BACK
in March, like thousands of employers
across Canada, Blueshore Financial
sent its head office staff home and closed some of
its branches.
Now, the credit union is evaluating what the
new normal will look like for its workforce.
"If you're tempted to say, 'Well, this is how
we used to do things, we have to go back to the
way we used to do things,' you need to change
your mindset to ask, 'How can we make this
work?' because things have changed and we will
never fully go back to the way things were," says
Marni Johnson, senior vice president of HR
and corporate affairs at BlueShore Financial in
Vancouver.
And in a way, there's a silver lining to the
pandemic, she says.
"We have a massive opportunity to
leverage the organization's experience from
how we responded to COVID-19 and use
that to accelerate the future of work. Many
organizations have advanced their digital
employee experience over the past few months.
And many of us have new practices that are
in place that we can build on. So, from an HR
perspective, it's a pretty exciting time."
The financial organization is still debating
how many employees will continue to work
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There's a lot more employers can do to
combat racial issues in the workplace,
say diversity experts
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Leaders must promote a culture that
expects change and focuses on thriving
and growing
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It's been a disruption like no other, as millions of
employees embrace remote work during the pandemic
— and potentially beyond. As a result, many employers
are discovering that several HR-related issues need to be
reconfigured and revamped, says Sarah Dobson
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