A study by Right Management found that most North American employees did not fully use their vacation time in 2012.
Are Canadians too highly skilled? For 44% of them, their job is below their skill level, according to a recent Randstad survey.
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.
CEDEC presents the results of the report launched on October 5th, 2012, related to the employability of workers aged 45 years and over.
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.
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.
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.
Who said that pay is paramount at work? More than half of Canadians prefer friendships at work, according to a recent worldwide Workmonitor survey conducted by Randstad
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.
37% of Canadian small business owners have implemented a succession plan for their retirement, according to a study by BMO Financial Group.
Wanting to be in charge and make use of their skills are ideas that vary between coming into being or simply a fantasy of the day... One thing is for sure, whether they actually do so or not, many Canadians share the desire to try their hand at it. An energy that is good for the economy.
This is the projection by the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council. Between increasing demand for manpower over the next few years and unfavourable demographic factors, the Council calls for preparing for the shortage by incentives.