HR Professional

THE MAGAZINE OF HUMAN RESOURCES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

February 2016

INSIDE

Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities | Culture of Positive Dissent | Escaping a "Desk Sentence"

The Professionalism of HR
HR's evolution into a true profession

Features

  1. The Professionalism of HR
    Today's business demands and increased workplace regulatory requirements converge to create the need for a more "professional" human resources profession
  2. Positive Dissent
    Looking to boost innovation and collaboration? Encourage your employees to disagree more often.
  3. Meet the HR Influencer
    Julie Giraldi, CHRE

Departments

  1. Letter from the Editor
  2. Leadership Matters
    CHRP/CHRL/CHRE sign-off an important step towards HR professionalization
  3. Upfront - The latest HR news
  4. Legal Words - Accommodating mental health disabilities in the workplace
  5. The milder side of mental illness
  6. Training and Development - Special training for remote management
  7. Policies and Procedures - Supporting gender-diverse employees
  8. Sandeep Tatla: Chief diversity officer
  9. Off the Shelf - What's Worth reading
  10. The Last Word - Creative workspace habits that protect employee health

Volume 33 / Number 2 February 2016
Editor: Jill Harris
Managing Editor: Duff McCutcheon, HRPA Legal Editor: Malcolm MacKillop, Shields O’Donnell MacKillop LLP
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Vice President, Regulatory Affairs: Claude Balthazard, PhD, CHRP
Vice President, Public Affairs: Scott Allinson
Vice President, HR Research and Development: Kristina Hidas

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Editorial Advisory Board
Michael Bach, Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion/Institut canadien de la diversité et de l’inclusion Mary Ann Baynton, Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace Christine Burych, StarlingBrook Corporation Eric Cousineau, OCG Strategy & Organizational Consulting Joseph (Val) D’Sa, York Region District School Board Bonnie Flatt, Master Coaches Mandy Hanlon, Oakbridges Labour Relations Consulting Inc. Jennifer Laidlaw, Ontario Securities Commission Norm Sabapathy, Maple Leaf Foods Dr. Parbudyal Singh, York University Sandra Smith, southlake Regional Health Centre Melissa Sonberg, McGill University Christine Thomlinson, Rubin Thomlinson LLP HR PROFESSIONAL is published eight times per year for the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA).

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