COVID-19 – Business as Unusual

Business as Unusual

Our clients are facing unique challenges in a unprecedented economic reality. There is no game plan for reopening businesses and returning to work safely. Whether you are looking for temporary, contract or permanent workers, or advice on how to safely return your staff to work, we are your staffing partner.

Here are some resources to keeping everyone safe in the workplace:

Leading the Future of Work

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The future of work is being shaped by two powerful forces: The growing adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace, and the expansion of the workforce to include both on- and off-balance-sheet talent. Read our document to find out more on what the future of work holds for business leaders & professionals. 

The New Talent Squeeze-How to win at retention & attraction in 2021

The Talent Squeeze

Attracting & retaining new talent has been the most recent challenge for several Canadian businesses as they reopen after a post covid slump. Download our free document on "How to win at retention and attraction in 2021" (Includes a bonus section: The future of boundless work)

Employer Guide - Safely Returning to the Workplace

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As more and more restrictions are being lifted and the reality of re-opening is finally here, Canadian businesses need to make some tactical decisions as they continue to place their employees' health and safety as a priority. Read our Return to Office Guide to help you transition smoothly to returning to the workplace.

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We have an engaged work community of 700,000+ candidates and over 50 recruiters and account manager to help you maximize the opportunities and navigate through the risks of today’s pandemic. For many of us it is Business as Unusual. We have a series of proprietary documents to help you navigate your business through this difficult time.

Taking the Pulse of Business in Canada

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2020 was a year no one anticipated and 2021 is shaping up to be equally surreal. In late 2020 and early 2021, we tasked our client services teams to reach out to our Clients and Prospects virtually and find out how they were weathering the pandemic storm and economic instability. To learn how 400 business leaders are surviving the Pandemic, click on the image & download the report.

Keeping the Human in Human Resources when your employees return to Work

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Once government and provincial health authorities are confident that the pandemic has waned and the risk of COVID-19 exposure has lowered, businesses need to consider how to plan for de-confinement. Unlike the March madness of moving your workforce to work remotely, closing your business down temporarily, or temporarily shrinking your headcount to make ends meet, the planning to go “back to work” can be more proactive, but also more significantly more complicated.

The Future of Tech in a Post-Covid World

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While there is no time machine or crystal ball to help us see into the future, there are numerous trends and assumptions happening now that can help us predict how technology will be changed by the global pandemic. We’ve spoken to our clients, candidates and subject matter experts. Based on these conversations, we see three themes that are driving the future of technology and may play a role in your hiring plans.

Connection and Identity in the New Reality

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In the past, a temporary layoff might have been seen as a break, or an opportunity to assess what career means to the person. However, now, we have the added layers of physical/social distancing and the practical considerations of health and safety across families and friends. How we express our professional identity may be different in our current world.