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In today’s fast pace, ever changing environment, it can be a challenge to stay optimistic. As an HR Professional, Business Owner, Leader in an organization or any Business Professional, we are faced with various obstacles in our daily work. One of the biggest, being our human resources. How do we keep them engaged & motivated? How do we turn negativity into positivity? Martin Latulippe is a very well-known Certified Speaking Professional. He is a business performance strategist, inspirational speaker and human potential expert. His ability to move audiences to take action with his quick wit, brilliant insights and wildly entertaining storytelling sets him apart. Come join us for a motivational session that will not only focus on equipping you with some tools to better your organization but some inspiration to become a better you for 2016! We look forward to seeing you!

Program Summary: This webinar is designed for Business and HR Professionals who are responsible for designing and implementing a talent review, as part of their succession strategy. The purpose of a talent review is to collectively define the required leadership talent and leadership pipeline in the organization, one that will support organizational health and growth in the long term. The webinar includes a starter toolkit. You Will Learn: • What is a talent review and how to link it with workforce planning. • The talent review agenda. • What to do before, during, and after a talent review to ensure success. • An overview of key discussions such as who is promotable, who is a flight risk, and who has critical skills. • The politics and pitfalls associated with talent reviews. Who Should Attend: Experienced HR professionals facilitating a talent review for the first time.

Employers are increasingly concerned about the mental health problems of their employees. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), whose employees are exposed to highly stressful situations in the course of their duties, decided to take action by making a commitment to its employees’ health. More specifically, senior management of Division C (Quebec) has proudly promoted the “Working towards Wellness” program since 2009. Furthermore, in August 2012, Division C received the Healthy Enterprise – Elite certification and, since 2014, has implemented the voluntary National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. During this Webinar, the RCMP will share its best practices and success story to inspire employers from every quarter to take action!

The traditional performance review process is becoming a thing of the past. Increasingly organizations are redesigning their appraisal and evaluation programs to focus on coaching, development, continuous goal alignment, and recognition. A reliance on “ranking” employees is disappearing in today’s talent-constrained workplace, and being replaced by a focus on engaging people and helping them perform at extraordinary levels. What does this mean for HR and Business Leaders? How can we adopt this approach to achieve outstanding results? Where should we start? Mark will share his knowledge, thoughts and perspective on shifting the talent development process from a traditional cumbersome and complex approach to an employee focused approach that enhances relationship building in a practical and meaningful way. Following a brief overview, Mark will facilitate a full room round table where the best practices currently being utilized by our membership will be showcased. Following a robust discussion amongst those in the room, facilitated by Mark, he has committed to taking the feedback and preparing a summary paper capturing the essence of what was deliberated. This paper will be available to all who attend. This session will provide thought provoking ideas to stimulate rich discussions with your colleagues and leaders regarding your performance management process.

The Northwest chapter of the New Brunswick Human Resource Association invites you to a breakfast conference with the RBC Royal Bank Financial Advisor team. Several events in recent years have had a negative effect, even devastating effect in some cases, on pension plans and personal savings. We only have to think about falling stock markets, low interest rates and increasing the age of eligibility for Federal Old Age Security pension. In this context, is thinking about retirement still acceptable today? Attend this presentation on the following topics: • Myths about retirement • Your personal vision of the future • The importance of money at retirement • Retirement trends • New regulations for investment • The role of the federal Government, of the employer and of the employee in respect of retirement savings

The past year has produced several ground breaking legal cases in various industry settings that all HR Professionals should be aware of. Jamie will review several of the cases that have arisen over the past year here in New Brunswick as well as in other Provinces. This promises to be a high intensity session that will provide legal perspectives on the most influential employment decisions of 2015.

Program Summary: What is a Corporate University? How will my organisation benefit from it? This webinar will answer these and many more questions. Find out about the corporate university, from concept right through to success stories. Achieving sustained success in business requires us to make sure that our people are equipped with the right skills to deliver top level performance, whatever industry we work in. We will discuss the challenges facing organisations today and show how the corporate university can be installed as a company-wide solution to facing these challenges. You Will Learn: • Knowledge of the corporate university as a powerful, highly flexible, integrated platform for people & organisation capacity building and transitional business development • What skills are needed to design, configure and implement successful strategically driven corporate university projects • Understand the change process and how it can best be managed Who Should Attend: This webinar is for performance-oriented managers who are passionate about their career and want to find innovative solutions to current challenges. It will be of particular benefit to people who want to discover new skills in high-level knowledge-age corporate university management and who want to release maximum people potential in their organisation.

The workplace is a complicated and challenging place for our people. It is increasingly demanding of time, attention and results. Individuals and organizations need to get smarter about how people can maximise their potential and stay engaged. In this interactive session we will look at how people development is changing to meet the needs of individuals and businesses alike.

This group will provide information on a number of topics with respect to employment and immigration programs and specific issues in hiring and engaging of refugees and how it may relate to HR professionals.

