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M A R K E T
N E W S
NEWS BRIEFS
More than half of Canadians
don't take the full amount
of vacation to which they're
entitled, according to a survey of
906 Canadian full-time, part-
time or self-employed workers.
More than one in five cite a
heavy workload as the main
reason keeping them from taking
their full allotment of time off:
The incidental costs of working in
an office environment surrounded
by co-workers can cost workers
nearly one month's pay, according
to a survey of more than 2,000
office staff in the U.K. In considering
an average salary of $51,598, it
found employees spend about
$2,908.96 per year.
Many workers
skipping vacation
Office life proving costly for employees
Unemployment rates by province
Source: Nationwide Building Society (U.K.)
Cards and gifts (birthdays, colleagues leaving, retirements,
weddings, births, bereavements):
$935.89
Office spending:
$495.83
Clothes and bags:
$261.96
Technology (tablet, phone, mouse, calculator):
$195.81
Coffees and teas:
$194.99
Comfort items:
$161.41
Stationery:
$158.56
Charity and sponsorship requests:
$154.69
Other equipment:
$148.79
The unemployment rate in most regions has been on a downward trend since 2015,
according to Statistics Canada's annual survey of labour force characteristics.
While Saskatchewan and Alberta's 2019 figures were higher than in 2015,
they have still been trending downward after a 2016 jump.
Source: ADP Canada
52%
of working
Canadians
don't take
their full
vacation
allowances.
30%
of those
feel they
have
enough
time off
during the
year and do
not need to
take the full
amount.
22%
of those do
not take
all their
vacation
because
their
workload is
too high.
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Canada 6.9 7.0 6.3 5.8 5.7
Newfoundland & Labrador 12.8 13.4 14.8 13.8 11.9
P.E.I. 10.4 10.7 9.8 9.4 8.8
Nova Scotia 8.6 8.3 8.4 7.5 7.2
New Brunswick 9.8 9.5 8.1 8.0 7.9
Quebec 7.6 7.1 6.1 5.5 5.1
Ontario 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.6
Manitoba 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.0 5.3
Saskatchewan 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.4
Alberta 6.0 8.1 7.8 6.6 6.9
British Columbia 6.2 6.0 5.1 4.7 4.7
Yukon 6.3 5.6 3.6 2.7 3.6
Northwest Territories 8.3 7.4 6.6 7.3 8.2
Nunavut 15.9 14.9 14.6 14.1 13.4
