Canadian employers are projecting an average base salary increase of 3.6 per cent in 2025, a percentage that increases to 3.9 per cent among British Columbia-based employers, according to a new survey by Eckler Ltd. The survey, which polled 500 Canadian organizations across several sectors and industries, found while the average increase is lower than last […]
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. Earlier this year, the Ontario government passed the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, […]
A consultant says location is one of many factors determining pay, while a human resources specialist argues it shouldn’t be a consideration. Cissy Pau, principal consultant, Clear HR Consulting Inc. Work location is certainly a factor to consider when determining pay for remote workers. When conducting compensation benchmarking, it’s common practice to look at pay […]
An article on how remote and hybrid working arrangements are leading to a ‘Great Exhaustion’ was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Rise of remote, hybrid working leading employees to a ‘Great Exhaustion,’ says expert 2. Sounding Board: How employers can create […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The federal government has launched a new pay transparency website to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulated private sector employers. The new site, called Equi’Vision, provides a visualization that allows users to compare data on workforce representation rates and pay gaps experienced […]
Canadian companies are making uneven progress on efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and equitable for Black workers, according to a survey from KPMG in Canada. The survey, which polled 1,000 employed Canadians who identify as Black, found more than 80 per cent of respondents said employers are making improvements — but a similar proportion said […]