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Make Coaching and Mentoring Work for You

Coaching and mentoring can have a significant positive impact on worker recruitment and retention. In fact, through our Top Fleet Employer program, we are seeing the benefits of coaching and mentoring programs first-hand, including higher rates of driver retention, better workplace morale, and impacts on safety. When designed and implemented effectively, a coaching and mentoring […]

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What’s Next for Women in Transportation?

With research showing the need for as many as 48,000 drivers by 2024, the driver shortage is currently the top of mind for everyone in Canada’s trucking and logistics industry. But our industry and our country are not the only ones feeling this pressure. On October 14, 2018, Trucking HR Canada was invited to speak […]

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Mental Health Matters

In any given week, 500,000 employed Canadians are unable to work due to a mental health issue. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health conditions are increasingly responsible for disability claims and account for more than $6 billion in lost productivity due to absenteeism and “presenteeism.” In trucking, a worker who is on the job […]

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What You Should Know about the New Federal and Provincial Labour Standards

Within the last year there have been significant initiatives involving federal and provincial employment standards legislation. As a reminder, in July 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada finally resolved the controversy over termination without cause under the Canada Labour Code. The trucking industry must take note of these changes as they provide protections against discipline […]

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Trucking HR Canada Releases a Roadmap Focused on Recruiting and Retaining Indigenous Peoples

OTTAWA, ON (June 5, 2018) —  Trucking HR Canada has launched its new report Indigenous Recruitment & Retention: A Roadmap for Canada?s Trucking and Logistics Industry, to support industry employers in their efforts to better attract and retain Indigenous employees. The number of Indigenous workers in the trucking and logistics industry continues to remain well […]

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Trucking HR Canada launches new resources and webinar focused on driver training

OTTAWA, ON (May 29, 2018) — Trucking HR Canada has released a new driver training toolkit and will hold a supplementary, free webinar on June 13th to educate employers on how to best use the resource in their workplace. The driver training toolkit, called the National Occupational Standard (NOS) Toolkit, was developed with input from […]

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Why Training and Professional Development Matters

The shortage of qualified employees, particularly truck drivers, is no secret to anyone who has been in the industry for a while. In fact, it’s been a challenge to recruit and retain individuals for several occupations, whether it is drivers, dispatchers, technicians or even senior managers. While there is no one recipe to solve the […]

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The Power of Brand in Recruitment and Retention

Recruitment and retention are currently top-of-mind for all trucking and logistics employers. Competition for talent is stiff and the labour supply is shrinking with so many employees getting close to retirement. How do you set your business apart? Be yourself. No, I don’t mean it in the cheesy way that self-help books use it. I […]

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Better Together: Make Health and Wellness Part of Your HR Plan

In an industry where the age of the workforce is higher than average and recruiting younger workers is a challenge, HR strategies that promote employee health and wellbeing can have a positive effect on your workplace and bottom line. Employees who feel supported and enjoy their job will want to go to work and perform […]

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Top Fleet Employers program honours 52 industry workplaces

OTTAWA, ON (April 10, 2018) Fifty-two of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking and logistics industry have earned honours through the 5th annual Top Fleet Employers program, Trucking HR Canada has announced. All applicants were rated on topics including recruitment and retention practices, workplace culture, compensation, training and skills development, and innovative HR practices. Additionally, […]