We are often asked to help sport organizations determine appropriate notice periods where employees are being released without cause. This can be a tricky task. While there are a number of factors that should be considered, most are very difficult to quantify. The result has been that length of … [Read more...] about Determining Notice Periods: Length of Service is Only ONE Consideration
Values … Let’s Get Personal
We have written here before about the role that values can play in helping organizations improve their performance. But I am inspired to blog about a slightly different orientation based on a conversation we had last week with participants from Cross Country Canada, who were participating in the … [Read more...] about Values … Let’s Get Personal
Private Information on Work Computers and the Need for Clear Policies and Procedures
By LeeAnn Cupidio and Steven Indig If your organization does not have a technology policy in place to deal with the use of electronic devices such as work-issued computers, Blackberrys and cell phones, now is the time to get one. For those organizations savvy enough to have one, it no doubt needs … [Read more...] about Private Information on Work Computers and the Need for Clear Policies and Procedures
Living Your Organization’s Values
Recently, I held a workshop at Skate Canada’s Annual Congress and General Meeting in Toronto and shared my views on how sport organizations can benefit from identifying their values and using them intentionally. My research on nine National Sport Organizations (NSOs) showed me that a sport … [Read more...] about Living Your Organization’s Values
Employee or Contractor? A New Perspective
The recent Ontario court decision of McKee v Reids Heritage Homes Ltd (RHH) has created yet another installment of the already confusing definition between who is an employee and who is a contractor. Specifically, this case distinguished between an employee and a contractor and what significance … [Read more...] about Employee or Contractor? A New Perspective
Human Resources Guide for Community Sport: Managing Employees
This Guide, authored by Barb Schimnowsky, is a human resources handbook to support the professional development of local sport clubs and associations. Designed for club executive members and administrators to assist in the management of paid employees, the Guide offers best practices, employment … [Read more...] about Human Resources Guide for Community Sport: Managing Employees