Employee health and well-being is important since it affects their productivity. Yet Canadian employers seem to forget. In fact, 40% of those interviewed in the Workmonitor study by Randstad Canada believe that their company does not promote a balanced lifestyle.
It’s easy to put value on creativity in the workplace, but fears of being robbed of our ideas can greatly hinder creative minds. However, a new study shows that this very rarely happens. In addition, employers would be wise to establish a climate that is conducive to sharing ideas.
We all know that it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch. How does one manage those employees that affect the team’s overall harmony and performance?
According to a Health Canada report, 1 in 10 Canadians showed symptoms of mental illness in 2004. And 30 per cent of Canadians aged 25 to 44 years old are likely to be affected by its symptoms.
It’s no secret the workplace is one of romance. Employees spend a significant part of their days at the office, and are inevitably surrounded by the same people for years on end. Affinities will grow... and sometimes more.
After waiting his manager for more than an hour to take over his shift, the 27-year-old locked up the Gas station, taped a graceful note on the door and walk away.
The next edition of Jobboom Magazine will be its last. Jobboom’s new owner, Mediagrif Interactive Technologies, will no longer be publishing the esteemed and free employment magazine.
In 2013, delays for health care generated a loss of productivity of $1,202 per patient. In all, this loss of earnings amounted to $1.1 billion for the country’s economy. This is what a study by the Fraser Institute has found.
Diversity is a matter in fashion. It has even become an issue in our organizations who are appointing “Diversity Managers” within Human Resources departments. Their role is often to ensure that gender equality is respected by promoting the emergence of women leaders while encouraging cultural and ethnic diversity and of sexual orientation. Some companies are therefore declaring themselves “pro-woman” or “pro-gay” or “pro-ethnic”. Of course we applaud and want more. But beyond good intentions, what is the actual strategy of diversification in viewpoints and perspectives? After all, shouldn’t all diversity mainly serve this?
A study conducted at the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic shows that using a treadmill at work lets employees get physical activity and also increase their ability to perform better.
Jason Kenney, the Minister of Employment and Social Development, visited Europe in early March. Objective of this trip: to analyze skills-based training systems implemented by Germany and Great Britain. Report on what was learned on a trip that could well find application in Canada.
2020 is not far off. 2020 is still to be defined. Although it has less to be fantasized about than its famous predecessor “Y2K” for the year 2000, 2020 is still a source of anxiety and uncertainty. However, there is a good chance that everything will stay the same as it is now, but more refined. So here is a little exercise in HR futurology based on emerging trends in the business world and society.