Stacy Thomas

Stacy Thomas

Stacy Thomas is the Senior Journalist for HRD Canada, reporting on employment law, diversity and inclusion, and other general employment trends and topics. She studied journalism and creative writing at the University of British Columbia and Langara College in Vancouver, B.C., and has written for publications around Canada and the world.

Her main areas of interest are neurodiversity, employment legislation and women in the workplace.

Stacy is an avid nature lover who loves walking in the woods with her dog and listening to podcasts, usually at the same time!

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'Streak-based incentives' may boost productivity and lower costs, study finds

'Streak-based incentives' may boost productivity and lower costs, study finds

'When we encourage people to do things consecutively, they're focused on wanting to continue': Canadian academic on driving motivation with streak incentives and bonus structures

Why conflict mitigation is now a must-have skill in every workplace

Why conflict mitigation is now a must-have skill in every workplace

'We have all this communication to help us be more efficient, but it doesn't mean we're more effective': organizational psychology expert explains why conflict mitigation should be an everyday skill

HR tech rivals Rippling, Deel locked in lawsuit over corporate espionage claims

HR tech rivals Rippling, Deel locked in lawsuit over corporate espionage claims

Legal battle unfolds between workforce management companies, with company 'spy' allegedly fleeing the scene

Joseph Walters of Schneider Electric: promoting people-centred HR leadership

Joseph Walters of Schneider Electric: promoting people-centred HR leadership

'I've always been somebody that's very passionate about helping people, helping people reach their full potential'

HR struggling with employee feedback: reports

HR struggling with employee feedback: reports

'I love surveys. I just feel like most companies are really bad at them': academic on survey overload and opening other lines of communication

Severance and commissions: how unclear contracts create litigation risks

Severance and commissions: how unclear contracts create litigation risks

'If there was a proper written employment contract with a proper policy dealing with the commissions, this could have been avoided': employment lawyer explains $25,000 award to employee

Scotiabank reinvestigated for decade old constructive dismissal claim

Scotiabank reinvestigated for decade old constructive dismissal claim

Bank exposed to 'very substantial defamation claim, because of the way they did the investigation,' says employment lawyer

HRD Canada announces Top HR Innovators and Innovative HR Teams

HRD Canada announces Top HR Innovators and Innovative HR Teams

Annual awards honour Canada's top HR innovators driving change in their organizations

Anthropic bans AI job applications: should other employers follow suit?

Anthropic bans AI job applications: should other employers follow suit?

'It's very difficult to detect these things accurately, and you can get actually in quite a bit of trouble'

Colliers Canada's Aryme Massad on employee engagement

Colliers Canada's Aryme Massad on employee engagement

'Our people are pretty transparent and honest with what they'd like to see': HR head talks about building employee trust through transparency, action