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Daniel Tremblay / Chief Human Resources Officer

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Field safety and workplace monitoring5 min read

Truck location data belongs in the collective agreement

Lone-worker devices save lives only if technicians trust them. Earn that trust by writing the limits on location data into the collective agreement, auditing them jointly and declining the productivity uses the data invites.

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Field safety and workplace monitoring

  1. Field safety and workplace monitoring5 min read

    Truck location data belongs in the collective agreement

    Lone-worker devices save lives only if technicians trust them. Earn that trust by writing the limits on location data into the collective agreement, auditing them jointly and declining the productivity uses the data invites.

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Contact-centre sourcing

  1. Contact-centre sourcing5 min read

    Count the technicians your contact centre trains before you send its calls away

    Offshoring cases compare cost per contact and leave out the contact centre's role as the first rung of field and network careers. A telecom company should price that route before deciding, and keep the calls that depend on the crews close to them.

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Merger integration and seniority

  1. Merger integration and seniority5 min read

    In a merger, the employer should take a position on the seniority list

    When an acquisition brings a second workforce into a bargaining unit, employers often treat seniority integration as the union's internal business. It is the employer's business too, and the fairer default is to merge lists by real service, with temporary protections for those who lose ground.

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