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10 Signs Your Company Needs Third-Party HR Support in Canada
10 Signs Your Company Needs Third-Party HR Support Let’s be honest: most companies do not call an HR consultant because everything is running beautifully. They call when a serious employee complaint lands on someone’s desk. When a trusted manager suddenly resigns. When an issue that was supposed to be “handled internally” is most definitely not being handled. Or when the founder realizes they...
The Death of the Blunt RTO Mandate: Why Your Remote Setup Might Just Be a Binding Contract
The Death of the Blunt RTO Mandate: Why Your Remote Setup Might Just Be a Binding Contract If your LinkedIn feed looked anything like mine this month, it was dominated by a collective gasp from corporate people teams. For the last couple of years, the Return-to-Office (RTO) debate felt like a game of cultural tug-of-war. Leaders issued mandates, employees pushed back, and talent teams tried to...
Volunteer vs Employee: Where Nonprofits Can Get Into Trouble
Nonprofits rely on volunteers every single day. In many organizations, they are part of the heartbeat of the mission. They show up, they care deeply and they often go far beyond what anyone expected. That is the good news. The harder truth is that many nonprofits blur the line between volunteers and employees without meaning to. It happens slowly. A volunteer becomes indispensable. Hours become...
When Does a Workplace Complaint Require a Formal Investigation?
Not every workplace complaint requires a formal investigation. That being said, some absolutely do. One of the biggest mistakes employers make is assuming every issue should be handled the same way. Some concerns can be addressed through coaching, clarification, or a direct conversation. Others require a much more structured response. The problem is that many organizations wait too long to make...
The LSO: A 30-Year Insider’s View on Why Self-Regulation is Failing
My journey in the Ontario legal scene began in 1991 as a law clerk. Three years later, I crushed my LSATs with exceptional scores. The path to law school was wide open, but I made a choice that many found confusing at the time: I walked away. Even back then, I could see that the profession was becoming an anxiety-inducing pathology. I chose my sanity over a bar card. Instead, my career evolved...
Human Resources for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide
Human Resources for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide Let us be honest: human resources in nonprofit organizations is different. It is different because the work is personal. It is different because the mission is loud. It is different because people are often giving more than their job description asks of them, sometimes far more. And it is different because many nonprofit leaders are...