Communicating information to employees is always an issue for organizations. But when that information is total rewards, it’s a bigger issue.
Alberta’s minimum wage is set to rise as of September 1 and Manitoba’s will increase one month later.
As the economy returns to full capacity, salary budget increases for Canadian employees are remaining steady.
Despite economic uncertainty across the globe, Canadian employers have added more than 250,000 jobs over the last 12 months and the trend is expected to continue through the end of the year.
Morneau Shepell Inc. has acquired Dion, Durrell + Associates Inc.’s workers’ compensation business.
Seven of Canada’s largest institutional investors are opposed to Barrick Gold’s decision to award an $11.9-million bonus to the company’s co-chair, John L. Thornton.
A global leader in the $48-billion employee rewards and recognition industry, Achievers knows a little something about bestowing benefits. Founder and CEO Razor Suleman discusses Achievers’ compensation plans for its U.S. employees. What was most challenging about opening offices in the U.S.? Medical costs are insanely expensive. It’s about 200 times more expensive per employee […]
In lieu of improvements in base pay, more American employers are turning to short-term incentives to reward employees, according to the sixth annual Compensation Planning Survey by Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company. The survey found that the median salary increase in 2013 will be 3%, as employers continue to exercise caution around salary budgets. However, […]
Last week in Toronto, Mercer projected an average salary increase of 3.2% for 2013. This number was based on the firm’s 2012/13 Compensation Planning Survey, which came out earlier this year.
Despite lingering economic uncertainty, Canadians are more optimistic about their employer's hiring plans and growth prospects than they were this time last year, according to the annual BMO Labour Day Survey.