Prince Edward Island launches a manpower development fund Confidence declining among Canadian business leaders Canadian employees are planning to work longer Debt repayment, a priority Employment on track
A study by Right Management found that most North American employees did not fully use their vacation time in 2012.
The OECD has undertaken a study on the professional differences between men and women. In addition to the usual wage gaps and the difficulties for women to have access to higher positions in the company, it showed that maternity could have a negative impact on a career.
+0.9% for wages in October Employees’ good resolutions Integration of foreigners: Canada is a good student
Widespread use of part time work, resultant reduced wages, reduction of overtime... The crisis hit companies and forced them to change their organizational structure and general operation. Spotlight on changes in size that may well ultimately prove to be beneficial.
Projects to complete, demands for customer deliveries, reduced workforce during holiday periods... There are many motivations to accumulate overtime hours. However, be careful not to abuse them! Subject to regulation, overtime hours are sometimes practised a little too freely by companies on the edge being legal. And employees are not fooled, according to a study by the Kronos Institute.
Christmas party: 53% of Canadian workers expect to be entitled to one Unemployment falls back to 7.2%
Those of you who follow social media news will surely have heard about Pinterest(1), the “new” social media phenomenon. In just a few months, this platform has attracted more than 10 million users, predominantly women. Users will tell you, we like or we don’t like Pinterest. But if you like this platform, you become completely dependent on it. Beyond recreation, does this social networking site provide opportunities for organizations? What about recruitment? Can Pinterest be used for recruiting?
A new law to protect foreign workers in Saskatchewan One Canadian worker out of four is expecting to receive a year-end bonus
Job satisfaction... A subject which companies should seriously consider if they don’t want to lose their best people. According to a survey conducted by Right Management, nine workers out of ten are considering changing their job in the next year.
On the one hand are professions with a shortage of manpower; on the other hand the unemployed who are struggling to find a job. The phenomenon concerns economists who see it as a brake on growth, as revealed by the latest CIBC study.
Half of teleworkers have difficulty concentrating Hiring errors affect employee morale