Program Summary: In today's real-time dynamic environment, business is changing daily. HR managers need a strategic perspective and a comprehensive set of tools in order to build powers of good judgement and knowledge-based leadership. DSA is a successful management process that leads to high return on investment HR management solutions. It starts with the simple SWOT analysis that we all know, upgrading and refining into performance-enhancing strategies for business excellence. Find out how the DSA process can be a powerful engine for successful personal & organizational development. You Will Learn: • Understand that change is continuous • Leave behind the idea that SWOT analysis is just a one-off event • Find out how to encourage the right people with the right skills to take effective action in the right way at the right time Who Should Attend: This webinar will be of interest to people who wish to acquire best practice in the following areas: • achieve much clearer insights when reading the dynamics of situations • reduce complexity into simple plans for action • make keen judgments about the importance of development issues • achieve higher levels of quality decision making • deliver tangible results

Understanding, Managing, and Preventing Workplace Bullying This webinar helps understand people who bully and how they create a toxic work environment. Bullies have an impact on fellow employees and the organization as a whole. You will learn specific, integrated, and easy-to-implement strategies that address the root causes of workplace bullying. Using these strategies will help create a more respectful, productive, and psychologically healthy work culture.

This half-day workshop is designed to provide participants with the competencies required to both engage and facilitate a collaborative discussion. Participants will be introduced to the causes of conflict and the physiological underpinnings that need to be navigated to turn conflict into a positive and informative experience. With the help of a single collaborative communication model, participants will be walked through a four-step process which will help align behaviours with the core values of Appreciated, Inclusion and Respect through communication.

The past year has produced several ground breaking legal cases in various industry settings that all HR Professionals should be aware of. Jamie will review several of the cases that have arisen over the past year here in New Brunswick as well as in other Provinces. This promises to be a high intensity session that will provide legal perspectives on the most influential employment decisions of 2015.

Hear from lawyers championing the promotion and protection of mental health in the workplace. Lawyers and other professionals in the legal sector are often at greater risk for mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, addiction, and suicide. Learn about a new groundbreaking online program, Mental Health and Wellness in the Legal Profession. It gives lawyers, judges, and law students information about mental health and addiction issues, their causes and symptoms, as well as treatment options. This program increases awareness around the importance of mental health.

Join us as Sally Wells moderates this diverse panel of executive women leaders representing a variety of sectors. Our panelists will discuss their leadership successes as well as some of the challenges women face along their career path to leadership positions today. This session provides an excellent opportunity for participants to connect with other women leaders, to discuss common issues and identify solutions to challenges that face them along their career paths.

Please note that the deadline to register for the upcoming CHRP National Knowledge exam is April 5, 2016. If you are writing the NKE, please note that HRANB is proud to offer our revised CHRP NKE Preparatory Session. This program, developed by the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association is now the official NKE preparatory program provided by five provincial HR associations including HRANB. It has just been revised to reflect the new CHRP Competency Framework that became specific to the NKE beginning in 2015. This two-day course is designed to help you consolidate the knowledge you already have and - more importantly - identify where you need to focus additional studying in order to be successful in the National Knowledge Exam. During this interactive workshop, you will receive, review and discuss important HR theory for each competency area. You'll also receive the RPCs, terms, definitions and sample exam questions, which will enable you to identify and rectify knowledge gaps. YOU WILL LEARN • The structure and format of the CHRP knowledge exam - components and weightings • An overview of the updated body of knowledge covered by the exam • To apply the knowledge using sample questions and group activities • How to design and implement an individualized learning plan YOU WILL RECEIVE • a 300+ page manual containing concepts, terminology, principles, legislation and practices from the eight discipline areas covered in the exam • glossary exercises for each of the new nine functional areas of knowledge (over 350 terms and definitions) you can use to enhance your understanding of HR terminology • over 400 sample questions

Information will be shared on a number of topics with respect to employment/ immigration programs and specific opportunities related to hiring and engaging the new Syrian residents. Speakers and topics: Eric Arsenault, Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Measures will review the current resettlement process of our new Syrian Residents discussing the challenges and successes. Charles Leblanc, Manager of Employment and Continuous Learning Services, will discuss the various employment programs and services that are available for the Syrian newcomers and for employers. He will also review the work of the newly formed Joint Employment Service Delivery Committee in support of the employment of our new Syrian Residents. Angelique Reddy-Kalala- Immigration Strategy Officer, will discuss the importance retaining our new Syrian Residents in Greater Moncton and the various ways individuals and corporations can get involved, covering such topics as: employment, volunteerism, and donations.

Absence can be a significant cost to an employer both as direct benefit costs and losses of productivity. In addition the indirect costs associated with absence that can effect engagement, presenteeism and burn out of other employees. This session will provide HR practitioners with an understanding of the different types of absence, their drivers and best practices to deal with each of them. It will include a review of the “Duty to Accommodate” and strategies for investigating accommodation requests from your employees. The session will appeal to smaller organizations that do not have access to a formal in-house or external occupational health resource. The focus will be on managing absence and accommodation from a functional, non-medically based perspective. In addition, participants will hear from a medium sized business on the success of their development and implementation of a formal attendance management program.

