Now we have no problem with established journeypeople maintaining their safety certifications as part of what it means to be committed to their profession. We feel less comfortable about this within the context of newcomers and apprentices. We also recognize that this practice, which came from a place of privilege, can have a disproportionate impact on members of groups of individuals who have not traditionally participated in the industry, such as women and BIPOC candidates...

Labour Market & Industrial Relations Review - Western Canada - Private Sector

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Many industrial safety-sensitive sites operate on a reasonably authoritative chain of command structure to organize and execute work. However, due to the often large geographic footprint of industrial areas, usually in a dynamic, open environment exposed to changing factors, companies must rely heavily on autonomous rule compliance, which means that individuals follow the rules when no one directly supervises them. Thus, safety performance depends on the cultural norms and buy-in of teams working to keep each other safe. Individual compliance and peer enforcement rely on hearts and minds approach or buy-in into the rule. 

Why Safety Rules Must Be and Be Perceived as Reasonable

WFD Inc. discusses the prevalence of systemic racism through institutions in Canada and accepting its existence in a non-judgmental way to embark on the antiracist journey. Plato's Cave Analogy / Accepting the Existence of Systemic Racism: Commit to a Stance of Antiracism

Plato's Cave Analogy / Accepting the Existence of Systemic Racism:

Discussing the question, is it better to rule by fear, within the context of organizational objectives and psychological safety. Submitted by Workforce Delivery Inc.

Is it better to be loved than feared?

The presence of narcissistic traits is increasingly prevalent in today's society, including in workplaces. We hope you enjoy this workshop which explores management strategies within today's context, including within the context of updated OH&S legislation.

Performance Managing the Narcissist

A short interview of a "middle management" perspective on the task of implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions 92(ii) Recommendations. 92 (ii) Ensure that Aboriginal peoples have equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector, and that Aboriginal communities gain long-term sustainable benefits from economic development projects.

Interview: TRC 92(ii) and the Private Sector

Today we discuss a report that finds Indigenous adults are less likely hired & more likely under-hired than non-indigenous adults. The study in question was published by Statistics Canada in January 2018 and is entitled, "Overqualification Among Indigenous Workers In Canada"

Indigenous Adults More Likely Under-Employed

Discussion of a distinction in Human Rights legislation in BC that could land unaware construction contractors (newcomers to BC) in hot water.

Executing construction work in BC? Listen to this.

Including Human Rights protected absences into statistics for the purpose of assessing the appropriate case management attendance response stream.

Attendance Management

"The good news is, choosing to walk this path will introduce leaders to some of the most amazing, strong people one will ever meet. Once onboarded, Indigenous staff/leaders will need significant direct leadership support and the support of the whole organization. It must be noted that unlike safety, which over years and years has become embedded and ingrained into the fabric of organisational culture, with safety representatives providing primarily educational and technical support; Indigenous relations resources are at first, in a sense, behind enemy lines and face hostility when attempting to introduce the required changes.

Indigenous Relations Resources: Setting Up For Success

Workforce Delivery Inc. workshop on useful perspectives/effective approaches to grievance responses. It's intended for all interested, including: -junior, student & seasoned labour relations practitioners, & -keener supervisors/leaders wanting to be ahead of the curve.

How to Respond to Grievances with Strength and Empathy

Part 3 of a review/summary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Book, "Right Here, Right Now", discussing Nationalism, Populism, Globalism, Trade Agreements, Immigration, Populist Conservatism, the Role of Business and Conservative Solutions.

#03 Right Here, Right Now, WFD Inc Book Review Part 3

The start of a review of Stephen Harper's, "Right Here Right Now". Topics: Populism, Trade, Old tools of Liberal/Conservative, Republican/Democrats not working. New solutions required, or we leave environment open for populist right or left (with possibly extreme tendencies) to move in.    

02 Right Here Right Now: Populism, Trade, Old Tools Not Working

 Workforce Delivery Inc. 's new series on populism, disruption and navigating collective bargaining & labour / industrial / employee relations in an increasingly rapid changing environment. The intro to a new WFD Inc. series that describes increased disruption, disconnection & populism witnessed in the field of labour / industrial / employee relations incl. collective bargaining; & considers what lessons can be learned from Stephen Harper's book, "Right Here, Right Now". #01 Harper, Stephen, "Right Here Right Now " & Industrial Relations   

#01 Harper, Stephen, "Right Here Right Now " & Industrial Relations

With the introduction of Bill 30 by the Alberta Government to amend the OH&S Act and WCB Act to reinforce provisions to protect workers from harassment we conduct a GAP analysis on the widely adopted COAA Respect in the Workplace Toolkit.

Respect in the Workplace and Bill 30

Primarily a management-side, Labour Relations / Industrial Relations & employment-based educational commentary. We discuss workforce delivery and labour market trends. At times, we weigh into politics and public policy debate but only so far as it relates to their impact on management / union relations, employment opportunities, and labour market dynamics in Western Canada.

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