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		<title>Alberta SMEs Offer Perks in Lieu of Higher Salaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than two-thirds of Alberta SMEs can't offer competitive salaries to quality workers]]></description>
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		<title>Slave Labour No More: the Art of Ethical Intern Hiring</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it really illegal to bring in that summer intern? What SMEs need to know about labour laws ]]></description>
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		<title>Are Your Employees Prepared for an Overseas Assignment?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new survey, companies globally fail to train staff before sending them to a foreign office]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Squeeze More out of Your Labour Dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>6 Innovative HR Tactics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mira.shenker@profit.rogers.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PROFIT 500 CEOs spill their best employee retention strategies]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Create True Collaboration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Hart Macneill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Collaboration can cut costs and encourage innovation, if it's done right]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Scare off Gen Y Talent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to avoid losing skilled coders and marketers to Facebook or Google]]></description>
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		<title>What Employees Want</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The employee retention tactic that could give you an edge over your competitor]]></description>
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		<title>How Engaged Is Your Staff? 6 Steps to Finding out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to create an engagement survey your staff won't mind filling out]]></description>
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		<title>4 Basic Design Changes for a More Productive Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Hart Macneill</dc:creator>
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		<title>Is the &#8220;Entrepreneurial Seizure&#8221; a Threat to Your Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mira Shenker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in top talent is a gamble, as they may decide to strike out on their own]]></description>
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		<title>What It Takes to Build Internal Talent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New survey shows companies have the will, but not the way, when it comes to growing leaders]]></description>
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		<title>The Perfect Interview Formula</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Hart Macneill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to prepare an interview process that will weed out the wrong candidates]]></description>
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		<title>How to Manage the Total Weirdo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Aarts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NBC's <em>The Office</em> has every type of employee, from the talented slacker to the control freak to the entitled Gen Yer—and yes, the total weirdo. Tips on how to manage the trickiest types of workers, inspired by Dunder Mifflin's motley crew ]]></description>
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		<title>What Does The Average Nutrition Program Cost?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What some companies are doing to keep their staff healthy]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians Not Sold on Temporary Foreign Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Melissa Campeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mixing business life and personal life can be a disaster. How to keep that work-life balance in your relationship]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Barmak for Canadian Business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part spy, part travel agent, part miracle workers: How a great EA can complete you]]></description>
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