Before You Hire

Owners and managers must support high-potential employees by paying well, having proper training, and having a career plan. High-potential employees can become your next rock stars!

The role of the HR Manager is to be a member of and advise the C-level team (CEO, CFO, COO, etc.), manage the HR department, and create or update high-level HR policies.

The top ways to maximize the collection of your employee’s ideas are to have an idea time at all meetings, create a brainstorming group, set up permanent project teams, allow for individual creative projects, and offer merit pay increases.

Internal promotions are the gold standard for employee needs because they create loyalty, trust, and career advancement opportunities while lowering employee animosity toward hiring an outsider. Proper training is the key to making internal promotions work.

The reasons why merit pay increases are important are that it keeps top performers right where the organization needs them, keep unqualified employees from becoming managers, reward the experts that drive your organization, and attract more top performers.

The top five reasons for paying higher than the industry standard are an increase in employment safety, gaining the image of being the best employer, attracting top performers, creating a “good” employee turnover rate, and generating higher profits or productivity. Read below for more details about each!

Your business must comply with all Government Legislation, but remember that it is only the minimum. If this sounds like an opportunity, you are right! Every business and organization that employs people in Alberta and Canada must follow all Provincial and Federal minimum government legislation. Although there is an opportunity for a business or organization … Read more