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Employees’ online searches for burnout symptoms up 50% in 2024: report

Sadie Janes — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:00:16 +0000

Employees’ online searches for burnout signs and symptoms are up 50 per cent worldwide in 2024, according to a new study by Instant Offices. The global study, which analyzed trends across 30 major cities, found Toronto workers had one of the highest burnout rates worldwide when looking at online sentiment, with 710 burnout term searches […]

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What do employers need to know about monitoring employees in remote, hybrid working arrangements?

bwolfe — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:00:48 +0000

While Canadian privacy laws allow employers to track employees in a remote or hybrid working arrangement, this surveillance must be related to their job. “Employers have a proper and reasonable right to supervise their employees and ensure they’re doing their jobs and doing them safely,” says David Young, principal at David Young Law. “The flip […]

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All generations of employees say hybrid work supports productivity, job satisfaction: survey

Sadie Janes — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:35 +0000

All generations of Canadian workers say a hybrid working arrangement is most conducive to productivity and job satisfaction, according to a new survey by Humi. The survey, which polled more than 500 employees, found generation Z (44 per cent), generation X (30.5 per cent) and baby boomers (30 per cent) prefer mostly in-office days with […]

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TMX Group wins award for diligent approach to building its future workplace

lbailey — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:04 +0000

TMX Group Ltd. was the winner at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards for its diligent approach to mapping out a future workplace that leaves the one-size-fits-all office in the past. The financial services company was this year’s winner in the Future of Work Strategy category for its hybrid-first way of working experiment, which was designed to […]

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Sounding Board: How hybrid, remote working arrangements can impact compensation

bwolfe — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:00:49 +0000

Although jobs that involve working remotely have been around for decades in some form or another, the coronavirus pandemic brought them front and centre. There are several issues regarding salary and these working arrangements. The first is whether such jobs should be paid the same as the same job in the office. Generally, hybrid and remote […]

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Employers mandating 5-day onsite work may see exodus of skilled employees: expert

lbailey — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:00:27 +0000

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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Remote working opportunities shaped by employees’ location, commuting times: report

bwolfe — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:00:22 +0000

While Canadian employees are settling into new remote working patterns, regional disparities reveal different experiences across the country, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. It found by the end of 2023, 26 per cent of employees worked at least part of their week from home. However, the likelihood of working remotely varies […]

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93% of Canadian employees say honest work environment essential to employer’s success: survey

Sadie Janes — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:00:42 +0000

The vast majority (93 per cent) of Canadians agree a work environment that allows employees to be honest is essential to their company’s success, with 89 per cent noting honest workplace communication is critical for a productive workforce, according to a new survey by the Harris Poll on behalf of Express Employment Professionals. The survey, […]

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Canadians with employer-sponsored health benefits 20% more likely to seek care when needed: survey

lbailey — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:00:41 +0000

Canadians with an employer-provided benefits plan are 20 per cent more likely to seek care when needed and 25 per cent more likely to report better health than those without health benefits, according to a new survey by Blue Cross of Canada. The survey, which polled more than 2,100 working adults, found those with employee […]

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Survey finds 33% of North American workers report declining financial situation

Sadie Janes — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:00:21 +0000

A third (33 per cent) of North American workers say they’re financially worse off than a year ago and have financial issues that are negatively impacting their lives, according to a new survey by WTW. The global survey, which polled 45,000 employees working for medium- and large-sized private sector organizations in 29 countries and territories, […]

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