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Our HR Specialist On-Call offers organizations with limited human resource support a timely and cost effective option for receiving expert advice on challenging people issues – just in time.
A Salopek & Associates Specialist/Senior Consultant will provide expert advice on:
The Associate best qualified to assist you will contact you within 24 hours.
A convenient and timely service is now just a phone call away.
Contact Salopek & Associates using the form below or call us toll-free at 1.877.681.1232 to be connected with a HR Specialist within 24 hours.
Request a human resource audit – let us review your processes and programs and develop a plan that ensures you are legislatively compliant.
Learn about our unique Recruiting-by-the-Hour service. Hire the best people for a fraction of the price. No contingency or placement fee.
Ask us to develop a policy and procedure manual which will ensure you’re consistently handling your people issues. Ask for a quote.
Request a copy of our Recruitment Guide and use it to train your managers on effective and legislatively compliant recruitment processes.
Have us facilitate your next manager’s meeting and come away with an action plan that will keep your team on track and focused.
Contact HR Specialist On-Call to assist you with your specific human resource issue.
Come to our monthly “Thoughtful Thursdays” sessions. One of our Specialist/Senior Consultant presents a workshop on a relevant topic and provides practical advice to participants in attendance. Topics include performance management, terminations, legislation, policies and procedures. Contact us for a list of upcoming topics and to register.
Contact Salopek & Associates using the form below or call us toll-free at 1.877.681.1232 to be connected with a HR Specialist within 24 hours.
For many Calgary-based businesses, the first ten days of July each summer are synonymous with a slowdown of business, empty offices and packed beer gardens. Viewed by some as the least productive time of year – “no one works during Stampede” – a strong case can be made for exactly the opposite. In fact, if […]
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You say you want a diverse workplace. But what does that really mean? Will you employ a receptionist in a wheelchair? Promote to management someone with a speech impediment? Modify job duties for an individual with limited mobility? Canadian employers are now, more than ever, focused on attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. So, begs […]
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Measuring the success of business plans, processes and programs is essential within every department of an organization. However, metrics for Human Resources are often less tangible and therefore more difficult to measure. This can make it challenging to illustrate and prove the department’s value and can also lead some people to believe that measuring HR […]
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The term ‘employee engagement’ is getting a lot of airtime these days. Social media feeds are bombarded with articles (‘6 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement’) expressing the importance of engaging our employees. But something is missing, and that is clarity of definition. Unlike common belief, engagement is not employee happiness, or satisfaction. Neither of these […]
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