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The Importance of Soft Skills

Soft skills are important in almost any area or sector of work and help build strong relationships and navigate complex interpersonal dynamics at work. Soft skills like creativity, adaptability, problem-solving and conflict management can be developed over time and they really are the foundation of success in the workplace. But they are not easy to define and some like, emotional intelligence, require a degree of sophistication and personal awareness that not everybody has, or can easily learn. Unlike hard skills which are technical and more readily transferable, some people really do struggle to get soft skills down.

Look After Your Money: Financial Literacy for Employees
Building financial literacy awareness among employees can have a significant impact on their personal financial health and their overall productivity and engagement at work.

Closing the Hiring Gap: A Practical Framework for Measuring Quality of Hire
Organizations invest significant resources into hiring and onboarding employees, yet most lack a clear way to measure the quality of hiring decisions.

Menopause Support Gains Ground in Canadian Workplaces
With one-quarter of the Canadian workforce made up of women over 40, employers are waking up to both the pressing need and the powerful opportunity to foster menopause-inclusive workplaces.

	Federal Government Highlights Reduced Usage of Temporary Foreign Worker Program
	Fed. Gov't. Funds Accessibility Infrastructure Projects to Make More Canadian Workplaces Accessible
	Fed. Gov't. Announces $189 Million Investment to Help Black Entrepreneurs
	New Fed. Gov't. Measures to Protect, Build, and Transform Canada s Workforce

	BC: Job-Protected Medical Leave Lets Workers Return to Work after Serious Illness
	AB: Disability Employment Awareness Month: Minister Nixon
	SK: Province Adds 19,000 Full Time Jobs in September
	MB: Province Adds Thousands of Jobs in September
	ON: Province Supporting Worker Mobility Across Canada
	NS: Province Supports Small Businesses in Era of Transformation
	PE: Annual Funding to Support Employment and Life Skills Training

This Month
viewpoints
Be a People Manager. Not a People Pleaser.
Being a manager and a people pleaser is much more common than you think.

features
The Importance of Soft Skills
Soft skills like creativity, adaptability, problem-solving and conflict management are the foundation of success in the workplace.
Look After Your Money: Financial Literacy for Employees
For businesses and employers, the benefits of financial literacy are also easy to see.

law
Judge Rules Against Man Who Sought Damages for Failed Relocation
The judge sided with the employer, who argued that the man was the author of his own misfortune in his ill-fated house deal.
Termination Upheld of Supervisor Who Didn t Disclose Romantic Relationship
The man violated his employer s conflict of interest policy by not disclosing his intimate relationship with his direct subordinate.
Women-Only Job Posting Was Justified, Tribunal Determines
A man who applied for a job but wasn t hired argued that it was an affront to his dignity.

strategies
Closing the Hiring Gap: A Practical Framework for Measuring Quality of Hire
In a competitive labour market, talent can be both the biggest differentiator and the greatest cost.
Gen Z is Ambitious, Restless - and Changing Canada's Labour Market
Canadian employers face a new challenge: how to attract, engage, and retain a generation that is simultaneously future-focused and in transition.

Shop Talk
Menopause Support Gains Ground in Canadian Workplaces
Employers that understand and respond to this stage of life are better positioned to benefit from the full contributions of experienced talent.

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