Human Resources and Labour Relations Review

"We grieve with children, families and communities harmed by residential institutions that Canada imposed upon Indigenous People. We commit to a stance of contrition and lifelong effort towards the eradication of overt and systemic colonialism in society at large, and within the workplaces we serve."

With CPI trending between 3.1% and 3.7%, are wages following suit? The answer is no. CPI is inflated due to disruption in energy transition, increased government spending and cash injections from the Bank of Canada, and pandemic shifts, all of which increase the risk for employers and do not translate to job creators being able to afford increased wages for their employees.

Many industrial safety-sensitive sites operate on a reasonably authoritative chain of command structure to organize and execute work. However, due to the often large geographic footprint of industrial areas, usually in a dynamic, open environment exposed to changing factors, companies must rely heavily on autonomous rule compliance, which means that individuals follow the rules when no one directly supervises them. Thus, safety performance depends on the cultural norms and buy-in of teams working to keep each other safe. Individual compliance and peer enforcement rely on hearts and minds approach or buy-in into the rule. 

WFD Inc. discusses the prevalence of systemic racism through institutions in Canada and accepting its existence in a non-judgmental way to embark on the antiracist journey. Plato's Cave Analogy / Accepting the Existence of Systemic Racism: Commit to a Stance of Antiracism

Discussing the question, is it better to rule by fear, within the context of organizational objectives and psychological safety. Submitted by Workforce Delivery Inc.

A short interview of a "middle management" perspective on the task of implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions 92(ii) Recommendations. 92 (ii) Ensure that Aboriginal peoples have equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector, and that Aboriginal communities gain long-term sustainable benefits from economic development projects.

Today we discuss a report that finds Indigenous adults are less likely hired & more likely under-hired than non-indigenous adults. The study in question was published by Statistics Canada in January 2018 and is entitled, "Overqualification Among Indigenous Workers In Canada"

Discussion of a distinction in Human Rights legislation in BC that could land unaware construction contractors (newcomers to BC) in hot water.

Including Human Rights protected absences into statistics for the purpose of assessing the appropriate case management attendance response stream.