20% of work romances lead to marriage
Love at work could be good if we are to believe the survey conducted by CareerBuilder. One couple out of five takes the aisle to the alter in this way. In Canada, 35% of workers have had a romantic relationship with a colleague at least once and 18% at least twice. As to how it all started, 12% say an after work happy hour, 11% say it was love at first sight, 8% maintain it was a day of working late and 6% say they met outside the office. While the majority of relationships develop between peers, 25% of workers admit to going out with a superior and 15% with their boss.
Unequal wage increases across Canada
While the national average for salary increases in 2013 are 3%, Alberta and Saskatchewan expect increases of around 4%, according to a recent survey conducted by the Conference Board of Canada. The increase in earnings in these provinces relates specifically to the oil and gas industry, a sector in which employers continue to face a shortage of skilled labour. Salary projections are less optimistic for Quebec (2.7%), Ontario (2.5%) and British Columbia (2.5%), where employers are more likely to feel the effect of the economic downturn. Finally, the survey, conducted among 240 employers across the country, reveals that two thirds of respondents think that economic conditions in 2013 will be comparable to those of 2012. One quarter of them foresee improvement for their business and only 7% a deterioration.