The average offered hourly wage across Canada is $18.95, according to Statistic Canada’s latest survey on job vacancies and wages. The Northwest Territories has the highest average…
Though 91 per cent of Canadian business leaders see engagement as a top priority in today’s workplace, 58 per cent of employees say their employers aren’t…
Female chief executive officers are out-earning their male counterparts significantly — but it is a small sample size. In 2015, the eight women who served in…
As residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., continue to deal with the fallout from the recent wildfires that have ravaged the city, organizations like Morneau Shepell…
Not even Google is immune to cyber attacks. The company sent a data breach notice to its U.S. employees on Monday, explaining its benefits management…
Pension funds are under increasing scrutiny and fund manager compensation is an area of heated debate. Keith Ambachtsheer, director emeritus of the Rotman International Centre…
Recognition programs at one in four employers don’t sit well for millennials, according to a new survey by Aon Hewitt and O.C. Tanner. The study, which…
It’s been a busy season for backtracking on government efforts to rein in the costs of pension and benefits programs. In March, the federal Liberals…
Over the years, much of the discussion around gender equality has revolved around removing barriers and shattering glass ceilings. But rather than fixating on the…
During its first federal budget in March, the Liberal government demonstrated it recognizes the need to support carers in Canada’s workforce by committing to plans to make compassionate…
Almost half (47 per cent) of Canadian professionals are unhappy in their current job, according to a survey by recruitment firm Hays Canada. Furthermore, 86 per cent of…
Only 13 per cent of global employees are highly engaged and highly satisfied with their workplace, according to new research by office furniture manufacturer Steelcase. The…
With Bill 132, Ontario’s Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, receiving royal assent at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in March, there are key details for…
U.S.-based yogurt-maker Chobani is handing out shares worth up to 10 per cent of the company to its 2,000 full-time employees. In a letter sent…
There’s a solid business case for supporting employees juggling work and caregiving responsibilities, participants at an event in Toronto heard on Wednesday. “Those employers are…
Ahead of Bombardier’s annual shareholder meeting on Friday, two of its largest shareholders have expressed concern about the company’s executive compensation structure. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board…
Manulife has announced that Sue Reibel will succeed Charles Guay as executive vice-president and general manager of institutional markets for Manulife Canada. But the search is…
Uber drivers are turning to the Teamsters in their bid for benefits. Teamsters Joint Council 7, a California transportation union that represents 100,000 employees in…
Dalhousie University, Perkins+Will Canada Architects, Veridian Corporation and Xerox Canada are among Canada’s greenest employers, according to a report published today by Canada’s Top 100 Employers to…
Among the trends in the group benefits industry coming out of Benefits Canada‘s 2016 group benefits providers report is strong growth of the administrative services only option. Insurance…
Traditionally, businesses hire and let go of individuals based on individual performance. It’s the easiest and most obvious way of managing human resources. That default behaviour…
Despite the downturn in natural resources, mining and forestry managers have the best jobs in Canada, according to Canadian Business‘ annual ranking of the top jobs…
EY is introducing new financial benefits for working parents, including financial assistance of up to $25,000 per family for adoption, reproductive technology procedures, and medically-necessary egg…
Company profile Joey, 62, has been running a successful private mining company in Calgary for the past 15 years. He plans to leave the firm…
Ontario employers may not be the only ones facing compliance with the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan as the provincial government has floated the option of allowing other…