CANADIAN HR REPORTER
OCTOBER 2018
4 HR BY THE NUMBERS
Compiled
by
Marcel
Vander
Wier
52,000
Fall in number of
Canadians working in
August, following
two months of gains.
6%
Unemployment rate
in August.
172,000
Rise in Canadian workers
since August 2017, with
most gains attributable to
full-time employment.
1.6%
Increase in number
of hours worked
since August 2017.
80,000
Decrease in employment
through August in
Ontario, following
two months of gains.
14.4%
Unemployment rate
in Newfoundland and
Labrador — the highest
in Canada.
22,000
Drop in professional,
scientific and technical
services workers
in August — largely
in Ontario.
11.5%
Unemployment rate
in August for youth
aged 15 to 24.
50,000
Decrease in employment
for workers aged 55 and
over through August.
Source: Statistics Canada
Unemployment rate
in August for youth
aged 15 to 24.
50,000
Decrease in employment
for workers aged 55 and
over through August.
Source: Statistics Canada
Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com
balance
Work-life
of Canadians believe
they've achieved a proper work-life balance,
according to a survey of 570 workers.
say their work-life balance is
better than three years ago.
say it's a company's
responsibility to provide
quality balance.
rate their current work-life
balance as poor.
35%
36%
4%
Source: Robert Half Canada
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SARAPON
(Shutterstock)
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Salary
increase
expected
Canadian employers expect salaries to
rise by 2.6 per cent in 2019, according
to a survey of 356 organizations.
Employees earned an average
increase of
2.6% in 2018.
Western workers can expect a slightly
higher pay raise, at 2.8% in B.C. and
2.7% in Alberta.
Real estate, rental and leasing workers
can expect higher-than-average
increases, at
3.8
%
Source: Morneau Shepell
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Remote work
troubles
Canadian businesses are
failing to implement proper
data protection policies
and staff training around
workplace mobility, putting
them at a heightened data
breach risk, according to
a survey of 1,002 small
business owners.
have no policy for storing and disposing of confi dential
information when employees work off -site.
46
%
do not have any protocol in place surrounding
employee usage of electronic devices containing
confi dential information.
off er employee training on using public internet.
38
%
27
%
Source: Shred-it
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work locations
Hong Kong is the world's most expensive city for remote workers,
according to a cost of living survey.
Tokyo, Zurich, Singapore and Seoul round out the
top fi ve costliest cities.
New York is the top-ranked North American city, at 13.
Toronto and Vancouver are tied at
— tops in Canada.
Source: Mercer
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antoniodiaz
(Shutterstock)
Hourly wage for a new dealer at the River
Rock Casino Resort in Richmond,
B.C. Based on a
40-hour schedule,
weekly earnings would total
$486 for
an annual salary of
$25,272.
e probationary period is
650 hours
or
fi ve months worked, whichever
is greater.
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