Articles by Aurélie Le Caignec

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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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58,200 more jobs in Canada in April

After four uncertain months, employment is rising again, according to the Labour Force Survey conducted by Statistics Canada. A positive sign that should not hide the slight increase in unemployment.


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More than two out of three workers are considering changing jobs

As a sign of disconnect with their work, a majority of Canadian employees are not ruling out changing companies over the next year. There are a number of reasons for this, according to a study by Kelly Services – low value, slow growth, unchallenging work, etc.By Aurélie Le Caignec


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Economic slowdown in view: Conference Board

A recent study from the Conference Board foresees that tightening of the labour market from 2016 will have an impact on the Canadian economy's growth potential in the long term


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Payroll and HR management – costs considerably underestimated

Judging by the study conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) for ADP Canada, Canadian companies do not have a good view of their payroll and HR management expenses, especially due to hidden costs.


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42% of baby boomers would have liked to save earlier

Baby boomers show some regret about retirement planning, according to a survey by the Bank of Montreal. From this observation, they suggest some ideas to help young people reach retirement with confidence.


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Employees find their superior ineffective

Managers are not paid to be loved, obviously. But to go from there to suggest that a good third of employees around the planet find then ineffective... Yet this is what Development Dimensions International (DDI) noted in a recent survey.


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Imaginet heads list of best Canadian employers

Queen’s School of Business has just released its 2012 list of the top 50 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada. In first place: Imaginet, a Winnipeg-based firm specializing in the development of computer applications.


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Pension plan less important than salary and flexibility at work

According to a study published by the BMO Retirement Institute a few days ago, only 9% of Canadian workers would change companies for a better pension plan.


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Workers want work/life balance

What motivates Canadian employees at work ? An OfficeTeam poll identified work/life balance as the top contributor.


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Canadian GDP down slightly in November

According to Statistics Canada, gross domestic product fell 0.1% in November, a trend that can be explained by the decrease in energy production.  


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