On average, Canadian managers spend 16% of their time—or two months a year—intervening in employee disputes. Here is Robert Half and Accountemps Branch Manager Natacha Tougas’s take on the situation.
The key findings of a global study by SuccessFactors and Accenture of 430 senior managers in enterprise firms of at least 3,000 employees are that companies are failing to monitor, motivate and retain their workforce.
I’ve just spent two weeks in a classroom—but not just any old classroom. Harvard is renowned for the very best. For a second, you can almost believe you’re at Hogwarts. What a stimulating and energizing experience. Beyond the valuable teaching, and quality of the professors, assistants and participants in the program of this prestigious university, I was privileged to see the masks fall one by one.
The recently published Robert Half Professional Employment Report shows that 15% of Canadian executives plan to hire full-time employees during Q2 2011.
The 13th edition of the annual Best Employers in Canada study was launched March 9. Canadian organizations have until the end of May to register.
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Born starting in the 80s, they are increasingly numerous on the job market. But in order to attract the best, you need to know what drives them. StepStone Solutions has published a white paper on the topic.
It’s the end of December 2009, and I’ve been doing the same job for 15 years. I know it by heart, and can do it with my eyes closed or just about.I’m stuck in a darn comfort zone that undermines me instead of comforting me in my cushy files. How many of us have told ourselves that we’ve learned all there is to learn in a certain field, but don’t know what the next step is?
According to a report* by environmental consulting firm The Pembina Institute published March 15, more jobs would be created than destroyed by implementing strong climate change policies.
The latest release of the Labour Force Survey in Canada was published March 11. Employment edged up slightly in February, while unemployment stabilized at 7.8%.
The most recent Catalyst and Mercer studies confirm that the numbers of Canadian women holding down leadership jobs are far from legion.
Consulting firm Aon Hewitt, in partnership with The RBL Group and Fortune magazine, has just launched its first global leadership study.