contents VOLUME 32 / NUMBER 7 OCTOBER 2015
FEATURES
Workplace Sexual Harassment................................ 16
How big-news cases, higher awards for victims and a
growing intolerance for bad behaviour might impact your
workplace
The Myth and Merit of Canadian Experience........ 28
Demanding Canadian experience can mean
discriminating against skilled immigrants
Meet the HR Influencers............................................ 60
Alex Gallacher, MBA, CHRE, ICD.D
DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the Editor.................................................... 6
Leadership Matters....................................................... 7
Employment law: what’s new – so what?
Upfront........................................................................... 11
The latest HR news
Legal Words.................................................................. 13
Without cause cases getting tougher for employers
Benefits ........................................................................ 41
What you should know about employment practices
liability insurance
Business ....................................................................... 45
Aligning people strategy to global growth strategy
Ethics............................................................................. 47
Can moonlighting be cause for dismissal?
Change Management.................................................. 49
Apply marketing best practices to implement change
Policies & Procedures............................................... 51
When off-duty conduct can lead to dismissal
Immigration.................................................................. 53
Transition temporary foreign workers to permanent
residence
Career Paths................................................................. 57
Matt Tyre: Sales compensation expert
Off the Shelf.................................................................. 63
What’s worth reading
The Last Word.............................................................. 64
Tackling your employees’ energy crisis
HRPA Legal Guide....................................................... 31
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IN THIS ISSUE
Workplace sexual harassment has been a
headline-making topic in the past year with
some high-profile cases. Higher awards
for victims of harassment and a growing
intolerance of unacceptable behaviour may
prove to have an impact on our workplaces.
Read our extended cover story about
workplace sexual harassment, starting on
page 16.
Cover photo: Maryna Pleshkun/Shutterstock.com
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