Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
Janet Barclay is Career Professionals of Canada’s Technology Manager and a website designer. In this post, she offers small business owners helpful tips for coping with a variety of challenges presented by the current coronavirus crisis. 1) Work Remotely Working face-to-face with clients will not be feasible for the next few weeks. If you offer virtual services, that’s great — you already have a foundation in place. Let the clients you normally meet in person know that they have this option until social distancing is no longer required. If you…
Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) is up and running during the Coronavirus crisis. We’re doing our very best to maintain full access to courses and member benefits for our community. We are primarily a volunteer-based organization that relies on membership and course registration income to support our programs and services, but we also know that we need to do what we can to help you through the coming weeks. We have now extended a $50 discount on membership until April 30, 2020, and depending on the situation, may extend it indefinitely. CPC…
This global crisis has certainly taken all of us aback. It has caused us to rethink a lot of things that we’ve been doing to support our clients and take care of ourselves. How We Are Supporting Our Community We’re thinking a lot about our member community and we hope you’re staying safe and healthy. As a member services organization operating virtually, we are able to remain open. You can still access all member benefits. Our courses and certification programs are also still running. All career professionals are warmly invited…
St. Patrick’s Day commemorates the life and work of St. Patrick, a Christian missionary who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries. The shamrock leaf, a species of clover, is the St. Patrick’s Day symbol and green is the colour of the day. It is a tradition for Irish festivities to take place all across the country. Many Canadian cities hold St. Patrick’s Day parades and at pubs, restaurants, and parties green food and drink is served. This year St. Patrick’s Day will be a dramatically different event as most celebrations…
Our thoughts go out to our members, colleagues, clients, and others who have been affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. We know it’s never been more important to help Canadians through this difficult time – especially those living in vulnerable communities, managing precarious work situations, and dealing with difficult life circumstances. There is a great deal of uncertainty right now, and so we want to reach out directly with an update. How We Are Supporting Our Community We’re thinking a lot about our member community and we hope you’re staying…
Employers owe legal obligations to their clients, customers, the public, and of course their employees. At the same time, employers also have certain rights that are closely related to their responsibilities. The coronavirus has led employers to seek information regarding their rights and responsibilities in this exceptional climate. As always, employers should #ASKCCPartners! Here are a few questions that our lawyers have been answering recently in light of public concern over COVID-19: 1. Can we require our employees to advise us if they have COVID-19? Employers are not entitled to…