skills development – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian employees have mixed emotions about impact of AI on career, skills: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-employees-have-mixed-emotions-about-use-of-ai-on-career-skills-survey/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142479 Canadian employees are feeling a mixture of emotions about the use of generative artificial intelligence, with 27 per cent saying it will have a positive impact on their career and 17 per cent worried it will make their skills obsolete, according to a new survey by Robert Half Inc. The survey, which polled more than […]

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]]> Semi-retirement working options helping employers navigate the ‘Great Labour Shift’ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/semi-retirement-working-options-helping-employers-navigate-the-great-labour-shift/ Fri, 12 May 2023 12:54:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137507 Many employers are welcoming retirees back to their workforces to counter what some are calling the ‘Great Labour Shift.’ As the coronavirus pandemic shifts the labour market in favour of workers, employees across the globe are taking the opportunity to rethink where and how they work. In 2022, more than 50 million U.S. workers quit […]

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]]> Majority of employers say hybrid work is challenging confidence in employee productivity: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/majority-of-employers-say-hybrid-work-is-challenging-confidence-in-employee-productivity-survey/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 19:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127551 More than eight in 10 (85 per cent) global company leaders say the shift to hybrid work has challenged their confidence in employee productivity, according to a survey by Microsoft Corp. It found while 87 per cent of employees said they believe they’re productive at work, just 12 per cent of people leaders said they […]

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]]> 61% of Canadian employers worrying about employee retention amid pandemic: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-other/61-of-canadian-employers-worrying-about-employee-retention-amid-pandemic-survey/ Tue, 04 May 2021 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=99707 Almost half (49 per cent) of Canadian employers said they’ve put promotions on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic and, as a result, 61 per cent are worried about staff retention, according to a survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The drop in promotions hasn’t gone unnoticed by some employees, as a separate poll from […]

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