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Meet the True North HR Team: Danielle Seiggel
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." ~ Helen Keller True North HR Consulting is made up of incredible team members, all working together to ensure the success of our clients. Our team’s extensive experience and expertise...
HR Services for Businesses of Any Size
Imagine if you could have access to your own senior-level Human Resources department without the overhead. Now you can! True North HR Consulting offers plans that cover the entire employment lifecycle, making us an expert - and affordable - option...
Meet the True North HR Team: Angela Burt
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." ~ Helen Keller True North HR Consulting is made up of incredible team members, all working together to ensure the success of our clients. Our team’s extensive experience and expertise...
The Responsibilities of Great Leadership
"With great power, there must also come great responsibility". Known as the Peter Parker principle, and popularized by Stan Lee’s Spiderman comic books, this old adage is especially true for our current leaders. Let’s take a look at some of the key...
What Has 2020 Taught the HR World?
2020 has been a year of challenge and change that has taught the human resources world many important lessons. Ultimately this year has prepared us all to be better business owners and people leaders. Read on for some valuable takeaways from this...
Ending 2020 with Gratitude
Pivot. Work from home. “Can everyone hear me okay?”. Synergy. Unprecedented. Best practices. The business world was introduced to a whole new set of catchphrases this year but, at True North HR Consulting, our word of the year is definitely...
What is a Workplace Culture Transformation?
Workplace culture is made up of the shared values, beliefs, attitudes and mindset of your organization. Workplace culture determines the personality of your organization, what you stand for and what sets you apart from the competition. Workplace...
Hiring the RIGHT Leader for Your Organization
If the recent events south of the border have taught us anything, it is that any organization needs a strong, competent leader to not just thrive but to survive. Let’s take a look at some of the ways you can ensure that your business attracts and...
Essential HR Consulting Services for Small Businesses
Congratulations, your small business is growing! As your business expands and you start to hire employees, you want to make sure that they are properly taken care of and your own interests are protected. Working with a human resources consultant to...
How to Attract the Best Employees for Your Small Business
Hiring employees is an important and exciting milestone in your small business journey. Attracting the best candidates for the position is an essential part of the process. Let’s take a look at some of the steps you need to take to find the best...
Mental Health Support in the Workplace
The current pandemic has brought workplace health and wellness into the spotlight, but much of the focus has been on our physical health. COVID-19 has also taken a huge toll on our mental health and it is important that employers are ready with...
Infectious Disease Emergency Leave in the Province of Ontario
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in early 2020, no one was prepared for the effect it would have on the workforce. From designated essential services to forced closures to social distancing measures, this has truly been an unprecedented process...
Working Parents and Accommodations for Online Learning
Just when we think we’ve got the working from home thing all figured out, 2020 throws one more hurdle into our path. With school boards across the country introducing new virtual learning plans and revised in-class schedules, many working parents...
What Happens When There is No Employment Contract?
In our last blog, we took a look at the importance of a clear and concise employment contract for both the employer and the employee. Let’s now take a look at what happens when there is no employment contract in effect, especially when issues...
The Importance of Employment Contracts
What do you think is the most important thing that an employer can do to protect themselves, no matter the size of their business or their industry? Having an employment contract that has been reviewed by an employment lawyer and that clearly...
The Advantages of Promoting a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Health is, really, the only leg we must stand on. As soon as we’re feeling unwell, everything else in our lives tends to crumble; we don’t have the energy to nurture our relationships, our quality of life slips away, and you can forget about any...
Creating an LGBTQ-Friendly Workplace (Without Making a Big Deal About It)
The world is designed for straight, cisgender people, and throughout history paying lip service to this binary was vital to ensure one’s safety and prosperity in Western society. With this dim past, it’s a small wonder many members of the queer...
Millennial Burnout
Adding to the stereotypes of Millennials being self-absorbed, spoiled, and dependent on handheld technology, Millennials are now often being referred to as the “burnout generation”. Of these qualities, the latter may be the only one with a ring of...