Low unemployment, strong job growth across all sectors, growing productivity—the Canadian Prairies, led by Alberta, are ahead of the entire North American continent with respect to the competitiveness of their labour market. Taking stock of these new rankings.
Recent studies published in credible journals have shown that nice people as well as ugly people earned less in the workplace. So if you want to get a bigger pay cheque, it’s clearly better to be good-looking—based on traditional beauty standards (although this remains debatable)—and disagreeable. What can you do, though, if you are naturally nice with average looks?
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+. . . According to a SAS Léger Marketing poll of 1,000 managers of medium- and large-size Canadian businesses, less than one on five Canadian firms use social networks effectively. Just publishing on social media is not enough. Here are some tips on their more effective HR use.By Priscilla Reig
Do you frequently visit your doctor? According to a recent study published by Concordia University, workplace stress results in increased visits to health care professionals. A closer look at the connection between prescriptions, the workplace and this 21st century ailment.
An OECD report says that Canada is recovering from the recession better than other member countries, and that the job market seems in better shape than a few months ago.
Five years: that’s how long corporate e-mail is expected to reign before it loses its monopoly to quicker and more convenient real-time communication tools.
Signing of partnership between The Globe and Mail and Eluta Randstad buys SFN Group and grows Average earnings in Canada go up Commuting survey Job security: Canadians confident Anonymous CV shelved
Imagine being able to reach candidates near your office in real time. Suppose they were walking by, in a hurry to get to the store offering a Groupon discount, and then. . . WHAMMO!
Average salaries still rising Shortage of seasonal jobs Looming labour shortage in British Columbia? Telecommuters happier than office workers Immigration: Record number of immigrants under provincial nominee programs in 2011
International law firm Proskauer conducted a study of 120 multinationals on the use of social media in the workplace. Findings show that more than three quarters of companies use these tools for business purposes.
In early July, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business published the results of its quarterly survey on SME perspectives. In June, the business barometer index stood at 66.3.
Remember Nadine from last month? Nadine has now shifted into the second gear of her corporate detox program. After learning to differentiate urgent from important, she developed a strategy for finding meaning in her professional and personal life.