Tag: Human Resources

Heard About Quiet Quitting? What About Quiet Firing?

By Christine Persaud
The popularity of quiet quitting has led to the coining of a new term: quiet firing. As the name implies, quiet firing is when management purposely makes things difficult within the work environment in hopes that it will drive an employee to quit.

Leveraging Behavioural Science to Understand Tech Adoption by Small Business

By Yasmin Ranade
In its One Step report, a unique study that sought to identify the psychology or behavioural barriers that hinder small business owners from adopting tech-based solutions, Xero has revealed behavioural roadblocks that slow down tech adoption as well as ways in which tech companies can better support small business owners.

Free HR Software & An Opportunity to Reskill

By Yasmin Ranade
Earlier this spring, HR-Tech start-up Thrive announced it would provide for free its career software and services – typically offered through large companies – to Canadian individuals affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

First Global HR Conference Presented in Virtual Reality

By Yasmin Ranade
Global HR Summit, taking place September 8-10, 2020., will be the world’s first HR conference to be offered in Virtual Reality. With work transitioning away from physical sites in favour of working from home, the Global HR Summit will showcase immersive workplace (XR) technologies that enable digital transformation and make workplaces more human-centric.