I've applied to every bank in Winnipeg and most credit unions," he said. "I like the idea of serving people, that they walk into a bank maybe as a stranger and walk out a friend. "He has applied at literally dozens of places looking for employment," said neighbour Tim Nielsen, with whom Zenyk is staying. "I've driven him to many banks. So he's actively looking." Zenyk and his siblings are not speaking, but his sisters are ready to help him once he has his own place to live, said Candace Everard, lawyer for [Marjorie Joan Zenyk]'s estate. "They're happy to furnish it with furnishings from the home," Everard said.
Thus companies are once again turning toward intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurship is a hybrid term for the application of small business entrepreneurial traits such as personal control, flexibility and creativity into a larger, growing corporation. Initially popularized as a management trend in the 1980s, the concept soon took a back seat to the more urgent ideas of business process engineering, and total quality management. Theresa Currie, executive vice-president of human resources for TD Financial Canada is very enthusiastic about the concept of intraprenurialism. In fact, she has helped TD Financial turn the concept of intrapreneurship into a recruitment and retention tool for "new economy employees" and in particular, as an attraction tool for women professionals. In her view, the ro...
...Barbara Bowes - Working World. WE all know that as an organization grows l...This transforms employee behaviour from passively following orders to proactively seeking ... can job share, work flextime, or work from a home office. Because intrapreneurialism is quickly beco...
Older, mature workers have a lot of knowledge that companies can use in their strategic planning initiatives. They know the products, customers and the industry and can use their fountain of knowledge to contribute at a higher level. They are the ones to be consulted when examining strategies that worked or didn't work and what could be learned from past mistakes. Older, mature workers can be cross-trained, enabling the employer to be more flexible in staff scheduling especially during times of illness and/or vacation. Finally, these older workers can provide employee mentoring, which is one of the best ways to transfer knowledge within a company. There is a flipside to the issue of recruitment and retention of older, mature workers. This relates to two issues, first the challenge empl...
... of locations but now they want to stay home and enjoy their evening hours with their elderly p...
It's very important to me personally that I make their games and practices. It's a matter of good project management. It's a matter of taking advantage of the technology that the firm offers," [S Chris Caffrey] said. "And also, we have very good people who work for the firm who are very understanding and supportive of my schedule. Dan Miller started to spend a day or two working at home when he joined consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. in 1998. But when his daughter was born five years ago, he began to work from home more often. "I realized she's really important to me," he said. The transition to sometimes-at-home dad wasn't easy. "I felt sort of guilty at first. Like it was not something you're supposed to do." "We talk so much about a work-life balance. But I always wanted a ...
The study looked at the 12 most commonly reported scams, including prize, lottery or sweepstakes fraud, the West African scam, work-from-home fraud, high-pressure sales-pitch vacation fraud, bogus-health-product fraud and investment fraud. Targets required to pay an advance fee to secure or hold a discount or free vacation. Targeted: 33 per cent. Victimized: 0.4 per cent. Targets offered job evaluating services provided by cheque-cashing or money-transferring companies. Targets given cheques or funds to cash or transfer, which turn out to be counterfeit or stolen. Targeted: 4 per cent. Victimized: less than 0.1 per cent.
Having a home office is a must these days. Even if you don't work from home you still need a place to keep your computer and paperwork in order to pay bills, do your banking online and so on. Finding space for a home office can be difficult if you're in a small space. If you don't have a spare bedroom or den to use, you have to be creative in order to seek out an area that will address your home office needs. That's not always an easy task but it can be done. If you can find a space in a less open area, like under a stairwell or in a large closet, you have the option to hide or close off your office area. In this case you don't have to worry as much about the aesthetics because you can either close the door or disguise the area with a decorative screen when not in use. The space will be...
Among the young, mostly male students at one Edmonton golf course is Ken. He's a bit different than the others. He's not running off to class or to another summer job when his shift ends at 9 a.m. He's heading home to watch the business channels on TV and check on his stock portfolio. After lunch with his wife, he'll read, take a nap, and putter around the garage. Ken doesn't need to run off to another summer job. Ken will turn 70 in March. Third, offer more programs to train and educate mature workers on today's technology. Many seniors lack some of the skills required in our highly advanced Internet economy, and some are quite intimidated by high-tech gadgetry. (It's not just seniors, either. I can't even work my cable box at home anymore.) Community groups, municipal programs, and co...
... Pension Plan that discourage mature workers from remaining partially attached to the workforce. Giv...
What grabbed us about that area is the walls," says [Pete Buller]. "The wall from the entrace hallway is finished in Venetian plaster, which is very unique. It's also curved. Apparently, the drywall had to be soaked and formed to achieve that look. It's very imaginative. "It's great," Buller says. "We have a home theatre centre down there, and there's plenty of room for Courtney's toys -- there's even a wet bar for entertaining. The bathroom is massive -- some of our friends have claimed to have gotten lost in it -- and the workout room is a great place to stay in shape and watch TSN. The office is my headquarters, as I work from home." "The arrival of Courtney has changed things for us," he says. "Both [Allison Zacharias] and I are from the St. James area, so we want to move back the...
If they're doing exorbitant amounts of overtime, you're going to make mistakes," said Manitoba Nurses Union president Maureen Hancharyk. "It's common sense. "You wouldn't see nurses in Winnipeg working 36 hours straight," she said. "But there are, in Winnipeg, nurses working 24-hour shifts." "A lot of nurses work part-time, but that doesn't mean they don't work overtime," she said. "A nurse in a part-time position can't be mandated to come into work from home. Full-time nurses only can be mandated."
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