Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER AUGUST 2018 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS POWER Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier 32,000 Rise in number of Canadians working in June. 6% Unemployment rate in June. 215,000 Rise in Canadian workers since June 2017, with all gains attributable to full-time employment. 1.4% Increase in number of hours worked since June 2017. 35,000 Increase in employment through June in Ontario, bringing year-over-year gains in the province to 157,000. 1.5% Year-over-year employment gains in Alberta. 27,000 Rise in Canadian construction workers through June — mostly in Ontario, following two months of decline. 5.4% Increase in employment for students aged 20 to 24 in June, compared with 12 months earlier. 13,000 Increase in work for men aged 55 and older through June, bringing year-over-year gains to 79,000. Source: Statistics Canada Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Source: Loblaw Credit: photastic (Shutterstock) 32,000 Rise in number of Canadians working in June. 6% Unemployment rate in June. 215,000 Rise in Canadian workers since June 2017, with all gains attributable to full-time employment. 1.4% Increase in number of hours worked since June 2017. Solo lunch break of employees most often eat lunch alone, according to a survey of 1,594 Canadian workers. say eating lunch with colleagues makes their day more enjoyable. believe they're too busy to stop what they're doing. prefer to spend time on social media without interruption. 64% 23% 12% Credit: Palto (Shutterstock) Female leaders embrace disruption, trust data and are realistic about future growth, according to a global survey of 699 women from 14 industry sectors. see technological disruption as more of an opportunity than a threat. 77 % 58% have made strategic decisions based on data-driven insights. 48% feel comfortable with new technologies such as AI, blockchain, mixed reality and 3D printing. 28% see their next career step happening within their existing company. Source: KPMG International Credit: Suwin (Shutterstock) 40.30 They earn what Minimum hourly wage for an engineer at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in Toronto. Based on a 40-hour schedule, weekly earnings would total $1,612.20 for an annual salary of $83,834. Staff also earn a minimum of four hours' pay at overtime rate for call-in pay. Credit: igor kisselev (Shutterstock) prefer to spend time on social media prefer to spend time on social media without interruption. without interruption. without interruption. They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in Unhealthy fears Fear of automation could be aff ecting workers' health, according to U.S. research by professors at Ball State University and Villanova University. A 10 percentage-point increase in automation risk at the county level worsens general health by 2.38%. A 10 percentage-point increase in automation risk would also increase overall health-care costs by due to an increase in the prevalence of poor or fair health. Source: Social Science and Medicine (Journal) Credit: siiixth (Shutterstock) No fun in the sun Workers plan to take an average of nine days off this summer, down from 11 in 2017. But just because Canadian employees take vacation days doesn't mean they're completely checking out, according to a survey of 500 workers. check in with the offi ce during vacation. of millennials maintain some contact with work compared to 27% of baby boomers. 46% Source: Accountemps

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