Performance appraisals allow individuals to take a step back and create the time needed to consider an employee’s progress. This break provides an opportunity to highlight the positives while also identifying areas that need improvement. This session aims to help the employee, the supervisor and the organization as a whole. However, for some individuals, the perception is that the efforts in terms of time, energy and financial resources are simply not worth the work. The session will cover the following topics: • Performance appraisal objectives • Business rules and the qualities of a good form • Appraisal errors • A manager’s impact: positive or negative? • Performance appraisal approach: preparing and conducting the meeting • The importance of following up

Companies of all shapes and sizes can have employees who feel isolated, needing more support from employers. Workplaces, no matter the size or industry, have a key role to play in promoting and supporting the well-being of its employees. But what happens when the workplace is not clearly defined within four office walls or filled with a team? What happens when employees are working on their own in isolation? The trucking industry, where the boundaries of a typical workplace don’t apply, is one of many sectors that faces such challenges. Typical conditions for transport drivers put them at greater risk of and increased exposure to psychological harm without the proper supports to prevent or address it. An employee doesn’t have to be trekking across the continent alone to feel isolated. From employees working at home to those stationed in satellite offices, they might need extra support from employers who can mitigate the risks of working in isolation.

In any given week, more than 500,000 Canadians are unable to work due to mental health problems. Costing the economy more than $51 billion a year, this issue must not be ignored. Human resource professionals are often the first point of contact for employees experiencing a mental health problem or illnesses in the workplace. As such, it is imperative they be equipped and supported with the tools and skills required to take appropriate and effective action. It’s time to start thinking about mental health the same way we think about physical health. Join us for this interactive workshop to learn innovative evidence-based approaches to cultivating psychologically safe workplaces, reducing stigma, providing support and responding effectively to emerging mental health problems and crises in the workplace. This workshop will provide insights and equip you with practical hands-on tools and resources to apply in your workplace as human resource professionals, including the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard), The Working Mind and Mental Health First Aid. During the workshop you will: • Learn the importance of addressing the stigma associated with workplace mental health. • Examine how to build the business case for investing in workplace mental health. • Explore various tools and resources to help create a mentally healthy workplace. • Receive a copy of Assembling the Pieces: An Implementation Guide to the National standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, a practical, hands-on guide to help navigate the wealth of information the Standard has to offer.

****Early bird registration fees are $495 + taxes for members and $595 + taxes for non-members. The early bird registration fees are valid until March 16, 2016. The 2016 HRANB Conference, A World of Opportunities, will be held May 11th & 12th, 2016 at the Delta Fredericton, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Presented by the Human Resources Association of New Brunswick (HRANB), this conference offers the perfect blend of networking, education and technological solutions for issues facing HR professionals today and in the future. Priorities, plans, and economic realities have changed dramatically across every business sector. This conference will assist HR professionals, business leaders, executives, managers, service providers, and other HR stakeholders in transforming and repositioning to meet the needs of their organizations. Join us in Fredericton to share ideas with industry leaders & professional colleagues. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Specially designed workshops with industry experts providing an in-depth look at the topics and issues of importance in HR; A trade show showcasing the latest supplier tools and technologies; HRANB Awards of Excellence Dinner – celebrating the best in Human Resources from across New Brunswick; Attended by 200+ Human Resources Professionals, CEO’s, senior managers, service providers, and other HR stakeholders from across the Atlantic Region. The Human Resources Association of New Brunswick is excited about the possibilities for learning and sharing that will be available at this conference. With a membership of over 900 and Chapters in five areas of our province, we promise to deliver value for all members, and for emerging and experienced professionals.

Early bird registration fees are $495 + taxes for members and $595 + taxes for non-members. The early bird registration fees are valid until March 16, 2016. The 2016 HRANB Conference, A World of Opportunities, will be held May 11th & 12th, 2016 at the Delta Fredericton, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Presented by the Human Resources Association of New Brunswick (HRANB), this conference offers the perfect blend of networking, education and technological solutions for issues facing HR professionals today and in the future. Priorities, plans, and economic realities have changed dramatically across every business sector. This conference will assist HR professionals, business leaders, executives, managers, service providers, and other HR stakeholders in transforming and repositioning to meet the needs of their organizations. Join us in Fredericton to share ideas with industry leaders & professional colleagues. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Specially designed workshops with industry experts providing an in-depth look at the topics and issues of importance in HR; A trade show showcasing the latest supplier tools and technologies; HRANB Awards of Excellence Dinner – celebrating the best in Human Resources from across New Brunswick; Attended by 200+ Human Resources Professionals, CEO’s, senior managers, service providers, and other HR stakeholders from across the Atlantic Region. The Human Resources Association of New Brunswick is excited about the possibilities for learning and sharing that will be available at this conference. With a membership of over 900 and Chapters in five areas of our province, we promise to deliver value for all members, and for emerging and experienced professionals.

NBCC Human Resources Management students will be presenting a fresh look at employee benefits. They will consider our changing demographic of multigenerational and multicultural employees. They will discuss the changing workplace from making gender transition to acknowledging stress and depression. Finally, they will suggest how to breathe life into new benefits and make policy changes for organizational success.

