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Helpful AI videos, reports, quick guides, whitepapers, user guides, infographics and document templates from the team here at First Reference.

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AI is changing the world. Are you ready for how it will change your workplace?
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AI is changing the world. Are you ready for how it will change your workplace?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly entered the mainstream and has led to widespread concern around the world. For example, a company known as OpenAI has recently created tools such as ChatGPT-4 and DALL-E 3, which have already disrupted school assessments and works of art as we know them. Despite these concerns, AI also offers significant opportunities and has the potential to revolutionize almost every aspect of our lives.
Privacy and Technology
Get social media policy
Whitepaper

Get social media policy

Social media helps businesses promote their products and services, increase brand recognition and awareness, and stay connected to customers, potential clients, and future employees. But without a social media policy in place, it can also negatively impact employee productivity as well as open the door for harassment, discrimination, and confidentiality breaches.
Policy management
The Essential HR Policy Guide
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The Essential HR Policy Guide

Getting started with 40 required and recommended HR policies. Depending on your jurisdiction, more than 30 HR policies may be required by statutory and common law.
Policy management
Electronic Monitoring of Employees
Whitepaper

Electronic Monitoring of Employees

Download the Electronic Monitoring of Employees whitepaper for the questions you to consider before preparing an effective policy
Employment standards/Payroll
Drafting a Disconnecting from Work Policy
Whitepaper

Drafting a Disconnecting from Work Policy

This whitepaper provides employers with the answers to eight common questions that must consider.
Employment standards/Payroll
10 Key Considerations for Workplace Vaccination Programs
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10 Key Considerations for Workplace Vaccination Programs

Your guide to understanding Workplace Vaccination rules – plus a model policy you can use right away!
Emergency management
Vacation Time and Pay Rules Across Canada
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Vacation Time and Pay Rules Across Canada

Your guide to understanding vacation time rules and calculating vacation pay – plus a model policy you can use right away!
Employment standards/Payroll
Statutory Holiday Rules Across Canada
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Statutory Holiday Rules Across Canada

You’ll learn the minimum employment and labour standards related to public/statutory holidays across Canada plus best practices for managing these holidays. You’ll also find an overview explaining the most up-to-date legal requirements, including how to calculate stat. holiday pay, exempt employees, overtime on a stat. holiday, pay for statutory holidays and record keeping. In addition, the guide provides best practices and a sample statutory holiday policy to get you started.
Employment standards/Payroll
Emergency response and business continuity plan
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Emergency response and business continuity plan

This guide shows you all about potential hazards and emergencies; the legal requirements you must follow; how to plan for emergencies; best practices for continuing to operate during and after an emergency (business continuity); plus, where you can find specific policies, procedures, forms and ‭more details.
Emergency management