NEWS BRIEFS
Women are significantly underrepresented in
the grooming of the next generation of leaders,
according to a study by Pinsight of 328
managers in the U.S.
On average, managers are three times more
likely to select men for having leadership
potential than women, and for every woman
actively groomed for a leadership position,
organizations groom almost twice as many
men.
Women in the participating organizations
represent:
• 49% of total employees
• 37% of employees in high-potential
programs
• 36% of those next in line in succession
plans
"This is a real disadvantage for women. Our
results suggest that unconscious bias in
high-potential selection limits women's access
to the special training and resources that
organizations make available only to high-
potential employees," say the researchers.
"Without these resources and special
attention, women end up being left out and
passed over for promotion."
Nearly all employers surveyed in five countries including Canada and the U.S. are concerned about what to do if an employee
tests positive for the coronavirus, according to a survey by the law firm Littler. The survey was completed by 912 company
representatives — mostly HR professionals and in-house counsel — in mid-March. The most common concerns are:
Female leaders
face unconscious bias
Infectious workers top employer concern
Employment by province
Source: ResumeLab
February 2020
(thousands)
March 2020
(thousands)
February to
March (%
change)
March 2019 to March
2020 (% change)
Newfoundland & Labrador 223.2 217.4 -2.6 -5.4
P.E.I. 80.6 78.5 -2.6 1.7
Nova Scotia 471.0 446.2 -5.3 -4.4
New Brunswick 361.0 345.8 -4.2 -3.7
Quebec 4,384.5 4,120.5 -6.0 -4.4
Ontario 7,555.1 7,152.3 -5.3 -3.1
Manitoba 664.2 559.8 -3.8 -2.4
Saskatchewan 580.7 580.7 -3.6 -3.3
Alberta 2,329.5 2,212.8 -5.0 -5.1
British Columbia 2,539.1 2,406.7 -5.2 -5.9
The COVID-19 pandemic hit
Canada's workforce dramatically
in March, as the economy shed
more than one million jobs and the
national unemployment rate rose
2.2 points to 7.8 per cent — the
largest one-month increase since
comparable data became available
in 1976 — according to Statistics
Canada's Labour Force Survey.
• 76% workplace closure because of employee testing positive
• 60% ensuring the workplace complies with health and safety regulations
• 59% determining whether to pay employees during periods of absences
• 59% accommodating employees worried about exposure
• 58% determining when to ask employees to stay home or leave work
• 56% staffing shortages
• 54% ensuring proper practices for employees potentially exposed
• 53% business interruptions due to travel bans or event cancellations
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