Program Summary: A canary in a coal mine is an advanced warning of danger - so is a workplace bully. Research shows that more than 70% of North American workers have been impacted by bullying. While employers slowly become more informed of the impacts associated with bullying, HR personnel encounter many challenges when attempting to prevent and respond to it. HR often feels "caught in the middle" - they see the problem and what it's costing (sick leave, stress leave, loss of talent, conflicts, team demotivation, reputation loss) but they don't know how to deal with it. This presentation provides HR with information, training and tools to improve their anti-bullying strategies and bully management. Using a combination of video material, research and story-telling, the "edu-tainment" presentation inspires improved understanding of bullying - how to identify and quantify its impacts. The presentation also provides practical options and action plans for moving forward and eliminating the danger bullies pose. You Will Learn: • The fundamentals of workplace bullying and how to distinguish it from normal workplace interaction • How to quantify the costs associated with a workplace bully • How to develop an action plan for preventing, managing and eliminating bullying • How to recognize and identify typical bullying and understand the motivation behind the behavior • How to approach bullying more strategically and within the context of organizational policies • To appreciate the range of negative bullying repercussions that impact staff, teams, programs and the whole organization Who Should Attend: This webinar will be of interest to people who wish to acquire best practice in the following areas: • achieve much clearer insights on bullying in the workplace • reduce complexity into simple plans for action • make keen judgments about the importance of bullying issues • achieve higher levels of quality decision making • deliver tangible results

Program Summary: Incentive programs, when aligned with brand and culture can be a motivational tool to help businesses grow and succeed. No matter what the objectives of the company, the creation of an easy to use, easy to reward program can help both communicate specific objectives and engage the audience in the right way so that they can respond positively to them. In this webinar, we will delve into various factors that make an effective incentive program and how to motivate staff effectively so that they better understand the goals of the company and help to achieve them. Learning Outcomes: • Understanding motivation • Keys to a successful incentive program • Effective communication strategies • C-level Buy-In • Defining measurement • Defining success Who Should Attend: This webinar will be of interest to managerial (or higher) level HR professionals

HRANB-SJ’s End-of-Year Meet & Greet – Vegas Style is a unique evening with two distinct parts leading to the same outcome. This evening will offer a chance to network and discuss HR trends and issues via a meet & greet over dinner, while at the same time it will offer a chance to let your hair down by partaking in all of what the Vegas Family Entertainment Centre has to offer including bowling, laser tag, bumper cars and more. What a great way to exchange ideas and relax! A complete dinner will be served as part of the meet & greet. Meal options can be confirmed until 6:30 and include: • Traditional turkey dinner • 2-piece fish & chips • 8oz steak dinner (comes with fries and veggies) • 10oz steak dinner • Spaghetti & garlic bread • Roast beef dinner

******Please note that this event is for members only. The Fredericton Chapter HRANB Executive wish to extend a personal invitation to our Annual Year End Social. Come out and meet other Fredericton and area members; get to know your peers and enjoy some good food and wine. This year we are excited to welcome acclaimed British comedian (now New Brunswick resident) James Mullinger with his "engaging and hilarious" stand-up performance. There will be a short recognition ceremony for our new CHRP’s before the evening entertainment begins. Come and show your support to your peers!

HR used to be the department you sent your staff to when they needed someone to talk to about a problem. Today`s HR professionals are working in an environment of continuous change; if they aren`t, they should be. As part of continuous change, program and benefits reviews are a must and how to do ROI analysis is a new skill every HR practitioner should have. Should you implement the latest trends? Can you do an ROI calculation? How can you make the best decision? How can you get buy-in? The session will provide participants with the impacts of ROI calculations as well as get new ideas of new initiatives with great ROI for HR.

Mentally Healthy Workplaces Benefit Patients and Healthcare Workers Alike. Our country’s healthcare providers are essential to ensuring the efficient, effective and safe delivery of healthcare services to all Canadians. Did you know that healthcare workers are 1.5 times more likely to be off work due to illness or disability than people in all other sectors? Healthcare settings can be particularly challenging environments. Many healthcare workers have heavy workloads, significant pressures and a lack of time and resources to adequately do their jobs. Stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, compassion fatigue and substance misuse are common workplace-related conditions. Ensuring the wellness of this workforce is critically important to ensure quality and safety care. What can organizations do to help address mental health and wellness in this unique work setting? Join our webinar this month to hear the unique challenges this sector faces and some of the innovative programs that are being implemented across the country. The Mental Health Commission of Canada and HealthCareCAN will discuss some of the emerging evidence, and useful tools to help organizations on their journey. You will also hear from Michael Garron Hospital (formerly the Toronto East General Hospital), who will share their journey in using the National Standard to create mentally healthy workplaces with impressive results.

Decision Making with the HARD Model and the importance of Values will be discussed. The conditions and the subconscious behaviors behind the process will be treated.

Program Summary: There are many things HR professionals can do to confront bullying, motivate change, and help implement an anti-bullying strategy. As trusted advisors to the senior executives, you are a critical pivot point for change. The presentation provides HR with information, training and tools to improve their anti-bullying strategies and bully management. Create an anti-bullying action plan that focuses on an approach unique to HR and on ensuring the people in the organization are paramount. You wield persuasive power to help eliminate bullying. Use it. You Will Learn: • How to quantify the costs associated with a workplace bully • How to approach bullying more strategically and within the context of organizational policies • How to appreciate the range of negative bullying repercussions that impact staff, teams, programs and the whole organization • How to develop an action plan for preventing, managing, and eliminating bullying Who Should Attend: This webinar will be of interest to people who wish to acquire best practice in the following areas: • achieve much clearer insights on bullying in the workplace • reduce complexity into simple plans for action • make keen judgments about the importance of bullying issues • achieve higher levels of quality decision making • deliver tangible results

Raising awareness and talking about suicide prevention can increase help-seeking behaviour and build capacity to prevent suicide. Talking about suicide prevention among first responders is important. Awareness and understanding open the door to accessing help and mental health support when needed. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is launching a new webinar series dedicated to supporting the mental health of first responders. Sign up today to learn about effective mental health strategies specific to the first responder community. Learn from Tom Walker, Human Factors Specialist at Ornge on trends, risk factors and strategies for raising awareness about and preventing suicide among first responders.

