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Pay Equity Act: Are you ready?

  by THRSC Atlantic | May 19, 2023 | 1 comment   Pay Equity Act: Are You Ready? Posted by THRSC Atlantic on May 19, 2023 If you are a federally regulated trucking company with an average of 10 or more employees, you may already be aware that you are subject...

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New: Medical Leave with Pay

New: Medical Leave with Pay

On December 1, 2022, all private-sector, federally-regulated employers will be required tofollow the new Medical Leave with Pay regulations as set forth by the Canada Labour Code. This applies to all carriers who cross provincial or international borders. Although...

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Professional Driver Coach Recognition

Professional Driver Coach Recognition

Professional Driver Coaches are an integral part of the 12 Week Tractor Trailer Internship Program. They are the final piece of training, that pulls all the skills together. This program recognizes how important Coaches are, not only to the student, but to the...

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Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program

Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program

Within Nova Scotia’s Provincial Nominee Program, the Occupations in Demand immigration stream targets specific NOC C, intermediate-skilled occupations that are in high labour market demand in the province. The Office of Immigration identifies occupations based on...

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Employer of Choice 2020

Employer of Choice 2020

The Trucking Human Resource Sector Council Atlantic hosted their 14th Employer of Choice recognition event October 2, 2020. The Employer of Choice program recognizes an employer in five categories: Communication, Culture, Creating Rewards, Connection and…

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How COVID-19 Changed Our Workplaces

How COVID-19 Changed Our Workplaces

When COVID-19 impacted the world, nobody knew what to expect, what to do or for how long this was going to impact everyone. Everything in our normal, everyday life changed in a split second. To prepare for something like the impact of COVID-19 was almost unheard of....

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RSS In The Rear View Mirror

  • Mental Health and Fatigue April 26, 2021
    Wow – it’s hard to believe the pandemic has been here for a little over a year and all the changes that have resulted since it began.  Who knew that […]
    Kelly Henderson
  • Leaders are Everywhere … Do you recognize them? February 11, 2020
    “Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”  John C. Maxwell  Often times we make the assumption that leaders are only those who hold […]
    Kelly Henderson
  • Managing Change in Your Workplace … How are you doing? February 4, 2020
    Change management is a collective term for all approaches to prepare, support and help individuals, teams and organizations in making organizational change.[1] Change management skills are a skill set that […]
    Kelly Henderson
  • Stand As One #SA1 December 5, 2018
    I don’t often speak to my own personal recognitions – like most of us, we do what we do because we believe in the trucking industry. And we are living […]
    Kelly Henderson
  • Supporting Local and the Trucking Community November 25, 2018
    Not too long ago I found myself in a meeting with other Executive Directors and the discussion around supporting local was raised.  A key question – what was our responsibility […]
    Kelly Henderson