Working with things skills occur when people repair, operate machinery, sketch, survey, or troubleshoot. In 1990, a commission of schools, government, unions, and corporations developed five SCAN competencies and three SCAN foundation skills. These organizations have created transferable skills surveys, exercises, and web sites. MORE >>

Monday 15th November Home About Blogroll Bookstore Contact Workplace News & Views, Edited by St. That is the (Important) Question Several employment-law attorneys, including myself, have been asked to comment on the possible impact that the recession could have on juries in workplace disputes. Jocelyn Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. MORE >>

Sociometers and wockets will trump surveys. Surveys are  too anemic to measure and communicate  engagement. Long surveys or once a year surveys will become the dinosaurs of engagement measurement. Yes measurement is important and necessary but doing a survey once a year just does not cut it. 20/20 Vision? MORE >>

Three major conditions led up to this trigger event — the health/stress factors facing bus operators, the command and control cultural of Transit, and the adversarial and often bullying relationships between management, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and its membership. In Transit. A Winnipeg Transit Story). and 2:30 a.m. MORE >>

If you work or live in the human resources and hiring manager space, you may be familiar with the drama regarding the pro-union employee posters that my friends at the National Labor Relations Board are mandating private employers post in the break rooms and employee areas. Do Employees Read Break Room Signage Anyway? In fact, I tried. MORE >>