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Smart Commute Hamilton, a program of the City of Hamilton, has been providing sustainable transportation services to major employers in the city for more than five years. "Smart Commute Hamilton has helped prevent GHG emissions by a staggering 281,656 kg – that’s equivalent to saving 282 acres of forest, and that’s not all,” said Peter Topalovic, Program Manager for Smart Commute Hamilton. “By choosing to either carpool, take public transit, bike or walk, our member businesses have saved their employees more than $800,000 in commuting costs! We are delighted to be working with the Chamber, the voice of business in our great city."
"By partnering with Smart Commute Hamilton,” said Mr. Adames, “we’re not only providing additional services that further enhance the benefits of membership in the Hamilton Chamber, but as a business community we will be working together to reduce our carbon footprint and make Hamilton even more enticing to potential employers. This announcement fits well with the Hamilton Chamber’s new policy theme of Growing Hamilton’s economy through smart infrastructure.” |
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The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce released a report today entitled Walkability and Economic Development: How Pedestrian and Transit-oriented Environments attract Creative Jobs in Hamilton.
Building on a recommendation from last year’s Hamilton Economic Summit, the Chamber commissioned the Centre for Community Study (CCS) to look at links between walkability, transit accessibility and creative industries in the City of Hamilton. As one of six sectors found within the City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Strategy, creative industries represent a newer sector that is important for the city to continue to diversify and grow the local economy. In 2011, creative industries in the downtown grew by almost 20 percent from 2010, the largest growth of any sector tracked.
The Walkability and Economic Development report shows that the neighbourhoods in Hamilton that rank higher in walkability and transit accessibility have significantly higher concentrations of creative jobs across the city. Particular clusters of note include the neighbourhoods in and around downtown Hamilton (Central, Beasley, Durand, Corktown), the south-west (Strathcona, and Kirkendall North), as well as downtown Dundas.
This research supports the Chamber’s policy theme of growing Hamilton’s economy through green infrastructure and is an important first step at investigating how new business growth and job creation in Hamilton is linked to key Quality of Life (QOL) indicators like walkability and transit access.
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The Hamilton Chamber's Human Resources Committee is hosting a special presentation on Bill 168, with Evans Philp LLP's Labour and Employment Department. The presentation is taking place Wednesday May 2 at 8am at the Waterfront Centre. Chamber members and guests are welcome to attend. Please confirm your attendance to Whitney Simmons at
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. Evans Philp LLP’s Labour and Employment Department - Bill 168 Two Years Later: An update on best practices for complying with Ontario’s legislation on workplace violence and harassment.
The amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act coming out of Bill 168 have created new obligations and expanded upon existing ones in respect of workplace violence and harassment. Evans Philp LLP’s Labour and Employment Department will provide an overview and assessment of how this legislation has been implemented in workplaces and what lessons can be learned from the early experiences of employers, employees and arbitrators in dealing with harassment and violence under this new regime. Topics to be discussed include:
· A review of the legal obligations of employers
· Actions employers need to take to comply with the legislation
· The appropriate disciplinary response to incidents of violence and harassment in the workplace
· What actions have been considered “workplace harassment” |
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