When should a candidate for a job ask about benefits and compensation? It’s a key question many companies and human resource professionals are asking following a high-profile case of an applicant who lost out on a second interview after she asked about benefits and compensation. On March 12, the applicant, Taylor Byrnes, tweeted a screenshot […]
More than a third (39 per cent) of Canadians would leave their jobs and take a pay cut at a new employer if it meant receiving better professional development opportunities, according to a new survey by ADP Canada. Its survey of 828 Canadian employees found, among those who would leave and take a pay cut, […]
Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees work from outside one of their employer’s main offices for half the week or more, according to new research by Regus Canada. Some 39 per cent of respondents said they mostly work from home and 11 per cent said they work exclusively from home. Also, 54 per […]
Companies with gender diverse leadership reap many benefits including better returns on equity, according to Delaney Greig, engagement analyst at the Shareholder Association for Research and Education. “Where there’s more woman on boards and in senior management you see that returns on equity tend to be higher and above the market, and the same goes for […]
Whether you can’t wait for the next team bonding night or smile awkwardly at your colleagues and leave early, workplace socializing is widespread. And sometimes it’s based around sports. Twenty-six per cent of senior managers say their workplaces organize activities around the Unites States’ college basketball championship March Madness and other sporting events, according to a survey […]
Employee productivity can take a big hit when the boss leaves, according to a new survey by staffing firm Robert Half. Both employees and chief financial officers believe having a vacant senior manager role has an adverse impact on the team’s efficiency, though those in leadership (78 per cent) are likelier to find it a […]
It may be fun for an architect to moonlight as a freelance photographer, but few people want a job title that’s full of slashes, whether as a social media manager/babysitter/barista or a substitute teacher/tutor/Uber driver. Many workers don’t have a choice, however. “In Canada, one of the things we see is employers moving away from […]
Support for employee development is among the key trends identified by human resources association WorldatWork in its new total rewards inventory that examines the prevalence of 176 different employee benefits among organizations around the world. The association surveyed about 730 employers and found while a majority offer standard benefits, such as health and dental plans, life insurance, […]
A ruling by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario at the end of 2016 could make it easier for employees to bring claims for family status discrimination against their employers. The case, Misetich v. Value Village Stores Inc., involved an employee who had refused to accept certain proposed scheduling changes designed to accommodate her physical limitations. The […]
A local union in Alberta has secured domestic violence leave for employees who work at a long-term care facility in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. The new three-year agreement for staff at Rivercrest Care Centre includes terms about domestic violence leave, according to a press release issued by the United Steelworkers. “New provisions on domestic violence leave are […]