This blog is part of our ongoing Wincon Team blogging initiative, designed to keep our employees up-to-date on company and security-industry news and developments Ever wondered what makes a great company? I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately as we celebrate our 25th year in business. A great deal of our success can be […]
This blog is part of our ongoing Wincon Team blogging initiative, designed to keep our employees up-to-date on company and security-industry news and developments As always, this New Year brought with it a sense of hope, prosperity and energy to propel our business forward in 2018. It also introduced The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act—better […]
This blog is part of our ongoing Wincon Team blogging initiative, designed to keep our employees up-to-date on company news and developments It’s amazing just how quickly 25 years can fly by. Back in 1992, I founded Wincon Security with very little experience in the industry. What I did have was an inkling that commercial […]
The New Year brought with it new challenges for owners of small and medium-sized businesses across Ontario. On January 1st, The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act—better known as Bill 148—came into effect. The legislation makes significant changes to Ontario’s labour and employment law landscape, from extending paid vacation for qualifying employees, to making it easier […]
A lot has changed in your business since 1992, the year I founded Wincon Security. You’re undoubtedly facing a vastly different array of complex business challenges—particularly where security is concerned. Finding innovative new ways to bolster everything from your cyber security infrastructure to guarding against facility break-ins—to name only a few obstacles to success—has become […]
When the Ontario government announced plans earlier this year to increase the province’s minimum wage, many small and medium-sized business owners like you were stunned by the pace of change being proposed by the current Ontario government. I shared in your disbelief. The minimum wage hike is contained in Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better […]
Today’s commercial property managers, face a variety of challenges, not the least of which are security issues. These can vary from ensuring that contractors’ activities on site, are not disrupting their tenant’s businesses while also following health and safety guidelines, to “slip and fall” incidents, both legitimate and contrived. A lack of vigilance around such […]
Last week, many Toronto news outlets reported that Toronto has the lowest crime rate of all the major Canadian cities. This is comforting news. I am sure some of us felt relieved or even re-assured. However, something just doesn’t add up. While this sounds like good news, I’m having trouble reconciling it with the number […]