Best Employers in Canada -
Conference Agenda
Post-Conference INTERACTIVE Workshops
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Workshop A: 9:00am – 12:00pm (registration opens at 8:30am)
Turning Results into Actions: Implementing the Results of the Best Employer Study in Your Organization
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Neil Crawford Principal Hewitt Associates |
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Todd Mathers Principal Hewitt Associates |
The quest for employee engagement doesn’t just stop when the results are in. Those companies that made the list can still implement policies and practices to maintain their high level of employee engagement, while those that weren’t named a Best Employer can utilize their results to increase their chances the following year. This comprehensive workshop will provide you with the tools to implement the good (and bad) results of the Best Employers Study for your organization. Learn how to interpret the results and take what you have learned to improve your policies and employee engagement levels.
- Best practices for implementing the results of your study: the good and the bad
- Interpreting the data from your results: understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your organization
- Softening the blow: communicating to your employees when you haven’t been chosen as a Best Employer
- Getting ongoing feedback from your employees about the implementation of your results
- Creating benchmarks for implementing the results: keeping on track
- conducting follow-up research to continuously mesure and implement successful plans
- Developing an action plan to improve employee engagement
Workshop B: 1:00pm – 4:00pm (registration opens at 12:30pm)
Employment Law Essentials for the HR Professional
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Anneli LeGault Partner Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP |
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Kristin R. Taylor Partner Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP |
HR professionals know that their job entails legal considerations. With ever developing requirements concerning accommodation to the new rules regarding workplace harassment and violence, it is imperative that HR professionals are well-versed in an employer’s legal obligations to its employees. This interactive learning session will provide you with practical and up-to-date information on your most critical legal concerns as an HR professional.
- Best practices for meeting the employer’s duty to accommodate
- understanding the roles of HR professionals, managers and in-house counsel
- managing employees with mental health issues
- top tips for designing and implementing accommodations plans
- terminating the employment of accommodated employees: avoiding liability
- Minimizing claims for wrongful dismissal: key strategies for doing terminations properly
- knowing when you can fire for cause
- examining the issue of damages for wrongful dismissal
- reducing the risk of constructive dismissal claims
- Exploring the latest developments in workplace harassment and violence: minimizing organizational risk
- the latest on new and developing Occupational Health and Safety Act legislation
- developing effective violence prevention programs
- proper procedures for responding to threats of violence or harassment
- Getting up to date on privacy law in the workplace
- Managing the storage of and access to employee information
- Update on the newest human rights regulations