This webinar will examine the current evidence for exercise management, and will also discuss types of exercise modalities and the effects on fatigue and immune function, which may prove useful for clinical exercise practice. CFS is a complex condition where clients vary from being very debilitated to being relatively well. Clinicians and exercise professionals need to be aware of the range of symptoms and exercise responses likely to be found in CFS clients, as these help determine exercise prescription for this population group. It is important to clarify that Dr. Broadbent's research is different than the PACE study. It is not based on "Graded Exercise". After this webinar, you will be able to: - Understand the pathophysiology, symptomology, physiological responses to exercise and contraindications for this population group. - Understand different exercise modalities and possible effects on immune responses and fatigue. - Evaluate the current CFS literature and identify areas for further research.

Please note that the deadline to register for the upcoming CHRP National Knowledge exam is September 6, 2016. If you are writing the NKE, please note that HRANB is proud to offer our revised CHRP NKE Preparatory Session. This program, developed by the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association is now the official NKE preparatory program provided by five provincial HR associations including HRANB. It has been revised to reflect the new CHRP Competency Framework that became specific to the NKE beginning in 2015. This two-day course is designed to help you consolidate the knowledge you already have and - more importantly - identify where you need to focus additional studying in order to be successful in the National Knowledge Exam. During this interactive workshop, you will receive, review and discuss important HR theory for each competency area. You'll also receive the RPCs, terms, definitions and sample exam questions, which will enable you to identify and rectify knowledge gaps. YOU WILL LEARN • The structure and format of the CHRP knowledge exam - components and weightings • An overview of the updated body of knowledge covered by the exam • To apply the knowledge using sample questions and group activities • How to design and implement an individualized learning plan YOU WILL RECEIVE • a 300+ page manual containing concepts, terminology, principles, legislation and practices from the eight discipline areas covered in the exam • glossary exercises for each of the new nine functional areas of knowledge (over 350 terms and definitions) you can use to enhance your understanding of HR terminology • over 400 sample questions YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES It is important to note that the preparatory session is designed to give you direction on how to prepare for the exam as well as providing a source of study materials. Success in writing the National Knowledge Exam requires understanding of a vast body of knowledge. Participating in this session alone will not guarantee success. It will require on-going studying to ensure that you are as prepared as you possibly can be for the exam.

International research has generated strong evidence that health care providers (HCPs) have an important role in the return to work (RTW) process. However, pressures on consultation time, administrative challenges and limited knowledge about a patient's workplace can thwart active engagement. During this talk, Agnieszka Kosny will present research findings from a large qualitative study with HCPs in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. I will discuss their experiences seeing workers' compensation patients, barriers to active involvement in the RTW process, and strategies to facilitate engagement. You will learn: - What HCPs in Canada are told about their role in RTW and in workers' compensation - How HCPs manage complex and invisible injuries in the context of workers' compensation - The challenges that HCPs face in the RTW process

Join us for a session on Proving the Value of HR Investments. Come learn a simple, inexpensive, and credible approach to measuring return on investment while focusing on issues specifically relevant to measuring and evaluating HR programs and initiatives. This workshop will introduce the Phillips ROI Methodology: a systematic process to prove the value, impact and ROI in HR projects, programs and improvement initiatives. What You Will Learn During the session, you will: • Apply the ROI Methodology to a program in your organization • Learn the importance of setting objectives • Learn how to calculate ROI • Learn how to isolate the benefits of programs, projects and improvement initiatives • Learn how to enhance program results and improve ROI • Discover how to translate both tangible and intangible benefits into monetary values

Join us for our annual legal update with Lucie LaBoissonnière and Dominique Fontaine from McInnes Cooper. By popular demand based on membership feedback, Lucie and Dominique will begin the half-day session by giving tips and advice on managing medical absences. The second half of the session will be dedicated to a discussion on recent cases of interest and trending topics. While every employer has to manage medical absences, this task is never easy. The rights and obligations of employers and employees must be balanced: employers have a right to require regular attendance and punctuality, while employees benefit from a wide range of rights under human rights legislation, employment standards legislation and the common law. When does innocent absenteeism lead to a frustration of the employment contract? When can an employer ask for medical justification for an employee’s absences? Does the employer have a responsibility to continue to pay and provide benefits when an employee is on medical leave of absence? The first half of the session will focus on managing medical absences. The second half of the session will be an overview of recent cases of interest and trending topics. A recent New Brunswick case suggests that many employers are not properly training and re-training their employees on workplace policies. A simple employee sign-off on a policy may be insufficient to convince a court or an arbitrator that the employee understood a policy and the consequences of its breach. This session will offer several tips on how to ensure your employees are aware of the workplace policies – and how to prove it. On July 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that the “Unjust Dismissal” sections of the Canada Labour Code protects non-unionized federal employees from termination of their employment without cause. Non-unionized employees working in federally-regulated businesses now enjoy the same “just cause” protection that most unionized employees have in their collective agreements. The decision means that, federally-regulated employers must meet the higher bar of just cause for dismissal before they can terminate an employee’s employment. The impact of this decision will be discussed at the session. Finally, in the last year, there has been many discussions on the rights of transgender employees. These employees face many challenges in the workplace, not the least of which are vulnerability to and fear of discrimination. The session will discuss several ways in which an employer can support these employees.

