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Canada’s Baby Boomers, otherwise known as “The Grey Tsunami” will all be 65 and older in 8 years.  The Gen Xers and Gen Yers may well be thinking: GREAT, it’s about time people with different, new, and better ways of

I recently read a friend’s poem about grieving the death of a loved family member.   It was deeply moving and laid bare my sadness about the state of our world.  The coronavirus pandemic has put physical barriers between family, friends,

I recently heard a sad story about a skilled tradesman who agreed to do a project for a contractor.   The tradesman completed the work and then went to collect his pay.  The contractor was not there.  The tradesman went back

That comment has been made so often in my HR career when people are frustrated with the amount of their pay or pay raises.  My response is always “of course YOU are worth more”.  The pay for this job is

Canada’s labour force includes everyone who is 15 years of age and older.  Labour force participants are individuals who are employed or on EI and are actively seeking employment.  The major factors affecting Labour Force participation are economic conditions, the

The August data was released September 6. Unemployment in Alberta is up 7.2% ( 7.0% July and 6.6% in June) for the third consecutive month and remains higher than it was last year over the summer months (2018 – August 

The Job Vacancy Rate is determined by the presence of three specific factors: There is a specific job; The work could start within 30 days, and; The employer is actively seeking employees from outside the company. Statistics Canada maintains longer-term

Canadian culture is frequently seen in comparison to the US.  It is described as a more polite version of the American culture due to our penchant for saying I’m sorry, having some oddities to our language including the use of

When thinking about this blog I googled this iconic 1960’s song because it seemed to be relevant for today.  It turns out Bob Dylan thought so too.  He has written a 2018 version. Lately, I’ve been working with my friend

In 1914 Henry Ford, a known anti-socialist, anti-union industrialist did the unthinkable.  Henry doubled the wages paid to his auto manufacturing company employees. Henry Ford did that for two reasons: turnover was a problem in the industry and he needed to increase