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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025

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Employee Brand Ambassadors

Your employees know your organization and your products and services better than anyone. They have first-hand experience with your culture and your values. They have the power to influence others and bring new customers and recruits into your company. Why not use them as your brand ambassadors? Brand ambassadors are people who will speak up on your behalf. Some are paid contractors like social media influencers. But what most companies are finding is that their own employees are better than the paid professionals when it comes to promoting their brand or enterprise. Mostly that's because they have both inside knowledge and credibility. Those are two valuable commodities in today's shallow advertising pool.

Look After Your Money: Financial Literacy for Employees
While there has been some attention paid to financial literacy in the last few years, most of it has focused on helping young people by integrating financial literacy programming into their curriculum. Thatâ€™s great for youth, but what about adults in the workplace?

Organizations Risk Losing Top Talent Without Clear Career Pathing
With 43% of employees citing a lack of advancement opportunities as a reason for leaving, organizations face mounting pressure to address the widening gap between employee ambition and organizational opportunities.

North American Workers Face Safety Gaps Despite High Confidence
Workers overwhelmingly feel that their workplace is safe, but nearly half have experienced â€“ either personally or through a relative â€“ a workplace accident or work-related illness. The majority of these incidents are stress-related.

	Canada Invests in Services to Support Economic Integration and Fill Labour Market Shortages
	Training 17,300+ Canadian Workers to Help Build the Strongest Skilled Trades Workforce in the G7
	Federal Support to Help Women with Disabilities Overcome Barriers to Economic Security

	BC: Minister s Statement on July Labour Force Survey Results
	SK: Province's Economy Strongest in Nation with 22,200 Full-Time Jobs
	NS: New Workplace Harassment Regulations Effective September 1
	PE: Renewed Funding Agreement to Help Make Skilled Trades and Tech Jobs More Inclusive
	BC: WorkSafeBC Announces the Average Base Premium Rate for Employers will be Unchanged in 2026

This Month
viewpoints
Are You on the Right Track? Ask Your Staff
The people who directly report to us might see things that we would never see on our own.

features
Employees as Brand Ambassadors
Employees have the power to influence others and bring new customers and recruits into your company.
Look After Your Money: Financial Literacy for Employees
Building financial literacy awareness among employees can have a significant impact.

law
President of Indigenous Government Was Constructively Dismissed
He was awarded more than $320,000 because the board did not follow its own procedures when it placed him on administrative leave.
Arbitrator Upholds Dismissal of Professor for Sexually Harassing Student
The woman experienced prolonged, repeated, and increasingly explicit harassment, the arbitrator wrote.
Woman Wrongfully Terminated After Religious Objection to Vaccine
The woman refused to get a COVID vaccine based on her belief that only Jesus was her healer.

strategies
North American Workers Face Safety Gaps Despite High Confidence
81% say they feel safe at work, though 46% report first- or second-hand experience with workplace accidents or illness.
Organizations Risk Losing Top Talent Without Clear Career Pathing
As employees continue to seek meaningful development and internal mobility, many organizations are falling short in providing the clarity and support needed to retain top talent.

Shop Talk
New Research Shows 26 per cent of Professionals Plan to Change Jobs
Workers are interested in pursuing new industries and contract work.
Majority of Canadian Workers Optimistic about AI but Aren't Ready
While the majority of Canadian workers see AI as a helpful tool, they lack the training and support needed to use it effectively.

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