This article is an excerpt from Conscious Service: Ten Ways to Reclaim your Calling, Move beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference without Sacrificing Yourself (Hazelden Publishing, Publication Date: April 2022) and is reprinted with permission. What happens to our health when our happiness...
When you hire an employee in Ontario with no talk of a set end date, the presumption is that the relationship will continue more or less forever. Of course, this is not by any means a practical expectation. Employers change,...
Want to learn more on this topic? We’ve interviewed the author as part of our podcast CharityVillage Connects: The Time is Now: Why Canadian Nonprofits Must Digitize to Survive which can be accessed here. The COVID-19 pandemic led to an...
As a lawyer, whenever I speak to organizations who have found themselves on the receiving end of a wrongful termination claim by a former employee, I tend to ask “why”. Why didn’t they have an employment contract in place? Why...
I usually feel the tension in my shoulders first, weighing me down, then the pain makes its way down my back, running down my legs, and the nausea sets in. I start to feel paralyzed - frozen - unable to...
Interpersonal and intercultural communication could be more of a joy rather than a chore if informed by self-awareness about how effectively you bridge diversity and cultural/value differences between yourself and others. At the outset, this distinct form of self-awareness can...
Includes 17 FREE HR resources designed to elevate and optimize nonprofit HR Serving the community is not an easy thing to do and nonprofits like yours deserve a triumphant salute for your relentless efforts and never-ending commitment. So here we...
Originally posted on hubinternational.com The last several years have been challenging for nonprofit organizations, as they’ve battled increased instances of fraud and employment-related difficulties while struggling to balance budgets in an economy squeezed by a global pandemic. These circumstances have...
A key principle that runs through all of the dismissal cases we report on is that employers are free to terminate employment relationships, with the provision of notice or payment in lieu of notice. The exception is where the law...
Nonprofit leaders are often so focused on building and supporting communities that they forget to protect themselves and their organizations too. If you have an office full of employees and volunteers, not to mention a board of directors, you need...
