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Garda sells its pre-employment screening division, Study about workers’ volunteering activities, Stressed employees, Information systems managers, Committed Canadien companies

The Champlain Financial Corporation (CFC) has purchased the pre-employment services division of Garda A study about workers’ volunteering activities 9 employees out of 10 more stressed than before the crisis Information systems managers working outside office hours Canadian companies remain committed


Opinion

The waltz of the bosses

The waltz of the CEOs and senior executives continues. You can’t stop change. As of March 2013, the rate that CEOs are leaving is practically the same as in 2008. Crisis or not, if you are an executive you’re sitting in an ejection seat with fewer and fewer parachutes at hand...


Call to order

Deloitte study about increasing opportunities for Aboriginal people in the workplace

  The Deloitte study Widening the circle: Increasing opportunities for Aboriginal people in the workplace, released last week, makes 10 recommendations to facilitate integration of Aboriginal people into the company. 


Good to know

Aligning skills with objectives – an HR challenge

Large Canadian organizations are seeking more and more to adjust management of their human resources according to their business objectives. However, they face difficulties in clearly defining their HR strategy, according to a survey conducted by Right Management among 94 companies across the country.


New

Shortage of skills hurting company productivity

Employers of the world’s top ten economies will experience a loss of productivity and reduction of turnover due to a growing shortage of skilled manpower in key positions. This is what a recent survey revealed, published by CareerBuilder and conducted among 6,000 recruitment managers and human resources professionals in the countries with the highest GDP.


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Paid leave: Canada way behind

Where is Canada in terms of paid leave compared to its counterparts in the world? A study published by Hotels.com has clarified this point. It's next to last in the standings, with 15 days of vacations and holidays per year. 


New

SME confidence drops in March

After two months of recovery, SME confidence fell once again, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The Business Barometer index lost three and a half points from February to settle at 62.9. 


Good to know

Training new employees: a priority

A new BMO Bank of Montreal survey conducted among 500 companies across the country has revealed that professional training of employees is a priority for a large majority of Canadian employers. The good news is that the federal government has made provision in its 2013 budget to help them!


News

Data security, Low HR risk

Data security central to Canadian company concerns Low HR risk: 3 Canadian cities in the top 10 worldwide


By the numbers

88% of Canadians believe in diversity in the workplace

The latest global Workmonitor survey by Randstad has revealed the need for diversity and gender equity among employees in Canada and more generally worldwide. However, women often remain in the minority in managerial positions and are sometimes less accepted than men.


Call to order

Employers should do more to hire persons with disabilities

According to a BMO survey, 80% of Canadians think that employers in the public and private sectors should put in place more actions to help disabled workers integrate into their workforce.


By the numbers

5.7 people unemployed in Canada for each job opening

  Canadian companies counted 221,000 unfilled jobs in December 2012, according to a recent report from Statistics Canada on job openings. The figure has remained stable compared to the end of 2011. For each open job, there were at the same time 5.7 people unemployed. This ratio is very close to that of December 2011 (5.8).


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