Workplace Institute http://www.workplaceinstitute.org 1-877-610-0109 Mon, 14 May 2012 12:32:01 +0000 en hourly 1 BEA 50+ 2012 Award Winners http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/press-releases/bea-50-2012-award-winners/ http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/press-releases/bea-50-2012-award-winners/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 12:29:44 +0000 Barbara Jaworski http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/?p=1805 The “Big Shift” Summit: Four companies awarded 2012 Best Employers Awards for 50-Plus Canadians Calgary, Alberta, February 6, 2012 – Four companies from across Canada received a Best Employers Award for 50-Plus Canadians™ (BEA) today during the seventh annual Summit on the Mature Workforce. An independent panel of judges from various sectors and regions across [...]

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]]> http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/press-releases/bea-50-2012-award-winners/feed/ 0 Globe and Mail Interview: Social Climbers: Catching up with Online Networks http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/globe-and-mail-interview-social-climbers-catching-up-with-online-networks/ http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/globe-and-mail-interview-social-climbers-catching-up-with-online-networks/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 12:16:37 +0000 Barbara Jaworski http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/?p=1800   The Globe and Mail interviewed Barbara Jaworski, CEO of the Workplace Institute, this week for her story on climbing the ladder to learning social media and utilizing it successfully in the workplace.  For those that weren’t aware, the Workplace institute is active on a variety of social media websites including: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, Youtube, [...]

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]]> http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/globe-and-mail-interview-social-climbers-catching-up-with-online-networks/feed/ 0 Benefits Canada on the Business of Aging and the Older Workforce Strategy Toolkit http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/benefits-canada-on-the-business-of-aging-and-the-older-workforce-strategy-toolkit/ http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/benefits-canada-on-the-business-of-aging-and-the-older-workforce-strategy-toolkit/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:56:05 +0000 Barbara Jaworski http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/?p=1794 The Workplace Institute was happy to be part of the Business of Aging Event hosted on April 30th in Toronto by MaRS.  There, we had the opportunity to share with fellow employers and entrepreneurs the first glance at the Older Workforce Strategy Toolkit that we’ve been working diligently on and were rewarded with feedback to [...]

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]]> http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/benefits-canada-on-the-business-of-aging-and-the-older-workforce-strategy-toolkit/feed/ 0 National Seniors Council visited by the Workplace Institute http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/national-seniors-council-visited-by-the-workplace-institute/ http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/national-seniors-council-visited-by-the-workplace-institute/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:19:37 +0000 Barbara Jaworski http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/?p=1575 Barbara Jaworski, CEO of the Workplace Institute, addressed the National Seniors Council in Ottawa this month on ways that the council can listen to employers and understand their older workforce needs. View the full size photos on our Facebook!  

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]]> http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/national-seniors-council-visited-by-the-workplace-institute/feed/ 0 Speaking out against bullying in the workplace http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/speaking-out-against-bullying-in-the-workplace/ http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/blog/speaking-out-against-bullying-in-the-workplace/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:39:21 +0000 Barbara Jaworski http://www.workplaceinstitute.org/?p=1295 Tension makes for fertile bullying ground There is no generation gap when it comes to bullying. New research indicates both younger and older workers are being bullied in the workplace. According to the most recent survey, 39 per cent of workers 50 to 64 years old are currently or have been bullied at their place [...]

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