Buck is launching a three-part digital human resources product that aims to help employers create a consolidated experience for their plan members, drive behavioural change and raise employee satisfaction while creating a healthier employee population and increased productivity. “A more personalized employee experience combined with advanced analytics and decisioning tools are critical to the success […]
The weekend is short enough, but if a new survey by Robert Half International is any indication, it’s getting shorter. The survey found Sunday evenings are eating into Canadians’ remaining weekend time, as 38 per cent of workers reported having the “Sunday Scaries,” the anxiety felt the night before the start of the workweek. The cause of this […]
The majority (80 per cent) of Canadian employers said they’re concerned about retaining top talent, with more than a quarter of respondents saying they’re very concerned, according to a new survey by global staffing firm Robert Half International. The survey, which polled more than 600 senior managers at companies across Canada, found employers’ most cited […]
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled an employee was in the right when she rescinded her retirement notice after circumstances changed. In September 2016, Elisabeth English, a 64-year-old employee at Manulife, resigned after the company said it would be implementing a new computer system, citing her concern with learning a new system. When she met with […]
A new ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal says civil claims for privacy breaches can be filed more than two years after the breach occurred. Calgary-based Moore’s Industrial Service Ltd. requested the dismissal of a civil claim, which was filed by a former employee whose privacy had been breached after his termination. The request […]
Canadian employees are most productive at the beginning of the week, according to a new survey by Accountemps. About a third (35 per cent) of respondents said they’re most productive on Tuesdays, followed by Mondays (25 per cent), Wednesdays (18 per cent), Thursdays (12 per cent) and Fridays (10 per cent). As well, 41 per […]
Generation X employees in leadership roles are overlooked for promotions at higher rates than their counterparts in other generations, according to a study by Development Dimensions International Inc. The study, which analyzed data from more than 25,000 leaders across industries and regions in an attempt to understand leadership advancement by generation, found the majority (66 per cent) of gen-X leaders received […]
The federal government is providing $2.4 million in funding to two organizations that are working to address sexual harassment in Canadian workplaces. These organizations — Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia and the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies — are aimed at improving access to justice for individuals who experience sexual harassment in their workplace, according to a press […]
As of 2018, there was one Canadian worker over the age of 55 for every worker between the ages of 25 and 34, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. This ratio is down significantly from 1996, when there were 2.7 workers between the ages of 25 and 34 for every worker aged 55 and […]
Canadian people of colour, specifically employees who identify as black, East Asian and South Asian, are experiencing high levels of “emotional tax,” according to a study by Catalyst Canada Inc. The study, which involved 700 Canadians of colour, found this tax is putting the overall health of these employees at risk and causing them to consider […]