The number of Canadians migrating to another province in search of a new job have reached the highest level in 25 years. This is what a report from the Economic Studies department of the Bank of Montreal has revealed.
Newly established in Canada, the Danish company Specialisterne intends to create 10,000 jobs for autistic Canadians. The idea is to enhance the value of their unique skills on the labour market.
More and more Canadian employers are aware of the link between workplace health and absenteeism or productivity. Interviewed for a survey by Sun Life Financial, they today place work related stress and the sedentary lifestyle as the main health risks incurred by their employees.
Two thirds of employers in Canada feel that employee skills development is inseparable from company strategy. But only three out of ten are ready to fund training them. Explanations.
Although Canadians are heading en masse towards postsecondary education, many people choose low paying sectors or ones with little demand for manpower. This is shown in the report Degrees of Success: The Payoff to Higher Education in Canada from Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist and Emanuella Enenajor, economist at the CIBC Bank.
According to a Bank of Montreal survey, Canadian baby boomers are not financially prepared for their retirement. They would be short more than $400,000 on average to reach their savings goals.
Each year, Mercer conducts a survey on the cost of living around the world. Its goal is to enable governments and multinationals to set the amount for expatriate allowances and premiums for employees that are internationally mobile. Overview of the major trends of 2013.
The functions of a leader are becoming more and more broadly defined among human resources managers and directors worldwide. Overview of the survey conducted by the American Management Association among 1200 respondents in 40 countries.
The 13th Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month, which will take place from next October 1st to 28th, has the theme this year “Fostering Healthy Minds at Work…the mental health connection”. Presented by Great West Life Insurance Company, through its corporate responsibility program, and managed by Excellence Canada, the operation aims to recognize and implement initiatives that favour psychological health and safety at work.
Close to one young person out of 10 may have been unable to be hired due to comments or photos published on social networks This is what an international study conducted by the English research institute On Device Research found.
Manpower has conducted a global study on the shortage of talent worldwide, which shows that it is at the highest level since the beginning of the crisis; more and more employers are encountering difficulties in recruiting qualified staff.
Hiring the wrong person can have serious consequences, particularly in terms of cost. In the top ten world economies, more than half of companies have made the wrong hiring choice, according to CareerBuilder.