Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Entrepreneurship 101 for Researchers, MaRS March 18, 2009 Tammy Sturge, HR Transformations
Some Resources:
http://www.canadaone.com/tools/hr_guide.html (free HR tools) http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/index.html (the actual Employment Standards Act) http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/index.shtml (Human Rights Commission of Ontario)
Hiring Practices
Define the job
Job mandate, responsibilities and skills
Pitfalls:
Hiring someone for their pulse factor Hiring someone today who isnt going to fit into your organisation of tomorrow Hiring someone as a contractor who is really an employee
Contractor or Employee?
Revenue Canada and our courts make this decision Has implications for your remittances on CPP and EI, benefits and severance Isnt cut and dried but are looking for an employment like relationship
Hiring Practices
Screen Resumes
use basic criteria possible screening interviews via telephone
Interview candidates
use behavioural interviewing - listen using CAR model use rigorous decision-making criteria to make offer
Hiring Practices
Make offer
reference checks background checks offer letter
Behavioural interviewing
A method of asking a candidate questions that uses the principle that the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. Does not:
Simply ask about experience Use hypothetical questions
Behavioural or not?
1. Tell me about what you did in your job at the Arts Centre. 2. What would you do if a team member stopped speaking to you? 3. How do you think youd be able to help us with fundraising? 4. Do you have any experience developing teen programs? Can you tell me about that? 5. Can you give me an example of a time when you demonstrated leadership with people who didnt directly report to you?
Policy
Might want a very slim one after five employees You probably wont need one until about the 25 employee mark There are templates available for fairly low prices that can be easily customized Or write your own and have a professional check it for legality
Termination
Just cause ESA versus common law Process
Just Cause
Employee Misconduct: no rule of law outlining what degree of employee misconduct constitutes just cause There is, however, a test to be considered. Did the employee behave in a manner that is not consistent with the continuation of employment? Burden of proof of whether the conduct of the employee justifies dismissal is on the employer
Termination Process
prepare final cheque choose your time and place bring kleenex make the meeting short give time to gather belongings, return keys, etc. communicate to the rest of your staff
Questions???