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Employee vs. Contractor Obligations + Best Practices during COVID-19

Zoom Details: A link will be sent via email to those who have registered at 11:00 am the morning of the session. Should you register following 11:00 am the zoom information will be available on this page. Description: Join Sarah McInnes and Michael Murphy, partners at the McInnes Cooper Halifax office on Monday, April 6 at 12pm for this virtual Lunch + Learn. During this event, they will walk you through the obligations your company has to both your employees and contractors throughout COVID-19. Additionally, Michael and Sarah will be reviewing best practices of management-side labour and employment law, and answering any questions you may have. About the Presenters: Sarah McInnes Sarah is a partner at the Halifax office with a practice specializing in immigration and employment law. She is an expert in all matters relating to human resources, hiring, discipline and termination. This includes wrongful dismissal and other employment-related claims, as well as human rights and workplace accommodations. She is certified by the Workplace Institute in workplace investigations, and has conducted a wide variety of investigations in both the private and public sector. Michael Murphy Michael is a partner at the Halifax office. He practices management-side labour and employment […]

Facilitating Online: Creating Energy, Connection and Engagement

Join Ten Directions for a 90-minute live, interactive Zoom-based clinic about thriving in the virtual workspace. Their team of sincere, well-seasoned, wise, and appropriately-rascally facilitators will share what they’ve learned since turning lemons into lemonade with the inversion of all of their live in-person facilitation work to live online experiences. They’ll share with you how they optimize meetings, gatherings, workshops and events online in three main categories: CLARITY - Make it easy for everyone CONTAINER - Make it solid, safe, and stress-free CONNECTION - Make it MATTER Participants will walk away from this Zoom-based clinic having learned: Improve their existing facilitation chutzpah Get their creative juices flowing with possibilities for lively and rewarding online gatherings A simple facilitation framework and checklist that will brighten what they do A satisfying feeling of being at the leading edge of the virtual work-space curve Register Now  

Social Media Marketing During COVID-19

As part of the Cape Breton Partnership’s Helping Businesses Respond During COVID-19 webinar series, a new session is scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2020. The session will discuss social media marketing, developing content and using social media platforms effectively to support business and reach customers online. Webinar details are below: Topic: Social Media Marketing During COVID-19 Subject matter experts: - Kevin MacMullin, Project & Account Manager, VMP Group - Danielle Johnston, Partner, Anchored Ideas Ltd. - Helen Graham, Faculty Member, NSCC & CBU Date: Monday, April 6, 2020 Time: 2 p.m. The session will be capped at 100 participants, however, the webinar will be recorded and shared on the Cape Breton Partnership website and social media channels to ensure the information is accessible to all. In an effort to support Cape Breton – Unama’ki businesses during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Cape Breton Partnership is hosting Helping Businesses Respond During COVID-19, a webinar series on topics identified by our business community. The Cape Breton Partnership is planning additional sessions in the coming weeks on a variety of topics. Future webinar sessions will be shared once details are confirmed.   Register