More Canadian small business owners have hired someone with a disability this year.
Employers may see the value in offering retiree health benefits, but many feel they can’t afford them, according to a recent Aon Hewitt survey.
Employee turnover is a slippery slope. Beyond lost productivity and institutional knowledge walking out the door, there are significant expenses related to interviewing, hiring and training new employees. Turnover also affects the remaining employees, who often have to do additional work and can become overextended, which results in additional costs and lost revenues that are often underestimated.
Taking a cue from Netflix, Virgin Group is now offering unlimited vacation days to employees at its head offices in the United Kingdom and the United States.
The majority (71%) of workers don't currently make their desired salary.
Salary increases projected for 2015 by Canadian organizations are holding steady at 2.79%.
Canadian employees get fewer public holidays than those in India and Colombia but more than a number of European countries.
When it comes to managing their careers and being happy at work, employees place a great deal of emphasis on their personal network and their working relationships.
Canadian employers are not differentiating pay based on individual performance as much as they could and may be underestimating the importance of non-monetary aspects of the employment experience.
While compensation is a focus for employers, they’re also trying to ensure that their employees are aware of opportunities within the organization.