Internet platform, the updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editors' desktop to you. The CD and looseleaf subscriptions are updated monthly. Topics Covered Government Sponsored Pension Plans Employer Plans – Standards Legislation Tax Issues – Employer Sponsored Plans Registered Retirement Savings Plans How to Set Up a Plan Plan Administration Social Security Agreements Employee Benefits Executive and Incentive Compensation Flex Benefits and Work Practices Pre-Retirement Counseling Legislation Releases, Bulletins, Policies Full text of Laws & Regulations for federal and provincial Pension Legislation Pension Appeals Board cases and recent case digests (CCH is the only publisher that carries PAB cases! Pension Appeal Board sends only to us to publish – cases go back as far as 1960's in the electronic format) Features This product's information, analysis and current news will help you develop and administer benefit and pension plans. It will keep you up-to-date on information pertaining to benefits and pension contributions. The immediate retrieval (in the electronic version) of information, instant links from section to section and program to program, and the extensive information and research resources of CCH, make it an indispensable addition to your HR library. This guide describes thoroughly the types of plans available and includes a design criteria and registration information you can use to implement in your organization. Conveniently organized commentary and charts help you with the plan's day-today administration. For your convenience, relevant tax issues are easily referenced and explanatory commentary is consolidated alongside Revenue Canada Information Bulletins and Circulars, and Guides. Enjoy access to information on a full range of employee benefits, including group insurance plans, bonuses, workers' compensation and employment insurance. If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men Archived Webinar - Top 10 Employee Engagement Strategies By www.cch.ca Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:22:48 GMT "I found the Employee Engagement Strategies session very beneficial. It reinforced my belief that although business strategies are important, the success of a company truly depends on the level of commitment the employees have towards the company. That commitment comes through engagement." - Darren Lukasiewich, Business Development Manager Webinar information current as of December 8, 2010 Bonus Material: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar. This webinar will present the most current information on recommended strategies to enhance employee engagement within today's workplace. The webinar speaker will explore human resources strategies that can be implemented company wide and what it takes to support the implementation of these strategies. Especially how you can prepare managers to positively impact the implementation and the resulting employee engagement. In this webinar you will not only learn strategies but also specific tactics that can be implemented immediately to impact productivity and company results. Key Learning Objectives: Update your knowledge on current employee engagement research Learn ten key strategies for enhancing employee engagement Methods and tactics for implementing engagement strategies The human resources role in driving employee engagement The critical impact of managers when implementing engagement strategies Speaker Barbara Adams, Managing Director of HR Architects Barbara Adams is a senior business executive with 25+ years' experience within the human resources field. As Managing Director of HR architects, Barbara specializes in bringing a business approach to an organization's people practices. Applying a coaching style, she takes a creative yet structured approach to the implementation of human resources strategies and ideas; the design of people oriented workplace practices; and the development of people within these organizations. In presentations and projects, Barbara works to translate the If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men Archived Webinar - Introduction to Followership, Leadership and Team-Building: Alignment and Integration By www.cch.ca Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:04:33 GMT This webinar introduces you to a relatively new social science paradigm, Followership. For many years followership was viewed as an appendage to leadership and in many business schools, the focus has been on leadership. Why? The answer is really very simple. Leadership has always been viewed as the foundation of organizational power and influence. Did you know that leaders really spend 20 to 30 percent of their time leading, and 70 to 80 percent of their time following, but that following has never been viewed as an essential activity? Most people have a rather negative perception of followers. Children’s games of Follower the Leader, automotive manufacturer Audi’s bold declaration of “Never Follow” and parent’s warning to their children if “”Johnny is going to jump off of a bridge, are you going to follow him? ; reinforce the negative societal perception of sheep –like followers who are easily influenced, molded and are of little worth. Like with leadership,  there are specific  and distinct followership styles and associated behavioral attributes that certainly have an effect on organizations and their performance. Leadership model’s like the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model, focuses on leadership style based on the follower or group maturity level. Though this particular model has much research to support the premises of the theory, the focus is still on leadership influence and power based on a follower maturity level, versus a behavioral interaction and follower influence on the leader. What you will learn during this webinar is the use of a behavioral based leadership model that focused on the development and power-sharing relationship with organizational followers that is essentially a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship where the leader and follower grow and learn from each other where leaders learn to become Transformational Leaders and followers learn to become what is termed Exemplary Followers. This will not be an attempt to conduct a comparative study of various leadership styles. The concepts behind Exemplary Followership and Transformational Leadership become essential in organizations that are focusing on becoming self-directed team based organizations. Unfortunately, organizations that bandy the team word around and say: We are going to be a team! Or We have a team based organization, when in reality; the teams are just miniature versions of the larger rigidly formal hierarchy of the larger organization. At that point, the team concept becomes a joke and sinks beneath the waves of failure. In order to successfully implement these concepts in your organization, major organizational cultural change will become necessary in order to adopt and integrate e If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men Your Employment Standards Questions Answered - Federal and Provincial Guidance, 3rd Edition By www.cch.ca