Fortune 500 leaders avoid social networks Unemployment rises in July Canadian companies are investing in their employees Canadian employment in good health by the end of 2013
Record rate of absenteeism in Saskatchewan Social media – the challenges Companies not preparing for layoffs before year end Men and women have different priorities
Job creation: optimistic forecasts for the second half of 2012 The IT sector, provider of (very) well paying jobs
Lululemon, the most popular workplace for students More than 3 executives out of 5 connected to the office during summer vacations One third of employees never receive advice from their superior Averaged weekly pay up 3.1%
Recognition at work and career planning: sources of dissatisfaction 26% of start-ups consider HRM to be a major problem Close to 11 million jobless young people in OECD countries Employees overwhelmingly in favour of flextime during the summer
9 out of 10 Canadian employees fail to accomplish their daily tasks Shortage of skilled workers Thousands of new hires for the oil and gas industry until 2015
Mobile personal devices welcome in Canadian companies Competition is not a priority for Canadian companies Technical problems: main source of job dissatisfaction Protection of personl information: more effort needed Canadian financil officers are confident in their economy New employment site for the oil and gas industry
One third of employers do not provide an orientation program Message from Facebook: don't ask for passwords! Randstad becomes the largest employment agency in Canada Most employees have plenty of ideas for their bosses Average salary on the rise in Canada
Apple accused of poor treatment in its Chinese plants Labour shortage problem growing Canadians less confident about the economy in 2012 10% of Canadian workers ready to relocate abroad Almost half of North American employees find their job unrewarding Quality of Canadian jobs worsened in 2011
North American firms put most priority on leadership Manufacturing sales increase Most employees are optimistic about 2012 British Columbia investing in training Few employers see staff cutbacks in 2012
Public employment declining Volunteering attractive for employers 91% of Ontario university graduates hired within six months More than half of companies say no to Christmas shopping Recruiting forecasts for early 2012
Employees expected to attend office Chistmas party Minimum wage at $9.50 an hour in British Columbia Canadian GDP up in 2010 Canadians plan to continue to work after retirement Young people’s salary expectations way off the mark 40 million jobs short