Many people who live with chronic pain report that they also suffer from low mood, irritability, and withdrawal from activities and relationships. Although traditionally this was conceptualised as 'depression', new evidence suggest that it is qualitatively different from clinical depression, and not surprisingly, the interventions that have been developed for groups with clinical depression don't seem to be of much help in the context of chronic pain. I will describe this evidence and suggest ways in which clinicians can distinguish between depression and pain-related distress. I will also describe current intervention and propose ways of improving clinical and self-management for people with chronic pain. In this session, you will learn about: - The difference between clinical depression and pain-related distress. - Ways to elicit important information from patients and recognise 'cues' for distress. - Current interventions, and the evidence about their effectiveness. - Promising new interventions that might help patients.

Program Summary: A key component of the Federal Liberal party's election mandate was the legalization of recreational marijuana. While it is believed that a fully functional legislative and regulatory scheme ending the prohibition of cannabis will not be ready for some time, the prospects of legalized cannabis in the workplace has some companies feeling a little dazed and confused. But cannabis, at least in some instances, is already legal and is already in our workplaces. In fact, in 2014 it was estimated that there were 40,000 people in Canada with valid "authorizations to possess" - a number that has been growing rapidly. All of this begs the question: How should companies and HR departments respond to this growing trend and the challenges that accompany it? You Will Learn: • Distinctions between medical and recreation cannabis use • Medical cannabis and the duty to accommodate • Special considerations for places of employment with health and safety concerns • Considerations for policy development Who Should Attend: This webinar will be of interest to HR professionals of all levels.

Program Summary: This webinar will define sustainability as social and environmental sustainability and provide an overview of sustainability trends and drivers and the business case for sustainability. It will summarize the role of the HR professional in embedding sustainability into the employee experience and life cycle from recruitment and onboarding to training and professional leadership and competency development and performance management, talent retention and succession planning. A detailed case study of the best practices in sustainable human resource management will be profiled. We will use polling and the webinar chat function to engage participants throughout our session and include a question and answer session. You Will Learn: • Sustainability trends and drivers and how they will impact organizational success • The business case and benefits of operating a sustainable organization • The significant and essential role HR professionals can play to embed sustainability into an organization • How one organization embedded sustainability in the employee experience and realized benefits Who Should Attend: This webinar will be of interest to: emerging, mid-level and senior level HR professionals

This half - day program provides participants with real performance management skills that will enable them to manage their team more effectively by getting the right people in the right jobs. The focus is on coaching and leading people to success rather than policing failure or a lack performance. A systematic approach is introduced to the participants ensuring leaders adhere to and follow the Performance Management process. Following a process also ensures leaders are not inconsistent in their approach to performance issues. Any leader at any level can benefit from the practical skills learned in this workshop. As well as the concepts learned here can be applied to other leadership or supervisory positions within either the organization. Half-Day Training Outline: • Understanding the Performance Management System • Onboarding New Hires or New Job Tasks • Job Coaching Procedures • Mentoring For Performance • Personal Development and Succession Planning • Guiding Your Performers to Succeed • Providing Feedback Information • Effective Use of Performance Reviews to Build Personal Development Plans • Setting Clear Goals and Future Career Moves • Using the Follow Up and Coaching Process More Effectively Fairwinds website: http://fairwindstraining.com/

From the Globe and Mail to the cover of Time magazine, mindfulness is everywhere and it’s not surprising – this ancient wisdom tradition is now proven by neuroscience to do everything from improve mental health to reduce stress and to enhance performance. But what is it and how does it benefit the workplace? Dr. Geoff Soloway, a PhD in mindfulness and Co-Founder and Chief Training Officer at MindWell-U, will discuss the science of mindfulness, the evidence base behind it, and how and why it has progressed to the workplace. Dr. Soloway has worked with a number of prestigious organizations in developing and implementing mindfulness and mental health strategies including WestJet, Coca-Cola, and the NBA. In this webinar, learn how UBC also benefited from MindWell’s work as Miranda Massie, health promotions coordinator from UBC shares their experience of mindfulness training and how it had a positive impact in their workplace by building personal resiliency skills for their staff and faculty. We are pleased to announce that all webinar attendees will be gifted a complimentary registration for two in MindWell-U’s evidence-based 30 Day Mindfulness Challenge . More on the Challenge and its proven benefits can be found at www.mindwellu.com/challenge. Thank you in advance for completing a short survey during the registration process.

Mathieu and Simon will review several cases that have arisen over the past year here in New Brunswick as well as in other Provinces providing advice, tips and take-aways you can implement in your workplace. Please join us for a high intensity morning session that will cover legal trends in some of the most challenging areas facing HR professionals today. We encourage you to bring your business leaders along. For those of you in unionized environments, why not invite your union leadership!

