Episodes
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Headhunting: The Practical Considerations and Risks
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Stuart is joined by Mike King of Recruit King, and Marc Belaiche of Toronto Jobs.
Monday May 31, 2021
The Push for Paid Sick Days
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Stuart is joined by Dave Wakely of Wakely Mediation and Ryan Mallough with the CFIB.
Stuart, Dave and Ryan get into the discussion of paid sick days. Should they be provided? Who funds them? How does this discussion change beyond COVID-19?
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Social Media: A Useful HR Tool or a Liability?
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Stuart is joined by Matt Richardson. Matt has specialized training in open source intelligence, and expertise in high technologies. His work includes internet and social media safety and security training, open source intelligence training and investigative research.
Stuart and Matt talk about the role that social media can play in HR processes. From background checks on job applicants and active recruitment, to workplace investigations.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Fire Away - Career Development and Employment Law Perspectives in the World of Work
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Stuart is joined by Lisa Taylor. Lisa is President of the Challenge Factory, she is a speaker, researcher, and consultant on today’s changing world of work. She is also an author, having written The Talent Revolution: Longevity and the Future of Work and the Retain and Gain series of career management playbooks for small businesses and non-profits and charities.
Original air date: November 17th, 2020.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Fire Away - COVID-19 and Government Support for Businesses
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Guest host Brittany Taylor of Rudner Law is joined by Isabella Bertani, Founder and Chief Client Strategist of Bertani, and Ryan Mallough, Director of Provincial Affairs, Ontario at Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Brittany, Isabella, and Ryan, will be discussing COVID-19 and the government supports that have been/are available to support businesses through this unprecedented time.
Original air date: October 20th, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Fire Away - How are Businesses Handling The "New Normal"?
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Stuart is joined by Brian Shifman, President and CEO of Vaughan Chamber of Commerce to discuss how businesses and operating and managing their reopening during COVID-19, and what challenges they are dealing with.
Original air date: September 15th, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Fire Away - The "New Normal" and Workplace Changes
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Stuart is joined by Bridget Carter, Principal/Founder of Sapphire Consulting, and Cindy Zarnett, Founder of squaredots, to talk about the potential permanent changes we may see in workplaces as a result of COVID-19.
Original air date: July 21st 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Fire Away - COVID-19 and Your Return-to-work Plans
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Stuart, along with Carola Mittag of Workplace Safety Group and Deborah Nixon of Mandrake, talk about what it will look like as people return to work during the COVID-19 crisis.
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Fire Away - Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
In this special edition episode of Fire Away, Stuart was joined by Richa Sandill as well as Rudner Law's Brittany Taylor and Nadia Zaman for a discussion on the COVID-19 crisis and what employers and employees need to know while navigating this situation in the workplace.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Fire Away Rant - Prevention vs. Cure
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
In his latest rant, Stuart talks about people who negotiate the sale of a business but completely ignore the issues relating to employees who are already there.