When Alison Verkade joined Human Resources, she quickly realized that her experience in systems technology would play a major part in simplifying HR processes and procedures, while reducing the inordinate amount of paper work and moving toward process automation. Read more »
April-May 2011
HR advisors play an important role in supporting their faculties and administrative units and liaising with central Human Resources. There is great team spirit among the advisors, especially when they meet as a group about twice a month to report on activities, share some insights and receive the latest information about HR policies and procedures and labour relations.Read more »
April-May 2011
The newly accredited Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE) has started negotiations with the University in view of establishing its first collective agreement. Accredited in January 2010, the union represents some 1,600 casual or temporary workers.
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March 2011
For Robert Comeau, Director of Labour and Employee Relations, a significant part of his work involves dealing with the unexpected. For that reason, it is important that he develop a tight working relationship with his team through methodology and communication, skills he honed in a career spent largely in the private sector. Read more.