In July 2016, Hay Group conducted its annual compensation planning update for the upcoming year. Organizations were surveyed with an online questionnaire for their forecasts for base salary policy and base salary actual for the next twelve months. Six hundred and ninety-nine organizations responded: 461 industrial, 117 financial and 260 organizations from the broader public sector. Join us to explore the results and to take a look at the compensation trends and strategies we can expect for 2017.

CBDC Madawaska, in collaboration with the North-West Chapter of the Human Resources Association of New Brunswick, would like to invite you to a special presentation given by Mr. Yves Tanguay, CHRP, Adm. A. Mr. Tanguay will discuss two items of importance to organisations: recruiting and retaining employees. The following points will be discussed: • how to retain employees; and • the steps of a successful recruitment process.

Jamie will review several cases that have arisen over the past year here in New Brunswick as well as in other Provinces providing advice, tips and take-aways you, as HR Professionals, can implement in your workplace. Please join us for a high intensity morning session that will cover legal trends in some of the most challenging areas facing HR professionals today. We encourage you to bring your business leaders along. For those of you in unionized environments, why not invite your union leadership!

Training is a key component of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace and can be used to build staff and management’s awareness and confidence. This webinar will feature two training programs available through the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC): Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and The Working Mind (TWM). MHFA is a course that allows participants to gain the confidence and the skills to respond effectively to emerging mental health problems and crises. MHFA has been proven to reduce stigma, and increase confidence and willingness to help others. TWM focuses on stigma reduction, increasing resiliency skills and acquiring skills to manage stress. This course helps staff recognize signs of declining and poor mental health in themselves and in others. You will also hear from a champion in this field, Nova Scotia’s Public Service Commission, and learn about their strategy to train staff members in both programs. MHCC hosts free workplace webinars on the last Wednesday of every month at noon ET. Sign up today to discuss psychological health and safety in the workplace.

Jamie will review several cases that have arisen over the past year here in New Brunswick as well as in other Provinces providing advice, tips and take-aways you as HR Professionals, can implement in your workplace. Please join us for a high intensity morning session that will cover legal trends in some of the most challenging areas facing HR professionals today. We encourage you to bring your business leaders along. For those of you in unionized environments, why not invite your union leadership!

Program Summary: Managers, are you offering your existing and prospective employees competitive salaries? Based on research for OfficeTeam's 2017 Salary Guide, this webinar provides an overview of the compensation and employment trends for support staff this year. Learn what administrative skills, attributes and positions employers are seeking -- whether you're looking to advance your career or add to your team. You Will Learn: • The latest hiring trends in the administrative field • Salary ranges for 2017 (in Canada and the U.S.) • In-demand jobs and administrative skills Who Should Attend: This webinar is relevant to Canadian HR professionals looking to hire support staff in the coming year.

Work is an important determinate of health. The work environment directly shapes employee health, safety, and health behaviors. Although employers are typically cognizant of the traditional hazards in the workplace that put workers at risk of injury or illness, they often fail to consider the impact of the work environment or organization on long-term health outcomes or health behaviors. Programs that expand the traditional focus of occupational safety and health of protecting workers from work-specific safety and health hazards to include the promotion of health and well-being may be more effective than programs addressing these separately. Evidence evaluating these programs will be presented. After viewing this webinar, you will: - Learn the role work organization and work environment has on health. - Be able to describe a Total Worker Health® approach. - Be provided with a structure for evaluating programs that address worker safety and health while promoting health and wellbeing.

In this interactive workshop, we will explore our role as a strategic partner and learn how we enable business performance within our organizations. We will consider the balance between being a business leader and an HR professional, explore performance expectations and consider the results we need to deliver in this ever changing climate. This workshop will include self-assessment, goal setting and a plan of action.

Dr. Frederieke Schaafsma will discuss the available knowledge on low back pain in relation to the workplace. Based on the available systematic reviews she will present what we have learned so far regarding management of low back pain in relation to the workplace, and promising new ways to handle low back pain. You will learn: - Current knowledge about work-related risk factors of low back pain - Strategies to prevent work-related low back pain - Strategies to reduce sickness absence due to low back pain related to individual worker or the workplace - The effectiveness of workplace involvement with or without stakeholder participation in relation to low back pain - Future directions for research on low back pain in relation to the workplace

Performance Reviews are seen as the dreaded time of year where both managers and employees hope that if they wait long enough, maybe everyone will forget about it. Performance Reviews are great opportunities for managers and employees to meet and have a sincere conversation about an employee’s job performance, needs and ambitions. It is also a good opportunity for a manager to receive some feedback on their own performance as a supervisor. If done right, Performance Reviews are an ideal time to review past performance and identify accomplishments and any needs in the future (training, coaching, support, etc.). They may seem like a lot of work, but if structured and prepared properly, it is surprising how little time they actually take. Performance Review processes may change in complexity from company to company but at the end of the day it is all about good communication…and we could all use more of that in our workplace. This workshop will review some of the challenges and practical approaches that can be used when preparing and completing Performance Reviews. In addition, we will look at practical tips when dealing with some of the more difficult conversations. Let’s turn Performance Reviews from dreaded discussion to a welcomed exchange!

