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ADP Canada, the leader in Human Capital Management technologies for Canadian businesses announced that it will be adding new artificial intelligence based technology on its ADP HR Assist^SM platform. The technology will deliver insights on employment law issues to its suite of services for Canadian small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).

Through a new partnership with Toronto-based Blue J Legal, ADP Canada will provide SMBs with access to Blue J Legal's HR Foresight tool, designed to help HR professionals gain insights as to how the courts have previously ruled in several challenging areas of employment law. HR Foresight is the first tool to make predictions on likely outcomes of employment and workplace scenarios in the following areas of employment law: Reasonable Notice, Managerial Exemption to Overtime, Worker Classification, Duty to Accommodate Disabilities, and Drug and Alcohol Testing by leveraging machine learning on data from past cases.

"Small business owners already have enough on their plate – trying to stay on top of the latest in employment law and understand how it applies to situations in their own businesses can be next to impossible," says Sooky Lee, Division Vice President and General Manager, Human Resources Outsourcing at ADP Canada. "With the introduction of HR Foresight to our ADP HR Assist^SM solution, employers can utilize AI to allow them to gain a clearer picture of their obligations and risks under employment law, allowing them to make smarter decisions and keep more focus where it is needed – on their day-to-day operation."

This new functionality complements the existing ADP HR Assist^SM features, including access to tools small and medium-sized businesses need to help them handle their everyday HR needs, manage the risk of compliance issues and save time. This new partnership will further help ADP HR Assist^SM users navigate uncertainty in areas of employment law, by empowering them to run searches that will allow them to gain insights on past decisions and predictions on the likely outcome of their scenario. Business owners will now have access to a tool that can help make informed and confident business decisions.

"We're excited to extend the reach of HR Foresight to ADP Canada users nationwide through this partnership," says Benjamin Alarie, CEO, Blue J Legal. "The tool is a first-of-its-kind solution to use machine learning to predict outcomes that will help small businesses make more informed decisions."

There's a clear desire for technologies which help bridge gaps within workplaces and we are thrilled to be offering the HR Foresight tool. A 2018 study from ADP Canada showed that three-in-five Canadian workers (59%) said they believe A.I. and automation will have a positive impact on the workforce overall in the future. These new smart technologies help organizations maintain their bottom line while giving peace of mind to SMBs who do not have the scale or resources of larger organizations.

"New technologies and approaches like A.I. are more than just buzzwords – they are becoming foundational to improving the way that businesses of all sizes handle their day-to-day well-being," adds Sooky Lee, ADP Canada. "We're seeing how automation and affordable access to the latest technologies can help to level the playing field between small businesses and large corporations, much to the benefit of the little guy. By incorporating these new solutions in ADP HR Assist^SM we're making it easier for small businesses to adopt these latest technologies at a price point that makes sense for their operations, while providing them access to new tools that they may not otherwise be able to afford."

 

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For more information on ADP HR Assist^SM, please visit https://www.adp.ca/en-ca/solutions-for-business/small-business/hr-assist.aspx

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A recent survey* by Randstad Canada, the Canadian leader for staffing, recruitment and HR services, reveals 61 per cent of Canadian women see themselves as risk-takers and innovators in the workplace. At the same time, they expect employers to do more to support their growth as technology transforms the workplace. Randstad surveyed Canadian women to understand their perspectives on workplace innovation, job security and the skills they will need to thrive in the next decade of their careers.

 

BMO Financial Group announced  commitments to support a thriving economy, sustainable future and inclusive society. By 2025, BMO will mobilize $400 billion for sustainable finance, increase support for small businesses and women entrepreneurs with a commitment to zero barriers to inclusion.

BMO is making commitments in three areas by 2025:

For A Thriving Economy

• Double the bank's support for small businesses by:
  • Doubling small business lending in Canada to $10 billion
  • Doubling small business lending in the U.S. to reach 80,000 customers
• Double the bank's industry leading support for women entrepreneurs, including increased dedicated business relationship managers

 

For A Sustainable Future

• Double the bank's mobilization for sustainable finance to $400 billion, including:
  • $250 billion in client investments, which, as trusted advisors, BMO will help to align with sustainable objectives
  • Provide $150 billion in capital to companies pursuing sustainable outcomes
  • Complement this with products and advisory services to help clients chart a path to improved sustainability
• Create an impact investment fund to find and scale solutions to the sustainability problems faced by clients; seed fund with $250 million in capital

 

For An Inclusive Society

• Continue to be a leader in fostering diversity and inclusion in the workforce:
  • Achieve the bank's bold inclusivity goals, with focus on increasing Indigenous representation in Canada to 1.6 per cent of the workforce, and increasing persons of color in U.S leadership roles to 20 per cent by 2020
  • Further focus and investment in skills development and evolve educational requirements for hiring to equip employees for future work
• Double the size of the bank's Indigenous Banking business
• Foster inclusive relationships with customers by enabling all 45,000 employees to engage in a new "Learn from Difference" training program
• Drive inclusive economic development through partnership with United Way of Greater Toronto, and $10 million donation

"We are extremely proud of the progress we have made in our workforce, including that 40 per cent of senior leaders are women, and in our communities – such as through our partnerships with Indigenous communities that help support their economic growth and prosperity," stated Mr. White.

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About BMO Financial Group

Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $830 billion as of April 30, 2019, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

SOURCE BMO Financial Group

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