CANADIAN HR REPORTER
SEPTEMBER 2019
4 HR BY THE NUMBERS
Compiled
by
Marcel
Vander
Wier
24,200
Decrease in number
of Canadians working
in July.
5.7%
Unemployment rate
in July.
353,000
Rise in Canadian workers
since July 2018.
0.7%
Increase in number
of hours worked since
July 2018.
17,000
Rise in Quebec
employment through July,
with notable increases
in manufacturing and
construction.
7%
Unemployment rate in
Alberta in July, following
a drop of 14,000 jobs.
69,000
Decrease in private-
sector employees in
July, offset slightly by an
increase in 28,000 self-
employed workers.
11.4%
Youth unemployment
rate in July.
21,000
Decrease in wholesale
and retail trade jobs
through July.
Source: Statistics Canada
• 7 in 10 employees get more work done
in the morning.
• 44% say optimal productivity comes in a
private office with the door closed.
• 28% say chatty or social co-workers are
their biggest distraction.
Source: Accounttemps
Productive
Tuesdays
Sixty per cent of office employees
say their productivity peaks at
the beginning of the week,
with Tuesday (35 per cent)
edging out Monday (25 per cent),
according to a survey of
400 Canadian workers.
are more likely to work for an
employer that cares about their
overall health and well-being.
find health-care spending accounts
to be most important in insurance
coverage, when looking beyond
traditional benefits.
Nine in 10 value choice in their
benefits plan.
Source: RBC Royal Bank
PERSONALIZED
wellness
Eighty per cent of
workers say their
overall well-being would improve if they were
offered a personalized wellness program
through their employer, according to a
survey of 1,501 Canadian employees.
94
%
53
%
Hourly wage for a security officer at Securitas
Transport Aviation Security in Atlantic Canada.
Based on a
40-hour schedule
, weekly earnings
would total
$724
for an annual salary of
$37,648
.
Employees working at the Wabush, Goose Bay and
Churchill Falls airports in Newfoundland and Labrador
earn an hourly shift premium of
$4
.
Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com
?
They earn
WHAT
$
18
.
10
Automation
strategy
Nearly all employers (95%) expect to be using
workplace automation — including artificial
intelligence (AI) and robotics — in the next
three years, according to a survey of 1,014 global
companies, including 124 from North America.
Work completed by automation in
North America doubled over the last three years,
from 6% to 12%. It is expected to nearly double
again in the next three years.
14%
of employers have developed an integrated
digital and business strategy.
75%
say leadership development requires
breakthroughs for organizations to successfully
address the challenge.
Source: Willis Towers Watson
Average side-hustle earnings are
$15,430 per year, after tax.
toil at their side business following
their usual workday.
say increasing disposable
income is the top reason
for their extra work.
A typical side business
takes up 14 hours of
time each week.
Source: Vistaprint
Side
hustling
One in five employees has
turned a creative hobby
into a side business,
according to a survey of
2,000 Canadians with
full-time work.
61
%
50
%
