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Simplifying Strategic Workforce Planning

Strategic workforce planning is a systematic approach that helps identify and address gaps between a company s current workforce and their future talent needs. It could involve a range of activities from analyzing and assessing the situation today and predicting upcoming needs and creating actionable strategies for Human Resource issues like staffing and recruitment, training and development and succession planning. Some businesses and organizations utilize planning software and tools to model different scenarios and test assumptions on potential impact of changes in the workforce. It is an attempt by an organization to move out of the day to day and focus on long-term business goals.

Benefits of a Workplace Wellness Plan
A workplace wellness program is a way for employers to support the health of their employee group. These programs range in scope from physical, mental, emotional to social wellness activities.

Strategic Workforce Planning Is Not a Headcount Exercise
For many organizations, workforce planning begins with a spreadsheet. Leaders review projected growth, planned departures, open positions and budget limits, then estimate how many people the business will need.

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ERM Guide for Beginners
Businesses in Canada face a wide variety of risks. From high interest rates to fluctuating currency exchange, from natural disasters to supply chain glitches not to mention data breaches business owners hardly know where to turn first.

	Fed. Gov't. Announces Launch of the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Alliance
	Minister Joly Highlights Results of the 6th Annual Corporations Canada Diversity Disclosure Report
	Minister Hajdu Launches the Transportation and Supply Chain Workforce Alliance

	SK: Unemployment Drops to 6.0 Per Cent in July
	MB: Labour Force Survey Shows Strong Manitoba Job Growth, Lowest Unemployment in Canada
	ON: Province Expanding Protections for Tariff-Impacted Workers
	ON: Prov. Investing More Than $9.8 Million to Protect and Train Workers in Major Canadian Industries
	NB: Prov. Launches Public Consultation on Minimum Wage
	PE: Prov. Seeks Feedback on Regulations to Protect Temporary Foreign Workers

This Month
viewpoints
What Makes a Great Leader?
When they start talking, you will also notice that the good ones listen more than they speak.

features
Simplifying Strategic Workforce Planning
The more a company can have solid analysis and data-driven information, the better place they will be to manage the risks and take advantage of the opportunities that might be presented.
Benefits of a Workplace Wellness Plan
When properly implemented and maintained they can be a great resource for employees to attract, hire, and retain good employees.

law
Termination Upheld of VP Who Lied on His Resume
When the company discovered he didn t have an MBA as he claimed, the executive said he was planning on enrolling.
Federally Regulated Workplaces May Use Replacement Workers in Some Cases
Changes to the Canada Labour Code do not completely ban replacement workers, the Canada Industrial Relations Board found.
Woman With Tennis Elbow and Carpal Tunnel Was Not Discriminated Against
The woman was laid off along with about 30 other employees in a restructuring, a human rights tribunal found.

strategies
Strategic Workforce Planning Is Not a Headcount Exercise
It asks whether the organization will have the capacity, capability and operating conditions required to deliver its strategy.

Shop Talk
ERM Guide for Beginners
From high interest rates to fluctuating currency exchange, from natural disasters to supply chain glitches not to mention data breaches business owners hardly know where to turn first.

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