Published On :: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:39:19 GMT If you're looking for answers to the many employment standards questions you come across every day, you need Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance at your fingertips. Now there is one definitive source to answer all your employment standards questions. Topics covered: dd Minimum age of employment Minimum wages and call-in pay Hours of work and overtime pay Statutory holidays Vacations with pay Leaves of absence Payment of wages Personnel records Termination of employment Wrongful dismissal Discrimination in employment Harassment at work Equal pay Employment equity Enforcement of employment standards Why waste your valuable time scrolling through confusing government web sites or shuffling through piles of outdated print materials when you can find all the answers in one convenient place? With a clear index to easily point you to the appropriate section, and a straightforward question and answer format, this concise reference fits neatly into your busy day. Plus, the book is created by CCH, a company that professionals like yourself have trusted for years to provide accurate and reliable information. New in This Edition Our recent improvements make Your Employment Standards Questions Answered – Federal and Provincial Guidance more useful than ever: Legislation updated to June 30, 2008 New chapter on enforcement of employment standards that reflects the increase in class actions with respect to employment standards such as overtime pay Recent court rulings added Personal data protection sections rewritten to include new privacy legislation Provincial sections updated where needed, including Ontario's new rules on hours of work and Manitoba's sweeping revisions to the hours of work and overtime laws If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men eBook: Implementing Best Practices in Human Resources Management, 2nd Edition By www.cch.ca Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:26:36 GMT What's an eBook? An eBook is a digital version of a conventional printed book. Perfect for your PC desktop, you’ll be able to access answers to tough HR issues quickly and easily. Portable, bring them with you on a laptop wherever your business may take you. Adobe Digital Editions is a highly recommended free download eBook program designed to view and keep your eBooks organized and centralized. Summary of this eBook Implementing Best Practices in Human Resources Management will help you to realize the full potential of your department's role in your organization and maximize the positive impact on your business. It ensures that employees and managers understand your organization's expectations, policies, and practices. It helps you become the internal organizational expert, drawing senior management to your proactive approach to HR strategies and confirming how HR is instrumental in helping the organization flourish. It also develops methods for implementing successful HR strategies that will impact the organization's culture, business objectives, and overall success. What's New in the 2nd edition: Accommodation in Employment Discipline Diversity Due Diligence Orientation Programs Outsourcing Privacy Recognition Programs Retention Strategies Succession Planning Training About the Author Hugh Secord is a graduate of the University of Toronto (Honours B.A. in Sociology/Economics) and York University (M.B.A. - Finance). He also holds the CHRP designation and is a candidate to receive the Senior Human Resources Professional designation recently introduced in Canada. Hugh has over 28 years of experience in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations in virtually every industrial sector. He held several CHRO positions before entering the consulting field in 2005. Hugh has acted as chief spokesman in over 130 collective agreements, and has been involved in resolving hundreds of grievances and other employment disputes. Hugh has proactively promoted alternative dispute resolution methods, and his innovative approaches led to one of the fir If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men eBook: HR Answers Now - Employment and Labour Law, 5th Edition By www.cch.ca Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:53:26 GMT Summary of this eBook Employment and labour law is the lifeblood of HR practitioners and plays an essential part in managing the workforce. Whether you’re an employer of choice or working hard to get there, every workplace must meet employment standards requirements, follow health and safety rules, and guard against workplace discrimination. Put the tools at your fingertips to ensure your policies, practices, and advice to management are as accurate and up to date as possible. This eBook has five sections: Employment Standards Employee Information and Records Discrimination Privacy Health and Safety About the Authors Theo Anne Opie, LL.B. received her LL.B. from the University of Windsor and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She specializes in the areas of Payroll, Human Resources, and Employment Standards law. She has written for such Wolters Kluwer CCH products as the Canadian Labour Law Reporter, Labour Notes, PaySource, and Tax Topics. Paul Shemilt, CHRP graduated as a mechanical engineering technologist from Durham College, and later obtained his Certified Human Resources Professional designation in 1990. He began his career as a manufacturing supervisor in a unionized environment, and progressed in two global companies to director of corporate human resources.       What's an eBook?   An eBook is a digital version of a conventional printed book. Perfect for your PC desktop, you'll be able to access answers to tough HR issues quickly and easily. Portable, bring them with you on a laptop wherever your business may take you. Adobe Digital Editions is a highly recommended free download eBook program designed to view and keep your eBooks organized and centralized.   If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men eBook: HR Answers Now - Employee Relations, Employee Development, and Staffing, 5th Edition By www.cch.ca Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:18:14 GMT Summary of this eBook This module provides you with the leading edge information and practices necessary to maximize the contributions of your workforce by providing guidance in areas such as Recruiting, Performance Management, Discipline, and Terminations. Use the section on HR Strategy to define your objectives and develop programs for everything from M&A activity to the effective use of external consultants. This eBook has five sections: Employee Relations Employee Development Staffing Compensation HR Strategy About the Author Cissy Pau, CHRP is the principal consultant of Clear HR Consulting Inc., a human resources consulting firm in Vancouver, B.C., that helps small- and medium-sized businesses establish HR policies, procedures, and processes. Ms. Pau’s specialty is developing and implementing practical HR processes for companies experiencing growth and change. She is a leading HR expert, is often quoted by local and national media, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and trade association meetings. She is also an instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Peter Thomson Centre for Venture Development.         