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How does the minimum wage increase affect employers and employees?
Need to know:
Ontario's minimum wage increase may result in more layoffs, and those who manage to keep their jobs may be faced with bigger workloads.
Passing the extra cost onto consumers would help employers afford higher wages only if it’s implemented industry-wide
The amount of notice an employee receives before a layoff varies based on industry.
Marketing student named Co-op Student of the Year
Marketing Management student Danielle Tyl (B.Comm) has been named the University of Guelph’s Co-operative Education and Career Services “Co-op Student of the Year” for the Commerce and Social and Applied Human Sciences category in 2017.
BComm students set U of G record at DECA U Provincials
A team of Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) students set a U of G record by winning 15 awards at the 2018 DECA U Provincial competition on January 19th. Facing stiff competition from other business schools across Ontario, the U of G delegation took home the third most awards at this year's event, more than double their totals from 2017.
DECA U recognized the U of G students for their outstanding performances in accounting, human resources management, travel management, and fashion and retail management.
CBE named a PRME Champion School
The University of Guelph’s College of Business and Economics (CBE) has been named Champion of the United Nations initiative Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) for another two-year period. Over the next two years, CBE will continue to contribute to thought and action leadership on responsible management education in the context of the United Nations sustainable development agenda and will actively engage in the PRME Champions’ flagship project, “Mainstreaming the SDGs in PRME Institutions.”
How does fast-food advertising affect children?
Need to know:
Children are not always capable of understanding between fact and fiction in advertising.
Restrictions to fast-food advertising in Quebec resulted in a significant drop in childhood obesity.
Francophone children have a lower recall rate and brand preference vs. Anglophone children in Quebec.
CBE dean heads to Davos, Switzerland for World Economic Forum
Dean of U of G’s College of Business and Economics (CBE) Julia Christensen Hughes will soon head to Davos, Switzerland to attend the highly publicized World Economic Forum on January 23-26, 2018.
Less meat, more choice: A look at key food issues in 2018
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in The Conversation Canada.
Food is increasingly in the day-to-day consciousness of Canadians. Consumers are hearing more about food in the media and in the broader conversation.
HAFA alumna wins international travel blog competition
Name: Lauren Chan
Graduation year: 2016
Program: Bachelor of Commerce - Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA - co-op)
U of G entrepreneurs compete in CBaSE’s Hub pitch competition.
The Centre for Business and Student Enterprise (CBaSE) recently hosted their Hub Incubator Program Pitch finals, bringing together U of G based start-ups with a panel of industry experts and mentors. This pitch-styled competition awarded the business that demonstrated the most potential for sustainable growth and best embodied the University’s mission to “improve life”. Jerry Ennet, a University of Guelph engineering student, was awarded the People’s Choice Award for his 3D printing company.