Each year Mediacorp Canada publishes the ranking of the 100 best Canadian employers. The purpose of this competition? Assessing the work environment of participating companies.
The main concern of companies involved in mergers and acquisitions is to retain their key talent, keeping them on the job and directly influencing the conduct of transactions.
Despite a generally fairly good rating, Canada is experiencing a steady increase in poverty and widening social inequality, according to a study recently published by the Conference Board of Canada “Canada Performs: Society”. Overview of key data.
The recent Global Workmonitor survey on employees’ expectations, conducted by Randstad, reveals a climate of confidence among Canadian employees. Hanna Vineberg, Vice President of Central Ontario at Randstad Canada, believes that this confidence will encourage them to invest more for themselves and their company. The numbers nonetheless show a contrast between employees and reality...
With a background of labour shortage in Canada, the Global Workmonitoring anylisis by Randstad, published last month, gives an inside view of recruitment around the world. At the country level, the study shows that employers encounter serious problems in recruiting people with profiles that meet their needs.
LinkedIn has just published its Talent Brand Index, a graphic of companies that are the most sought for by candidates worldwide. Spotlight.
The 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Index recently published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) is definite. Canada's lack of innovation is weakening its competitiveness and prosperity. Explanations.
Planning for successors to take care of their own departure is not a priority for the majority of company heads in the information technology sector. Spotlight on the usefulness of setting up a succession plan.
A recent BMO survey conducted among 1,000 Canadian workers reveals that people with disabilities have trouble finding their place on the labour market. The phenomenon is mainly due to poor understanding of the costs of their integration and work capabilities.
Published in September, the final report of the panel of experts on immigration in Ontario advocates the establishment of an official strategy to attract workers to the province through 32 recommendations. Summary.
Rapid structural changes, difficult adaptation, and lack of resources... These are the problems faced by HR managers for meeting employees’ training needs. This is what a recent survey found, conducted by Lumesse with 769 HR managers over 24 countries.
How to recruit, hold on to workforces and motivate employees in companies in the natural resources sector? That’s the question raised by a recent study undertaken by the Conference Board of Canada: Compensation Challenges for Natural Resource Companies.