Employers are expecting to use an increasing number of contingent workers and correspondingly decrease their reliance on full-time employees, according to new research by Willis Towers Watson. The research surveyed more than 1,000 organizations in 40 countries on the changing world of work and adoption of digital and automation technologies in the workplace. It found contingent workers, […]
A growing body of international evidence indicates education, prevention efforts and early intervention are critical to people’s mental health, according to a new study at the University of British Columbia. Mental-health efforts are taking place “across social systems and within organizational structures, including public health, educational institutions and workplaces,” noted the study, authored by Miranda Massie, a […]
Amazon.com Inc., needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere. The online shopping giant said Thursday that it plans to spend $700 million by 2025 to retrain 100,000 workers, or a third of its U.S. workforce. The initiative […]
As Canadian employers focus on business growth over the next two years, they’re prioritizing spending on employees, including skills training (47 per cent) and satisfaction and well-being (42 per cent), according to a new global survey on the future of work by HSBC Bank. The report, which surveyed more than 2,500 companies in 14 countries […]
Twenty-one per cent more Canadian employees cited collaboration and communication as key factors in their employee experience than their global counterparts, according to a new human capital trends report by Deloitte. Further, 17 per cent more survey respondents in Canada said a positive work environment and trust in leadership are integral points in defining employee experience compared […]
Walmart Canada is launching an education assistance program for employees and their eligible family members. The company has partnered with Humber College and its network of educational partners to introduce the AdvancED program. All of Walmart’s full-time staff who attend an accredited Canadian college or university are eligible to receive an annual $2,500 tuition reimbursement. An additional 20 per cent tuition […]
General Motors of Canada Co. is working to set up jobs and training programs for employees who will be put out of work when it closes the Oshawa Assembly plant next year, even as Unifor promises an extended fight to keep the operation open. In addition, GM estimates about half of the 3,000 unionized and […]
Canadians’ personal finances have an impact on their health, with just 26 per cent of people in poor health describing their financial situation as excellent or very good. That compares to 59 per cent of those in excellent or very good health, according to the 2018 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. In addition, the survey found […]
CGI Group Inc. hosted its annual mental-health month in May, focusing this year on the support that employees can receive from their employer and their colleagues, as well as how to build a support network. Although the global information technology company has been running its wellness program since 2004, it began to address mental health in the […]
More than 8,000 Starbucks stories and offices across the United States will close on Tuesday afternoon to host education and training sessions for employees on race, bias, diversity and inclusion. Last week, it shared a preview of its May 29 curriculum, noting this will set the foundation for a longer-term anti-bias, diversity, equity and inclusion effort. It worked with […]