The highest paid Canadian business executives saw a 25% increase in their salaries in 2013, in comparison with 2008. Their salaries increased twice as much as those of average employees, for the same period. This is what a study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives at the beginning of January shows.
This is one of the recommendations made by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) to stem recurring labour needs. In a recent study, the organization also reverses some myths concerning the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program.
Great Place to Work 2014 sets an international ranking of companies where it’s good to work. It lists the organizations that offer the best conditions to their employees. Close-up view on the classification of Canadian companies.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. In light of this, the Bank of Montreal has released a study on their recruitment. First observation: Progress has been made in terms of hiring people with disabilities.
Only four out of ten employees are engaged in their work, and therefore a lot of progress still needs to be made by both employees and companies. This is one of the findings emerging from the Towers Watson survey on the attitudes and concerns of workers globally.
Teacher pay based on student results: a ridiculous idea? Not as ridiculous as all that if we want to enhance Canadian competitiveness on a global scale. This, in any case, is the hypothesis developed in a recent Fraser Institute study.
Good news, there’s good morale among Canadian entrepreneurs. Confidence levels of small business owners officially rose two points in August. This report was released by the Business Barometer of the CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Business). Results are reported by province and sector.
Canadians earn $3 more on average per week, an increase of 2.3 percentage points compared to last year. These are the findings of a recent study conducted at the beginning of the year by Statistics Canada.
Would apprenticeship be the solution to optimizing workforce integration of young Canadians? This is what an American expert seems to think, author of a recent study on the workforce related problems.
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.
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.
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.