CPHR Alberta Announces New Partnership with Workplace Fairness West

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CALGARY, Alberta – CPHR Alberta, a professional association dedicated to strengthening the human resources profession, is excited to announce a new partnership with Workplace Fairness West.

Working in conjunction with Workplace Fairness International, Workplace Fairness West provides people and organizations with fair, effective and sustainable solutions for resolving and managing workplace conflicts. They support organizations to foster a healthy culture based on a core value of equity of concern and respect. Workplace Fairness launched the  Workplace Fairness Ombuds Office  in 2013 to provide independent, informal, confidential and impartial conflict resolution services across Canada.

Workplace Fairness West believes in psychological health and safety for every employee.  Their conflict resolution professionals have extensive training in areas of facilitation, coaching, mediating, psychological health and safety and providing Respectful Workplace Office services.  They work with organizations to enhance and build strong conflict management systems that involve and engage employees.  When trust has been damaged or change is challenging, they have the knowledge and experience to help today’s companies manage transformational improvement.  Services include Managing interpersonal conflictAddressing bullying and harassmentLeading teams in conflictSupporting learning and developmentBuilding psychological health and safetyRestoring Workplace Harmony after Critical Incidents and Providing Independent Respectful Workplace Office or Safe Disclosure Office.

“Fostering a safe and respectful culture is something CPHR Alberta believes to be critical for creating a successful and empowering workplace. We are thrilled to be partnering with Workplace Fairness West who understands that it takes more than one area of focus to engage and educate employees. The services they offer are robust and cover many important topics that will support our members in creating psychologically safe and healthy workplaces” says CPHR Alberta, CEO, Ioana Giurca.

Through this partnership CPHR Alberta members will receive a 10% discount on all Workplace Fairness West services listed above. Access is available through your member portal.

Learn more about Workplace Fairness West by visiting www.workplacefairnesswest.ca

You can also read a recent article, Post-investigation—Supporting Employees in the Aftermath from Workplace Fairness West’s Michelle Phaneuf, in the Spring Issue of the CPHR Alberta Magazine.


The views and opinions expressed in this blog post belong solely to the original author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of CPHR Alberta.



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