What's an eBook?  An eBook is a digital version of a conventional printed book. Perfect for your PC desktop, you’ll be able to access answers to tough HR issues quickly and easily. Portable, bring them with you on a laptop wherever your business may take you. Adobe Digital Editions is a highly recommended free download eBook program designed to view and keep your eBooks organized and centralized.   If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men Archived Webinar - Top 10 Mistakes in HR Management By www.cch.ca Published On :: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:43:51 GMT "An excellent information tool that helped to shed some light on a difficult subject in today's business environment for individuals who might not know where to start." - Ryan Dejneha, Human Resources Administrator "The information provided during the webinar was useful and I will be able to integrate some best practices into our current succession planning process." - Tammy Stevenson, Human Resources Advisor Webinar information current as of March 30, 2010 HR practices are always on the front line and mistakes can put your organization at risk, not to mention impact your bottom line and jeopardize your department's credibility. This archived webinar will look at the top ten mistakes in HR, providing you with the tools you need to recognize them in advance and implement the appropriate mitigation strategies. Bonus: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer (Q&A) document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar. Learn how to: Appreciate the importance of aligning and communicating individual and corporate goals Recognize the need for job descriptions and their usefulness in an integrated HR Strategy Appreciate the true consequences of retaining counterproductive employees Grasp the importance of employee recognition and the impact of neglecting to provide continual feedback Know why they need to define the "rules of engagement" for staff Learn how to deal with a management team that wants to cut your training budget Speaker: Timothy R. McConnell, B.A, M.P.A., SPHR, CMC Tim McConnell is Managing Partner and a Senior HR Strategist with McConnell HR Consulting Inc. in Ottawa. He has over 25 years experience in Human Resources management, both as a Director of HR and as a senior HR consultant. Tim provides strat If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men Archived Webinar - Implementing Best Practices in Human Resources Management By www.cch.ca Published On :: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:07:12 GMT "Mike and Alex did a fantastic job of presenting the information, it was extremely informative, well planned and easy to navigate through! Very satisfied" - Cheryl Petruk, HR Officer Bonus: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer (Q&A) document prepared by the speakers will be provided in this archived webinar. Webinar information current as of November 10, 2009 A discussion of best practices in human resources based upon leading research and the client-focused consulting experience of our session leaders. The program will focus on three best practice areas: Employee Engagement Change Management The competencies HR professionals need to lead the evolution of HR in their organization Key Learning Objectives: Identify and discuss 8 key drivers of employee engagement Develop employee engagement ideas, strategies and plans Develop and execute highly effective change management plans Explain the role of HR professionals in achieving organizational balance and optimization through implementation of best practice policies and programs Identify and discuss the competencies and skill sets required of HR professionals to develop aligned HR strategies and influence senior management Speakers Michael Bennett, CHRP Michael has almost 20 years Human Resources experience as a Leader, Generalist and Specialist and is a co-founder and Managing Director of ENGAGE Human Resources Solutions Inc. and EHRSearch. His experience prior to forming ENGAGE and EHRSearch spanned Financial Services, Manufacturing, Industrial Sales, Distribution and Executive Search. He has worked with all levels of management and employees during his professional career and has developed an enviable reputation as a Business Partner in identifying and implementing innovative and successful human resources strategies, solutions and programs. At ENGAGE, Michael has led projects in organizational design, change management, compensation, recruitment, employee feedback, reward & recognition and policy & If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. Full Article men Archived Webinar - Change Management By www.cch.ca Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:39:45 GMT Webinar information current as of October 7, 2010 Bonus Material: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar. In an increasingly fast paced business environment, change is inevitable. The ability of an organization to adapt to and manage change are critical factors in their capacity to succeed long term. Effective organizational planning, communication and employee involvement are all important elements of change management that HR professdionals must be aware of as they develop workforce strategies and proactively plan for the future. Join us for a closer look at best practices in change management and learn how to more effectively manage employees through periods of change and uncertainty. Key Learning Objectives: Gain a comprehensive scope of change management issues and the necessity for change management strategies Learn about developing the change management narrative and adapt the organization to the necessity for change Examine best practices and methodologies that work Learn how to build trust, get stakeholders input, buy-in and keep it Discover the positives of investing in change management processes; a sound organizational strategy Learn about building a change management culture which fosters collaboration and a climate of innovation and creativity Look at change management gone wrong – what not to do Learn about managing metrics and expectations effectively as well as setting accountability standards for the measurement of change Speaker Jim McKibbin Jim McKibbin is a management communications consultant who works with organizations to improve supervisory and peer relationships by training work leaders how to present value. As senior consultant with Brown Consulting Group in Toronto he also handles most of the firm’s executive search assignments. Jim provides consulting, facilitation, training and management services to clients as well as management coaching. He also delivers a number of specialized seminars in leadership, communications, negotiations, sales, and conflict resolution techniques. His understanding of organizational culture, in both union and non-union environments, is invaluab If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here. 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