April 27, 2022
How to Support Your Employee’s Right to Time Away from Work
An overview of Ontario’s policy on disconnecting from work Remote and hybrid work exposed many challenges for employers and employees. One among them is the ability (or inability) to disconnect and leave the job in the home office (or living room, basement, kitchen counter). The virtual office presents a unique challenge in the employer’s ability…
March 7, 2022
Promoting Psychological Safety in the Workplace
How to Transform Your Leadership Style by Prioritizing Psychological Safety As a manager or boss, building and maintaining a healthy workplace should be at the top of your list of priorities. A crucial factor in nurturing a healthy workplace is ensuring that you also nurture your employees’ physical and mental health. That’s where psychological…
October 3, 2020
Workplace Bullying vs. Harassment
Understanding the Difference and Keeping Yourself Safe Conflicts in the workplace are inevitable. However, there is a big difference between conflict and bullying or harassment. When discussing harmful workplace behaviour, bullying and harassment tend to be grouped under the same definition. In reality, they are quite different in severity, their…
July 30, 2020
How to Transition Back to Working In-Office After a Pandemic
Avoiding Workplace Conflict After Working From Home With many businesses re-opening after several months of working from home amidst a global pandemic, many workers are finding themselves being transitioned back to working out of the office. Like with any sudden change, it can open the door for potential conflict if the transition isn’t handled…
July 15, 2020
The Importance of Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace
How Employers Can Better Support the Mental Health of Their Staff Between a global pandemic, concerns over job security, and the increasingly high cost of living, mental health is a big concern in this day and age that can affect all aspects of one’s life – including work. In this article, we will explain why promoting mental health and offering…
June 25, 2020
How to Mitigate Workplace Conflict in a Post-Pandemic Society
How to Reduce Conflict in the Workplace During and After a Pandemic Workplace conflict can look a little different during a pandemic than it does during the best of times. The added stress and job insecurity can lead to easily agitated employees and create unnecessary conflict if they feel unsafe or unheard. As cities move into different stages of…
June 16, 2020
COVID-19 and Workplace Health and Safety
How to Keep Your Team Safe When Returning to Work Once Restrictions Loosen Whether you’re an essential business that has remained open throughout this pandemic or are gearing up to re-open your doors as restrictions start to loosen, protecting your team’s health and safety should be your number 1 priority. But what are the best ways to go about…