Episodes
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Fire Away: the experience of non-standard worker in today’s workplaces.
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Dr. Catherine Connelly is professor of organizational behaviour at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Her research focuses on the attitudes, behaviours, and experiences of non-standard workers (e.g., temporary agency workers, contractors, temporary foreign workers), the effects of leadership styles on leader well-being, and knowledge hiding in organizations.
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Brittany Taylor chats with Nicole Stibbe about her work at Soulwork Alliance, and how to tell whether your employee disengagement is really a result of a larger workplace culture issue - plus, where to start to address it!
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Fire Away: working through bias and making safe space at work.
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Stuart Rudner is joined by DEI consultant and corporate speaker Risha Grant for a discussion on our own unconscious bias and how we can work through that to create safer spaces, where everyone feels respected and included - especially at work!
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Using technology to conduct virtual dismissals.
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Nadia talks about using technology to conduct virtual dismissals - like using Zoom to fire a worker who is remote, hybrid, or even on leave.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
What are an employee’s responsibilities under the duty to accommodate?
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Whether you’re an employee or an employer, you’ve probably encountered an accommodation situation. Perhaps as an employee, you need some form of accommodation but are unsure as to how to proceed. In this video, Nadia outlines the concept of “duty to accommodate” and talks about an employee’s responsibilities under this duty.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Accommodation as a Conversation: Creating Welcoming Workplaces
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Stuart is joined by Lorin MacDonald, human rights lawyer and disability advocate, for a conversation about accommodation and inclusion.
For decades, human rights lawyer Lorin MacDonald has demonstrated leadership, passion, and commitment to accessibility and inclusion in her volunteer and professional activities, all informed by her lived experience as a woman born with profound hearing loss. Recognized as one of Canada’s disability leaders, Lorin has made many aware of the challenges faced by Canadians with disabilities during COVID-19, in addition to her human rights and accessibility presentations.
For the past three years, Lorin has been a nominee for Canadian Lawyer magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the Human Rights category, named to the list in 2021. Also last year, the Women’s Executive Network included Lorin as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100. In May 2022, the Law Society of Ontario bestowed upon Lorin the Law Society Medal, its highest honour, for outstanding service in recognition of her work to make the profession more accessible and inclusive.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
You Can’t Do That (At Work) On TV!
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Stuart Rudner and the Rudner Law Team look at some examples of workplace don'ts that you may recognize from pop culture and TV.
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Potential Liabilities of Employee Benefit and Insurance Plans
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Stuart is joined by Les Freeman, an associate at Creative Planning Financial Group, and together they look at employee benefit and insurance plans to discuss the potential liabilities that employers may not be thinking about.
Monday Sep 27, 2021
The New Normal? COVID-19, Workplace Harassment, and Mental Health
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Denise Koster returns to Fire Away to talk about how COVID and remote work have changed how we see and deal with workplace harassment and mental health.
Hosted by Brittany Taylor, Partner at Rudner Law.
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.