This notice is to inform the members of HRANB that the Annual General Meeting of HRANB Fredericton Chapter is scheduled for November 24th 2016 at the Delta Fredericton. The meeting will take place at 10:15am immediately following our monthly professional development session featuring Executive Performance Coach, Crane Stookey. Various reports will be given, including Financial, PD Events, Mentorship program, Students, CHRP and Marketing updates. A call for nominations will be made for various Executive roles. Your presence is requested for voting.

When people feel that work helps them to discover the best in themselves, they are inspired to bring their best to work, everyday. Generous leadership, that brings out the best in people, is the skill of knowing and supporting what people need, and what they don’t need, on their own terms. As those responsible for supporting and growing our organizations’ human assets, we often think in terms of salaries, benefits, flex-time or Ping-Pong tables to help people thrive. But whether we’re senior leaders, managers or entry-level, we can think bigger than that. In this workshop we will cover practical techniques of generous leadership and team development you can use every day, in three specific areas: Generous team leadership: How to apply the Three Simple Rules for leadership and team development in complex situations. Techniques for building capacity rather than dependence, and avoiding leadership fatigue. Generous one-on-one leadership: How to use the Curiosity Technique to handle difficult conversations with problem individuals. A “conversation roadmap” of what to say and not say, to get below the surface of problems and find lasting solutions. Generous self-leadership: How to use Fresh-Start Practice to escape the “mental claustrophobia” of a hectic day. Simple “personal mental performance” techniques you can use at your desk, in a meeting, anywhere, to reconnect, even under pressure, with the more expansive, unencumbered state of mind that is the source of your own personal best.

Jamie will review several cases that have arisen over the past year here in New Brunswick as well as in other Provinces providing advice, tips and take-aways you as HR Professionals, can implement in your workplace. Please join us for a high intensity morning session that will cover legal trends in some of the most challenging areas facing HR professionals today. We encourage you to bring your business leaders along. For those of you in unionized environments, why not invite your union leadership!

Small Steps, Big Impacts Talented people is a pillar of the Royal Canadian Mint’s vision. During this session Jennifer Richardson, Director, Corporate Health, Safety & Environment will describe how the Mint is implementing a mental health strategy, one step at a time. Jennifer will also share her insights on how they started an open dialogue to help break down the stigma around mental health and create a more supportive workplace for all employees.

Front-line employees in health care and workers' compensation frequently make challenging decisions about the most appropriate treatments for injured workers to help facilitate return-to-work. Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tools are designed to inform these decisions based on individual worker characteristics. Dr. Gross will update participants on evidence-based information from a recently conducted scoping review of CDS tools for making treatment decisions for injured workers. Promising tools will be demonstrated, including computer-based tools that have the potential to augment complex clinical decisions. After watching this webinar, you will learn: - To define CDS tools - The rationale for using CDS tools in clinical practice - About an inventory of CDS tools for making treatment decisions for injured workers with musculoskeletal disorders - The level of evidence supporting CDS tools

The HRANB Moncton Chapter Executive cordially invites members and up to one guest each to our appreciation holiday celebration. This drop-in event will also be a fundraiser for the Food Depot Alimentaire. We will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items, and in return members will receive a free drink ticket while quantities last. Delicious hors d’oeuvres will be served during live festive music. To cap off this wonderful evening, several door prizes will be given to lucky winners. We look forward to welcoming our members and their guest as a thank you for your support throughout the year.

Dr. Åsa Tjulin will discuss results from studies that concerns social relational factors and early contact with the workplace during sickness absence in relation to workers expectations to return to work. A discussion about workplace learning from return to work process will be presented - do we learn, who learns and what do we learn from RTW? You will learn: - how social contact plays out in the RTW process - how workplace actors are significant in the early contact - what is significant for a good or bad early contact - what employers need to think about

******Please note that this event is for members only. The Fredericton Chapter HRANB Executive wish to extend a personal invitation to join us at beautiful Gallery 78 for our Holiday Social. Come out and meet other Fredericton and area members; get to know your peers and spread some Holiday Cheer while enjoying some good food and wine. This drop-in event will also support the Fredericton Food Bank. Bring along a non-perishable food item to receive a free drink ticket! Delicious hors d’oeuvres, live background music, a beautiful venue, door prize and networking are the order of the day! We look forward to welcoming you and thank you for your support throughout the year!

It has been well-established that patients with chronic pain will often avoid activities that may exacerbate their pain. In the basic fear-avoidance model, if individuals are especially sensitive to the negative experience of pain, this will result in pain-related fear of movement, avoidance of daily activities that may result in pain, as well as hypervigilance or overmonitoring of bodily sensations of potential increase in pain. This fear-avoidance can, in turn, result in physical de-conditioning, depression, as well as disability/avoidance of work, recreation, and/or family activities. Clinical research has clearly revealed that this construct of fear-avoidance is closely associated with increased pain, physical disability, and long-term sick leave in chronic pain patients. Because it is so prevalent in chronic pain patients, psychometrically-sound instruments have been developed to measure fear-avoidance, such as the Fear of Daily Activities Questionnaire (FDAQ), the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), and the more recent Fear-Avoidance Components Scale (FACS). Fortunately, there are now treatment techniques that can successfully reduce fear-avoidance beliefs and behaviors in patients with pain. After viewing this webinar, you will have learned: - The significance of fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic pain patients - Methods for measuring fear-avoidance beliefs - Methods for treating fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic pain patients