Eight Tips for Successful Change Management: The Key to Your Transition Is Communication

Par Esther Dominguez | 24 August 2022 | all articles

More and more organizations are taking a digital turn to conduct their daily management activities. This new way of operating brings about a fundamental change in organizational culture. That is why a proper strategy must be adopted to ease this transition. You will find in this article eight tips for the effective management of change.

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Managing Schedules During the Holiday Season

Par Alice T. | 2 August 2022 | all articles

How do you manage your employees’ schedules when the holiday season begins? Timesphere makes it easier for employees to ask for some time off to go on vacation and frees employers from the anxiety felt every year of having to completely reorganize their operations.

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What is a Human Resources Information System?

Par Esther Dominguez | 15 July 2022 | all articles

Perhaps you have read or heard that we have recently become an affiliate of SIGMA-RH with whom we now can offer the most complete HRIS solution available on the market. As you know, we have the perfect schedule generator, and they have the best HR suite.

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A Digital Shift for the Health Care System With Timesphere

Par Alice T. | 20 June 2022 | AdministrationEN

Recently, the Quebec government announced it was undertaking the restructuring of our health care system. The government’s strategy involves 50 key components. We looked at the details and have some concerns, and thought we could share them with you.

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SIGMA-RH Acquires Horasphere

Par Timesphere | 3 June 2022 | all articles

SIGMA-RH has just completed the acquisition of Horasphere, a Saguenay-based scheduling optimization and constraint planning management software publisher. SIGMA-HR now offers the most comprehensive HRMS suite on the market, adding in-depth automated scheduling features to its offering.

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Aiming for a serene and seamless management experience!

Par Esther Dominguez | 20 May 2022 | all articles

Close your eyes … take a deep breath and let your conscience be your guide… Imagine a world where your business achieves synergy and where harmony and enthusiasm prevail thanks to an automated, 100% digital management tool… No need to snap out of it! This is not the fruit of your imagination. All this is possible thanks to Timesphere.

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When technology is as effective as two years of therapy

Par Alice T. | 7 April 2022 | AdministrationEN

Stress… What an unpleasant feeling. It’s a bit like winter. We live with it, but we could all do without it, at least some of it, like when we’re subjected to the inconvenience that comes with cold weather! A stress-free work environment can only make employees happy, and consequently equate to a higher retention rate. But how? Sonia Lupien, a doctor in neuroscience and Director of the Centre of Studies on Human Stress (CSHS), which is affiliated with the University of Montréal, says that she has found several types of stress-related triggers that organizations can eliminate or at least reduce to a minimum.

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Be in Luck!

Par Alice T. | 21 March 2022 | AdministrationEN

Yes! This month, we go green and chance our luck. We enjoy the company of our friends and family and we get in touch with our willing accomplices and we celebrate! Some Patricks or Patricias of this world may also need an extra day off, just so that they can come back to work well rested from the merrymaking.

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To Fall in Love with Timesphere

Par Alice T. | 14 February 2022 | all articles

Ah! Love! It’s not a secret. Many variables come into play when one falls in love, but the real challenge lies in the capability of keeping the spark ignited. What must be done to make that happen?

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Making Good Resolutions for 2022

Par efillion@katapub.com | 18 January 2022 | all articles

Making Good Resolutions for 2022 These past months have disrupted the world of work. Our employees, however, have shown a remarkable adaptability to the greatest challenges and many employers went ahead and modernized their equipment...

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Master the Intricacies of Your Collective Agreement

Par Alice T. | 7 December 2021 | all articles

Dear administrators, know that you are not alone in having to juggle with all the terms of a collective agreement. According to Statistics Canada, a little more than 40% of employees are unionized in Quebec. So, how does an employer avoid mistakes (often costly) while abiding collective agreement conditions?

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The Future Lies in Automation

Par Marilou Lachance | 14 October 2021 | AdministrationEN

Today’s hot topic: Retention of staff. Worldwide, recruiting employees in the workforce is a real challenge for managers. To be able to keep on experiencing growth and ensure an organization’s sustainability, all managers must think about how to attract a skilled workforce and find ways to build its sense of loyalty to the business.

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Let’s talk about “Happy employees.”

Par Alice T. | 29 September 2021 | all articles

Today’s hot topic: Retention of staff. Worldwide, recruiting employees in the workforce is a real challenge for managers. To be able to keep on experiencing growth and ensure an organization’s sustainability, all managers must think about how to attract a skilled workforce and find ways to build its sense of loyalty to the business.

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Creating automated schedules in 5 steps using Timesphere’s planning module

Par Marilou Lachance | 7 September 2021 | AdministrationEN

Creating automated schedules in 5 steps using Timesphere’s planning module Do you wish to save time by using a scheduling automation software, but wonder about the complexity of the process of implementation when one is not a co...

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The Perfect Future for Automated Management

Par Marilou Lachance | 27 August 2021 | AdministrationEN

Are you an entrepreneur, a director or a human resources manager? Tell me, how should one manage employee work schedules in 2021? What if I told you that the days of Excel spreadsheets are over... that powerful algorithms have been developed and can easily and efficiently be used to save time and avoid costly errors? Would you breathe a sigh of relief?

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Vacation leave

Par Alice T. | 8 June 2021 | all articles

Did you say vacation? A time of absolute relaxation, a total break from daily routines. Don’t we all look forward to getting some time off?

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Time Smarts

Par Timesphere | 5 February 2021 | all articles

As a young boy, whenever I found myself in the family living room, I used to love watching the long hand of our wall clock mark the passage of time. Sometimes, I would even witness the subtile movement of the hour hand. Geez, how slow and unhurried it was,

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How to survive staff shortages in the healthcare system by using shift bidding

Par Timesphere | 18 January 2021 | all articles

For many months, employees from the healthcare system have appealed for help over and over again and they are reaching a point of exhaustion. One of the main reasons for this sad situation is the shortage of staff, which makes life difficult for organizations when they have to fill vacant shifts. Not only is it difficult for employees of

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A proven vaccine

Par Timesphere | 14 December 2020 | all articles

The current context of the pandemic has not only exposed the weaknesses in our system, but it has also disrupted our practices. The worldwide Covid-19 crisis has led most employers to reflect upon their priorities and to review their practices.

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