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Recruiting staff : what workers want, creating a plan, sourcing and attracting, making an offer

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This book contains recruitment tips and strategies gathered from interviews with a dozen Alberta businesses operating in a variety of sectors and locations across the province. Topics include: The... More ≫

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This book contains recruitment tips and strategies gathered from interviews with a dozen Alberta businesses operating in a variety of sectors and locations across the province. Topics include: The trends that are affecting recruiting decisions and tactics; What employees want from workplaces today; How you can attract qualified workers; Why you should have a recruitment plan and how to create one; Tips on how and where to find workers; Strategies for evaluating resumes and conducting interviews; What is involved in negotiating and making a job offer; Additional information and resources.

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Proportion of Immigrants, Alberta Economic Regions

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This Alberta Official Statistic describes the proportion of immigrants that reside in each of the eight Alberta economic regions based on the 2011 National Household Survey. Canada is a... More ≫

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This Alberta Official Statistic describes the proportion of immigrants that reside in each of the eight Alberta economic regions based on the 2011 National Household Survey. Canada is a multicultural society whose ethnocultural make-up has been shaped over time by immigrants and their descendants. Each new wave of immigration has added to the nation’s ethnic and cultural composition. Over time, patterns of immigration have shifted. Historically, most immigrants came from Europe. More recently, the largest group of newcomers to Canada has come from Asia (including the Middle East).

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Hazard assessment and control : a handbook for Alberta employers and workers [2015]

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The hazard assessment and control process provides a consistent approach for employers and workers to identify and control hazards in the workplace. It allows everyone to focus their efforts in... More ≫

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The hazard assessment and control process provides a consistent approach for employers and workers to identify and control hazards in the workplace. It allows everyone to focus their efforts in the right areas, and to develop worker training, inspections, emergency response plans, etc. specific to the hazards at their work sites. Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety legislation requires employers to conduct hazard assessments, and to either eliminate the hazards identified or put controls in place to protect against them.

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Investigation report : technician falls onto elevator

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the business personal and professional services sector that occurred in October, 2012. A worker suffered fatal injuries from... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the business personal and professional services sector that occurred in October, 2012. A worker suffered fatal injuries from an approximately 34 m fall onto an elevator car while performing stack testing at a generating station. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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Investigation report : operator fatally injured in an ATV roll over

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the business, personal and professional services sector, which occurred near Fox Creek in July, 2013. A worker was using an... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the business, personal and professional services sector, which occurred near Fox Creek in July, 2013. A worker was using an ATV to check on lease sites when a rollover occurred. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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Best practice - working safely in the heat and cold

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This publication describes the health risks associated with working in extreme heat and cold situations, and suggests reasonable solutions for workplaces. It is intended primarily for people who... More ≫

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This publication describes the health risks associated with working in extreme heat and cold situations, and suggests reasonable solutions for workplaces. It is intended primarily for people who work outdoors in areas such as road paving, construction, forestry, agriculture, ranching, oil and gas jobs, greenhouse or horticultural work, power line maintenance, and outdoor municipal work. This guidance may also be helpful to workplaces that have hot indoor environments such as kitchens, bakeries, pizza parlours, steam presses, laundries, or dry cleaning businesses. Cold indoor workplaces include those that have walk-in freezers, meat processing, or cold storage facilities.

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Keep your job : help for career advisors

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Encourages adults with low literacy skills or English as a Second Language to seek the support of a career advisor or tutor to assist them in understanding the information within this resource.... More ≫

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Encourages adults with low literacy skills or English as a Second Language to seek the support of a career advisor or tutor to assist them in understanding the information within this resource. This publication, written at a grade 4 reading level, will cover important topics such as what employers want, building good work skills, building good work attitudes, workplace rights and responsibilities, and making sure your job is a good fit. This is a complimentary online resource to help advisors and tutors support their clients in maintaining employment. It includes related exercises, provides notes and topics for discussion, optional activities and links to ready available resources.

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