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.
Emails, instant messaging, smartphones... What are the consequences of the proliferation of the means of communications within companies? The recent Global Monitoring study published by Randstad takes stock, conducted with employees from 32 countries including Canada.
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
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.
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.
Energy sector professionals appear more confident as regards work prospects. According to a Rigzone study, 78% of them were approached by a recruiter in the past six months.
As the euro zone crisis drags on, salaries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East will have a hard time keeping up with inflation. Canadian employees should fare better, with an average increase of 3.1%.
According to the Towers Watson Staying@Work Survey, a quarter of Canadian firms are planning to offer some type of financial reward in 2012 to employees who participate in their health management programs.
The working life expectancy of Canadians has been increasing for more than 10 years. This new indicator was identified by Statistics Canada using the data gathered in its Labour Force Survey, via a method similar to calculating a population’s life expectancy.
What will happen to your company when you retire? This is a delicate question for many small business owners, as revealed a recent study.
These are the findings from a BMO Bank of Montreal report released in October.
An OECD report says that Canada is recovering from the recession better than other member countries, and that the job market seems in better shape than a few months ago.