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Novartis empowering, retaining young employees through engagement, growth opportunities

Sadie Janes — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:32 +0000

Young workers can face unique challenges when entering the workforce or starting a new job and it’s up to employers to help ease that transition, says Ashley Sardjoe, head of people and organization at Novartis Canada. “We have robust onboarding programs in place to support younger workers. I think the biggest challenge we see is […]

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Working mothers fear losing ability to work from home: expert

lbailey — Thu, 09 May 2024 13:00:22 +0000

More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of working mothers are concerned about losing the level of flexibility they have at work in 2024, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. Over the last 24 months, more companies have mandated employees to work onsite more frequently and that’s a big concern for working parents, […]

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Chipotle expanding benefits offering to focus on career development, student debt

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

In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making staff development a key part of its attraction and retention strategy. This focus on employee development has contributed to an internal promotion rate of 87 per cent and has led […]

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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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58% of Canadian employees prefer a hybrid or remote work arrangement: survey

Sadie Janes — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:00:13 +0000

More than half (58 per cent) of Canadian employees say they prefer to work in a hybrid arrangement (33 per cent) or fully remotely (25 per cent), according to a new survey by LinkedIn Corp. The survey, which polled more than 2,600 employees, found 39 per cent said they prefer to work mostly onsite, either […]

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52% of workers say receiving an annual bonus makes them feel appreciated at work: survey

Sadie Janes — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:00:50 +0000

More than half (52 per cent) of workers say receiving an annual bonus makes them feel appreciated at work, according to a new survey by Robert Half International Inc. The human resources consultancy recently conducted a LinkedIn poll that also found employees said trust from their boss (29 per cent) and receiving verbal recognition (16 per cent) […]

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Women represent a quarter of C-suite leaders in North America: report

Sadie Janes — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:00:51 +0000

Women represent roughly a quarter of C-suite leaders in North America, while women of colour represent just one in 16, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. The report, which was based on research from more than 270 companies in the U.S. and Canada, found women of colour faced the steepest drop-off in representation […]

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Survey finds two-fifths of U.S. employees didn’t receive a raise in the last year

Sadie Janes — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:00:53 +0000

Two-fifths of U.S. employees say they didn’t receive a raise in the last year and those who did received raises that were 25 per cent lower than in 2022, according to a new survey by BambooHR. The survey, which polled 1,500 employees, found the average pay increase was 4.6 per cent, down from 6.2 per […]

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84% of Canadian job seekers value work-life balance over climbing corporate ladder: survey

lbailey — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 20:00:35 +0000

A majority (84 per cent) of Canadian job seekers define success through work-life balance as opposed to climbing the corporate ladder, according to a new survey by the Harris Poll on behalf of Express Services Inc. The survey, which polled more than 500 Canadian hiring decision-makers and more than 500 employees who are looking for […]

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49% of Fortune 500 leaders are women, people from underrepresented backgrounds: survey

Sadie Janes — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:00:08 +0000

Half (49 per cent) of C-suite leaders at Fortune 500 companies are women (40 per cent) and people from historically under-represented ethnic and racial backgrounds (16 per cent), including nine in 10 (89 per cent) chief inclusion and diversity officers and a fifth (19 per cent) of chief operating officers, according to a new survey […]

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