Workplace mental health: a major challenge, if we are to believe studies conducted on the subject. The latest, conducted by Ipsos Reid, reports that 7 Canadian employees out of 10 expressed concern about psychological health and safety at work.
Although economic prospects look stagnant, businesses are expecting a slight increase in salaries in 2013, according to the Conference Board of Canada. Not surprisingly, the biggest increases will take place in Alberta.
As the economy and labour market improves, companies are expecting voluntary staff turnover to increase. To reduce this phenomenon, managers have two objectives: ensure their employees’ commitment and retain the best talent.
Canadian employees don’t seem to have a very high esteem of their superiors, according to a recent survey conducted by Ipsos and the Canadian Centre for Management. Confidence levels are lowest in the retail trade, transportation and the government.
Last month Salesforce announced the arrival on the market of Work.com. For the Customer Relationship Management software publisher, this is the first SaaS offering firmly focused on human resources.
Gossip, rumours, flattery... The working world is often populated with intrigues that are acceptable. But whether a good thing or a bad thing, it is necessary to cope with them as they are frequent. This is what a survey conducted by the Robert Half firm revealed.
According to Statistics Canada, the operating profits of Canadian companies amounted to $71.9 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2012. This is a decline of 4.9% compared to the preceding quarter while the last two quarters of 2011 were up.
Optimism is in order among Canadian workers, according to a recent Ipsos Reid survey. According to the Institute, six Canadians out of ten think they would easily find a job with the same pay in their field if they lost their job tomorrow.
When it comes to filling financial management positions, management tends to look outside the company. According to a study by the Robert Half firm, less than one third of candidates are promoted from internal recruitment.
The CIBC Canadian Employment Quality Index shows that during the first six months of 2012, the quality of the 155,000 jobs created improved. A trend which is not likely to be sustained over the next few quarters.
Canada created 7300 new jobs in June while the unemployment rate fell by one tenth of a percentage point to 7.2%, according to Statistics Canada. Nothing comparable with March and April during which 140,000 new jobs appeared
According to a recent study conducted by Shred-It, specialist in document destruction, many companies do not consider the security of working documents as essential. Data theft is nonetheless a risk factor for both the company and clients alike.