A brief overview of employment trends with a sample of companies that have hired or laid off staff during the month of June, 2014.
Simply Hired has shut down their Canadian office in Toronto last May, after a bit more than a year of activity.
Hirings: State Street, the American currency broker, will create 100 new jobs in Montreal....(read more) Layoffs: As part of their restructuring plans, Wal-Mart Canada has laid off 750 people nationwide ... (read more)
An Argentina's province Governor has chosen to announce his decision to decrease the noumber of public officials by 50%... in a youtube message, instead of making the announcement face to face with employees.
From now on, a job seeker that types jobs.ca will be redirected to jobWings careers network. The largest Canadian editor of specialized career related sites announced it has acquired the rights to the Internet domain name jobs.ca from Brain Wave Holdings Inc.
Government freezes employment insurance contributions One third of parents do not understand their child’s job Competitors or protectors: women facing an internal conflict
SME confidence continues to rise in August Nova Scotia will make access to parental leave easier
One quarter of North American companies reward incompetence Salary, a secondary criterion when applying for a job
Canadian workers more optimistic New Brunswick unveils plans for jobs and skills
Data from Statistics Canada, while highly volatile from one month to the next, has nonetheless been confirming for several months, and especially for July 2013, the trend to weak job creation.
Foreign temporary workers: launch of a pilot project in the Yukon North American employees lack career prospects
Companies remain cautious Canadians lacking holidays Is experience more important than education? Employment stable in June