Late summer to early fall is when a number of HR consulting firms and associations release the results of their annual salary increase surveys, with projected increases for the coming year. Human resources professionals responding to these surveys indicated that they expected average raises of between 2.6% and 3.1% for 2014, taking into account all industries, positions and locations.
For the first time in several years, employees in multiple regions saw salary increases in the positive range for 2013, mainly due to lower inflation rates.
Base pay salary increases for 2014 in the United States will remain at 3% for the second year in a row, according to a Buck Consultants survey.
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 […]