Calendar of Events

Dave Veale, Executive Coach with Vision Coaching, will present “Using Coaching to Lead”, a highly interactive presentation that teaches the “coach approach” style of communicating. Become more aware of your coaching capabilities and gain a more effective and better understanding of the coach approach. Dave will explore: • What coaching is…and is not • When to have a “coaching conversation” • Two “Core Coaching Skills” • An action plan on how to enhance your coaching skills post-workshop PLEASE NOTE: The Bathurst Chapter Annual General Meeting will be held directly following the breakfast session.

Monique shall present an overview of the various changes that have already come in to effect as of January 1, 2012 regarding CPP, as well as future changes which will be introduced up to 2016. What’s new? Here’s an overview of the CPP changes: Individuals retiring before the age 65 will not have to stop working to begin receiving the CPP retirement pension. The new Post-Retirement Benefit came into effect on January 1, 2012, which means that: - If your members are under age 65 and working while receiving their CPP retirement pensions, both the members and their employers will have to make CPP contributions (these contributions will go toward the new Post-Retirement Benefit, which will be added to the members’ CPP retirement pensions). - If your members are at least 65 but under 70 and working while receiving their CPP retirement pensions, they will make CPP contributions that will go toward the Post-Retirement Benefit unless they elect not to contribute. The monthly CPP retirement pension amount will increase by a larger percentage if taken after age 65. The monthly CPP retirement pension amount will decrease by a larger percentage if taken before age 65. The number of years of low or zero earnings that are automatically dropped from the calculation of the CPP retirement pension will increase. Note: These changes do not apply to the Quebec Pension Plan.

Human Resources professionals are well versed in policy definitions and legal aspects of workplace harassment investigations but the challenges with these cases typically are found in the actual processes of dealing with a complaint. Join us to hear Mamie Murray as she takes us through a systematic approach to investigating harassment from the beginning to the end of a harassment case. Learn from her practical standpoint as she guides us through the process from gathering complaint information to dealing with employees after the investigation. Mamie will also provide us with insight into the unique challenges with each workplace harassment complaint from sexual harassment to abuse of authority to poisoned work environment.

***** As of September 5th, the maximum number of participants has been reached. Unfortunately, no new registrations will be accepted. We apologize for any inconvenience. The HRANB Bathurst Chapter along with Enterprise Chaleur are proud to present the Human Resources Forum. AGENDA: 7:45AM - 8:15AM Registration 8:15AM - 8:30AM Welcome MORNING WORKSHOPS 8:30AM - 10:00AM Pierre Battah: Effective Communication Skills for Managers (English) OR Monique Gallie: Les liens entre les conflits et les types de personnalité (French) 10:15AM - 12:00PM Pierre Battah: Les aptitudes de communication efficace pour gestionnaires (French) OR Monique Gallie: The Link Between Conflict and Personality Types (English) 12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS 1:00PM - 2:45PM Laurie Bourque: L’art de motiver ses employés (French OR Dave Veale: Using Coaching to Inspire (English) GUEST SPEAKER 3:00PM - 4:00PM Martin Latullipe: Insights into Leadership Legacy, Living Life with Balance and Lifting up Others (Bilingual)

You Could Save a Life One Day The poem “I Could Have Saved a Life One Day” speaks of a worker who chose to look the other way, rather than speak out about safety – and the workplace death that resulted from that choice. Occupational health and safety is one of an employer’s most significant legal obligations, and a life or death matter for employees; yet many employers are not sufficiently aware of the scope of their obligations, the impact of failing to meet them, or how to comply with them. Using real life examples, McInnes Cooper Labour & Employment lawyers Lucie LaBoissonnière and Dominique Fontaine will (1) walk you through the employer’s obligations under occupational health and safety law, (2) outline the consequences of violating that law – both legal and business – and (3) offer practical tips that you can apply in your workplace so that you could, one day, save a life.