Calendar of Events

The North-West Chapter of the Human Resources Association of New Brunswick invites you to its annual general meeting, followed by a special presentation. This presentation is designed to provide you with information on labour market integration programs available in your area. You will learn the impact and benefits of hiring a high school student. Benefits for the employer • Gives our youth a valuable work experience. • Offers our youth the opportunity to develop a good work ethic. • Financial commitment to economic and social development within the community. • Takes part in succession planning in order to ensure the success of the company and the region. Make a difference … Hire a high school student

Succession, in an organization, is a challenge that many businesses of our region will face shortly. To ensure the sustainability of the business and to ensure the success of the transfer, it is necessary that the administrators follow a rigorous process and adopt a proactive rather than a reactive mode. In this workshop, Mr. Tanguay offers a careful examination of each step of the process. Thus, you will be able to see the importance of this approach that turns out to be a prerequisite for the success of your transfer.

The Northwest chapter of the New Brunswick Human Resources Association invites you to a half-day workshop on Motivation and Stress Management with Mrs. Vanessa Haché, from VH Consultants. With interactive and colorful activities, participants learn to set personal goals. You will get practical tools to apply in your personal and professional lives to maintain your motivation and manage stress. Topics covered during the workshop: - Getting to know yourself - Set goals and develop a personal vision - Motivation tips - Manage your stress level

The North-West chapter of the Human Resources Association of New Brunswick invites you to a half-day sesiosn with Lucie LaBoissonnière and Dominique Fontaine, McInnes Cooper. Every employer in Canada has heard of Shawn Simoes, the Hydro One employee who was terminated for cause after publicly harassing an on-air reporter. Hydro One acted quickly and - most employers would agree - made an estimable decision. Since Mr. Simoes’s termination made headlines across Canada, terminations for “off-duty conduct” have been in the spotlight. Can employers manage employees outside of the workplace? What factors will courts consider to determine whether off-duty conduct justifies a termination for cause or other discipline? Is reputational damage a necessary factor? Can an employee who is seen on Facebook using recreational marijuana be terminated for cause? Privacy in the workplace remains an evolving area of employment law. Employees expect to have some privacy at work while employers must know what their employees are doing while at work. It can be challenging to know where to draw the line, for instance, with GPS devices on company-owned vehicles used by employees and other methods of conducting surveillance on employees in the workplace or on their work phones. Finally, recent case law on the enforcement of termination clauses and confidentiality agreements will be discussed. We will address the enforceability of termination clauses as well as an employer’s available remedies in the case of an employee’s breach of a confidentiality agreement. This session will provide insight to employers as to their rights and obligations in regards to these emerging topics.

Alcohol and drug use is pervasive in our society, and the workplace is not immune to this reality. As an employer or a supervisor, you must exercise due diligence. By better understanding this occurrence, you will be better prepared to intervene in order to prevent workplace incidents or accidents and reduce productivity losses associated with addiction problems. During this session, we will offer you the tools needed to manage crisis situations or unresolved cases. We will also offer you the means to address this taboo subject with your employees and promote a healthy workplace. • Overview of the services offered by Addiction Services • Virtual tour of the new location • Documents and tools to better manage addiction problems