Those who dare abandon their self-consciousness or affected shyness when comes the time for salary negotiations and ask for the sky may be richly rewarded. Read on. This tip—or rather this revelation—comes from the results of a study published in July 2011 in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Conducted by Todd J. Thorsteinson of […]
CEDEC presents the results of the report launched on October 5th, 2012, related to the employability of workers aged 45 years and over.
As the economy and labour market improves, companies are expecting voluntary staff turnover to increase. To reduce this phenomenon, managers have two objectives: ensure their employees’ commitment and retain the best talent.
Canadian employees don’t seem to have a very high esteem of their superiors, according to a recent survey conducted by Ipsos and the Canadian Centre for Management. Confidence levels are lowest in the retail trade, transportation and the government.
A majority of North American employees don’t accept being transferred Depression and stress: major sources of concern in North America Small business, on the cutting edge for teleworking
With a background of labour shortage in Canada, the Global Workmonitoring anylisis by Randstad, published last month, gives an inside view of recruitment around the world. At the country level, the study shows that employers encounter serious problems in recruiting people with profiles that meet their needs.
LinkedIn has just published its Talent Brand Index, a graphic of companies that are the most sought for by candidates worldwide. Spotlight.
The 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Index recently published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) is definite. Canada's lack of innovation is weakening its competitiveness and prosperity. Explanations.
Planning for successors to take care of their own departure is not a priority for the majority of company heads in the information technology sector. Spotlight on the usefulness of setting up a succession plan.
A recent BMO survey conducted among 1,000 Canadian workers reveals that people with disabilities have trouble finding their place on the labour market. The phenomenon is mainly due to poor understanding of the costs of their integration and work capabilities.
It’s not easy to reprimand an employee, but above all it is never pleasant. Generally, we prefer congratulations to remonstrations. But beware; tolerating behaviour at work that is not professional or does not comply with office rules or even unsatisfactory work (and accepting it in the meanwhile) is ultimately condoning it. And at the same time, in the eyes of the employee in question and his co-workers, it’s legitimizing a situation that should not be legitimized. In time, the problem that will arise is the erosion of the manager’s credibility and the insidious introduction of a sense of injustice, particularly demotivating for employees who do comply with requirements.
Published in September, the final report of the panel of experts on immigration in Ontario advocates the establishment of an official strategy to attract workers to the province through 32 recommendations. Summary.
