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Survey finds 34% of U.S. employees aged 50 and older phasing into retirement

Sadie Janes — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:00:10 +0000

A third (34 per cent) of U.S. employees aged 50 and older are phasing into retirement, according to a new survey by WTW. The survey, which polled 10,000 U.S. employees working at medium- and large-sized private sector companies, found among workers who are currently phasing into retirement, six in 10 (61 per cent) have reduced […]

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Employers can help gen Z workers feel less isolated through social activities, mentoring: experts

Sadie Janes — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:20 +0000

Generation Z workers may be feeling more disconnected or isolated due to the effects of remote work, but employers can help by providing opportunities for connectivity, says Alexandra Duba, people experience advisor at Xero Ltd. “It has so much to do with how the [coronavirus] pandemic impacted in-person connection, as well as the impact technology […]

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Meridian focusing on flexibility, mentorship to promote gender equity, female leadership

Sadie Janes — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:15 +0000

Meridian Credit Union is focusing on flexibility and mentorship to promote gender equity and female leadership in the historically male-dominated financial industry. According to the Canadian Credit Union Association, in 2023, only eight per cent of Fortune 500 chief executive officers were women. However, at Canada’s credit unions, 30 per cent of CEOs/general managers were […]

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41% of global employers report attaining full gender equity: survey

Sadie Janes — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:00:46 +0000

Just two-fifths (41 per cent) of global employers say they’ve attained full gender equity, according to a new survey by ManpowerGroup. The survey, which polled more than 40,000 employers in 42 countries, found 52 per cent reported pay equity initiatives are on schedule, while the remaining 48 per cent were behind or had no initiatives. […]

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Report finds 40% of U.S. employees working remotely at least one day a week

Sadie Janes — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:00:17 +0000

Two-fifths (40 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’re working remotely at least one day a week, according to a new report by the Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University. It found the average number of days worked from home increased amid the coronavirus pandemic, from roughly five per cent in 2019 to […]

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Accenture supporting LGBTQ2S+ employees with leadership training, mentoring

Sadie Janes — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:00:49 +0000

Accenture Canada is reinforcing its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion during Pride Month and beyond by offering leadership training and mentorship opportunities for all of its LGBTQ2S+ employees and allies. “We not only foster innovation and growth within these spaces, but ensure everyone knows this is a workplace of inclusion and equality,” says Caroline Gayle, […]

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Expert panel: Seven important questions as pandemic moves into endemic phase

bwolfe — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:00:09 +0000

In three short years, the relationship between Canadian employers and employees has changed dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on health, finances and overall sense of security. While there’s a lot of talk about the world settling into a new normal in 2023, it’s not clear what that will look like. The […]

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Editorial: Can working women have it all?

mschmit — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:00:11 +0000

I’m about to embark on the most exciting and terrifying chapter of my life — by the time you read this, I’ll be more than six months pregnant with my first child. With a decade in the industry, writing and editing stories about work-life balance, it’s now time to face the reality myself and try […]

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Women in Canada’s benefits, pension industries talk gender diversity

mschmit — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:56:53 +0000

Early in Lana Burnstad’s career, she worked at a railway company that was merging several regional railways and their various benefits plans. Part of that process included working with multiple unions, which were traditionally male-dominated environments at the time. “That was a rough process — swearing and fist-pounding . . . . It was pretty […]

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Sounding board: How to foster emotionally satisfied and productive employees

mschmit — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:00:15 +0000

Typically, workplace culture has been left in the hands of human resources departments. It’s their job to make sure employees are happy and engaged, right? Well, yes, sort of. But something as big as culture can’t be just one department’s responsibility. The whole thing about culture is that everyone’s responsible for it. In 2018, Australia shone […]

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