contents VOLUME 36 / NUMBER 11 / OCTOBER 2018
FEATURES
Marijuana and the Workplace................................18
Employment lawyers say it’s high time to update
your workplace alcohol and drug policies
Crystal-clear Compensation....................................22
Key points to remember when the Pay
Transparency Act, 2018 comes into effect
Meet the HR Influencers..........................................52
Marla Allan, CHRE, SPHR
ARTICLES
Letter from the Editor..................................................4
HRPA Awards of Distinction
Upfront...........................................................................7
Industry news
Legal Words................................................................15
Contract frustration
Talent Management..................................................27
Shaking it up
Policies & Procedures.............................................29
Maintaining expectations
Workplace Wellbeing..............................................31
Are the old rules up in smoke?
Recruitment................................................................35
To permit or not to permit?
Communications........................................................39
From hire to fire
Health & Safety..........................................................41
Cannabis compliance
Conflict Resolution....................................................43
You found what in the staff room?
Business......................................................................45
Avoid being weeded out at the border
Workplace Culture....................................................47
The more things change, the more they stay the same
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Great Place to Work Canada...................................51
How will cannabis legalization impact the workforce?
Off the Shelf................................................................55
What’s worth reading
On the Cover
In this issue’s cover feature,
writer Heather Hudson sits
down with two employment
lawyers to discuss what
employers need to consider
regarding the Cannabis Act.
That article starts on page 18.
INSIDE: CRYSTAL-CLEAR COMPENSATION | SHAKING IT UP | MAINTAINING EXPECTATIONS
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Employment with Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act
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