recruitment – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Employers mandating 5-day onsite work may see exodus of skilled employees: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employers-mandating-onsite-work-may-see-exodus-of-skilled-employees-expert/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160911 Employers that mandate employees return to a five-day, in-office workweek may see workers resigning or ‘quiet quitting,’ says Dror Poleg, an economic historian and former technology and private equity executive. Last month, Andy Jassy, Amazon.com Inc.’s chief executive officer, announced in a memo that employees will be required to work from the office five days […]

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]]> Ontario’s new regulations for publicly advertised jobs providing transparency for job-seekers: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/ontarios-new-regulations-for-publicly-advertised-jobs-providing-transparency-for-job-seekers-expert/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158842 Stronger regulations at the provincial level surrounding Ontario employers’ publicly advertised job postings can prevent companies from ‘ghosting’ applicants and provide candidates with more transparency in the recruiting process, says Patricia Hewlin, professor of social organizational psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College. This year, Ontario is amending the Working for Workers Act to require employers to […]

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]]> Canadian employers ramping up hiring as inflation eases: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-employers-ramping-up-hiring-in-2024-as-inflation-eases-expert/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158784 Half (52 per cent) of Canadian employers say they’re planning to add new permanent positions in the second half of the year, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada. The survey, which polled 1,800 hiring managers at Canadian companies across a range of industries, found employers are cautiously optimistic about the hiring landscape, […]

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]]> Pay transparency on the rise in Canadian job postings: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/pay-transparency-on-the-rise-in-canadian-job-postings-report/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153682 Nearly half (49 per cent) of Canadian job postings on Indeed.com in February 2024 featured pay information, up from 22 per cent in early 2019, according to a report by the job search website’s Hiring Lab research centre. The report, which extracted pay information from job postings published on the website, found among postings that included pay […]

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]]> Canada lags behind peer countries on female representation in management: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canada-lags-behind-peer-countries-on-female-representation-in-management-report/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152938 Women in corporate leadership still face barriers, with significant gaps in business ownership, representation and compensation, according to a report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. It found Canada lags behind nearly half of its peers in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in its share of female managers. While women have made strides in the overall […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-75/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152916 An article on Eastman Kodak Co.’s plans to outsource management of its pension assets was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. Kodak outsourcing US$1.6TN of pension assets to maximize overfunded status 2. OMERS returns 4.6% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income […]

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]]> 65% of women employees concerned about receiving inadequate pay increases: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/65-of-women-employees-concerned-about-receiving-inadequate-pay-increases-survey/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152856 Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of women say inadequate compensation increases is their biggest concern in 2024, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The survey, which polled more than 760 workers, also found three-quarters (75 per cent) of women cited wider economic changes as a major concern. It’s important for employers […]

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]]> 28% of employers expecting increased employee turnover in 2024: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/28-of-employers-expecting-increased-employee-turnover-in-2024-survey/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152820 More than a quarter (28 per cent) of Canadian employers say they’re expecting increased employee turnover this year, according to a new survey by Express Employment Professionals. The survey, which polled more than 500 employers, found respondents estimated it costs, on average, $30,674 annually to replace an employee. Fewer than a fifth (15 per cent) said […]

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]]> 42% of Canadian workers looking for a new job in 2024: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/42-of-canadian-workers-have-started-looking-or-plan-to-find-a-new-job-in-2024-survey/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151942 Two-fifths (42 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’ve already started looking, or plan to look, for a new job in the first half of 2024, up slightly from 41 per cent in July 2023 but down from 50 per cent in December 2022, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada.  The survey, which polled more […]

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]]> 63% of U.S. employers with paid-time-off banks say most employees don’t take vacation due to workload: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/63-of-u-s-employers-with-paid-time-off-banks-say-most-employees-dont-take-vacation-due-to-workload-survey/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151835 While more than a third (38 per cent) of U.S. employers are offering employees a paid-time-off bank, up slightly from in 2017 (34 per cent), nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) say most workers don’t use it due to a heavy workload, according to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. The […]

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