Articles by Séverine Degallaix

Oddly enough

McDonald’s explodes its own hiring record

McDonald’s regularly organizes recruiting events on one day in order to find new employees. On April 6, close to 9,000 people were hired across Canada.


Good to know

Employees expect better from their company and their country this year

Randstad Canada publishes its Workmonitor survey four times a year on employee expectations and mobility. For 2016, the most recent survey reveals a certain optimism by employees.


Oddly enough

BeforeWork: the trend to party before work!

Do you think that going out is only for after work? Think again: the new fashion is the morning party, just before going to work.


New

Where do Canadians feel the best?

A Statistics Canada survey on life satisfaction reveals significant geographical differences in Canadians’ well-being. 


Toolbox

How should fair pay be determined?

Employees are not the only ones wondering about this when negotiating their pay: bosses also have to do their homework to find out how much they should offer. 


New

Lending employees: has the strategy paid off for HR development?

It’s referred to as volunteering skills. The concept: a company freely lends their employees to another for a predetermined amount of time. Interest is evident for the beneficiary company, but what about the lender? What’s in it for them? Let’s zoom in on the advantages of this initiative.   


Good to know

Performance impacted by talent shortage

Manpower has conducted a global study on the shortage of talent worldwide, which shows that it is at the highest level since the beginning of the crisis; more and more employers are encountering difficulties in recruiting qualified staff.


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

Innovation, a priority for 87% of Canadian executives

3,100 executives were interrogated in 25 different countries for the GE Innovation Barometer. It appears that Canada is in the forefront for innovation, along with Germany, the United States and Japan.


New

2013: increased activity and shortages of skills on the program

  62% of Canadian companies expect their activity to increase in 2013, reveals a survey by Hays Canada conducted among 3,000 employers. In parallel, hiring difficulties persist.


By the numbers

70% of employees did not take all their vacation

    A study by Right Management found that most North American employees did not fully use their vacation time in 2012.


Call to order

Women’s careers slowed by maternity

  The OECD has undertaken a study on the professional differences between men and women. In addition to the usual wage gaps and the difficulties for women to have access to higher positions in the company, it showed that maternity could have a negative impact on a career.


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