CANADIAN HR REPORTER
NOVEMBER 2018
4 HR BY THE NUMBERS
Compiled
by
Marcel
Vander
Wier
63,000
Rise in number of
Canadians working in
September, driven by
part-time gains.
5.9%
Unemployment rate
in September.
222,000
Rise in Canadian workers
since September 2017,
entirely the result of gains
in full-time employment.
0.7%
Increase in number
of hours worked
since September 2017.
36,000
Increase in employment
through September in
Ontario, driven by
part-time gains.
4.2%
Unemployment rate in
British Columbia — the
lowest in Canada.
28,000
Increase in construction
workers in September —
offsetting declines from
the previous two months.
11%
Unemployment rate
in September for youth
aged 15 to 24.
54,000
Increase in employment
for core-aged workers (24
to 54) through September.
Source: Statistics Canada
Q4 hiring
gains expected
Slow but steady gains in employment are anticipated
by Canadian employers over the next three months,
according to a survey of 1,900 employers.
16
%
expect their worker totals to remain
unchanged in the fourth quarter of this year.
anticipate cutbacks to their current workforce.
77%
6%
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Source: ManpowerGroup
shortchanged
Feeling
believe they
are being
undercompensated.
feel they are paid
fairly for their work.
feel overpaid.
47
%
51
%
2
%
Source: Robert Half Canada
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Workplace
Most inter-offi ce relationships don't cross outside
of the workplace, according to a survey of 3,000
U.S. full-time employees.
82 per cent
consider a colleague a friend
but 71% don't consider
any co-workers "best friends."
Only 15% of co-workers
are considered "real friends."
58% would be willing to discuss
their love life with a co-worker.
Source: Olivet Nazarene University
they are underpaid, according to a
survey of 550 workers.
Nearly of Canadians believe
They earn what
Hourly wage for a deckhand at Island Tug and Barge in British Columbia. Based on a 40-hour schedule, weekly earnings
would total $1,413.60 for an annual salary of $73,507.20. Any employee who suff ers loss of personal eff ects, clothing, navigational
equipment or tools through wreck or marine disaster, or while in transit to or from home dock, will be paid one month's basic pay.
Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com
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LEARNING
at work
Informal learning has
surpassed more
formal activities
to become the
dominant
method for
workplace
learning in Canada, according to a survey of 802 workers.
of learning activity at work is informal,
compared to 12% in 2004.
78% of workers spend up to two hours per week self-
learning on the job.
36% believe management is supportive of informal
learning, which includes asking co-workers for help
or seeking out expert knowledge on the internet.
Source: Conference Board of Canada
plan to increase staffi ng levels.
