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Oddly enough

Romance at work – reality overtakes fantasy

  A recent study by Global Workmonitor, conducted by Randstad, lifts the veil on romance at work in the world. 400 employees in each of 32 countries analysed were interviewed on their views on the subject. The results are biased towards tolerance. Overview.


Good to know

Modest job creation in Canada in June

Canada created 7300 new jobs in June while the unemployment rate fell by one tenth of a percentage point to 7.2%, according to Statistics Canada. Nothing comparable with March and April during which 140,000 new jobs appeared


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Job creation: optimistic forecast, The IT sector: provider of well paying jobs

Job creation: optimistic forecasts for the second half of 2012 The IT sector, provider of (very) well paying jobs


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Lululemon, the Most Popular Workplace, Connected to the Office During Summer Vacations, No Advices from Superior, Weekly Salary

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%


By the numbers

82% of Canadian men want to start their own business

Wanting to be in charge and make use of their skills are ideas that vary between coming into being or simply a fantasy of the day... One thing is for sure, whether they actually do so or not, many Canadians share the desire to try their hand at it. An energy that is good for the economy.


Call to order

Protection of confidential data: companies could do better

According to a recent study conducted by Shred-It, specialist in document destruction, many companies do not consider the security of working documents as essential. Data theft is nonetheless a risk factor for both the company and clients alike.  


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Recognition at work, HRM, Jobless young people and Flextime during the summer

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


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71% of graduating candidates found a job after completing their studies

Canadian companies prefer graduates when recruiting, but do not consider them operational as soon as they start their job. This is what a recent survey found, conducted by the Bank of Montreal with 500 SMEs across the country.


To Read

Facing the elements, Building Business Resilience in a Changing Climate

Taking climate change into account in risk management. A challenge for which companies must prepare and adapt for over the long term, according to the NRTEE (National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy). Focus on its last publication  


By the numbers

Tourism: 230,000 jobs unfilled by 2030?

This is the projection by the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council. Between increasing demand for manpower over the next few years and unfavourable demographic factors, the Council calls for preparing for the shortage by incentives.


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Engaging employees on the increase worldwide

Despite the economic environment, the level to which employees are engaged has somewhat increased worldwide during the year, according to a report from Aon Hewitt. A positive sign considering that we know that engaging employees influences business performance.


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LinkedIn, Manpower, Conseil canadien des ressources humaines de l’industrie du pétrole

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


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