CANADIAN HR REPORTER CANADIAN HR REPORTER February 24, 2014 February 24, 2014 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS HR BY THE NUMBERS
35% Canadian workers
who have dated a co-worker, and 15% have
done so more than once, according to an
online survey of 426 workers.
Of those who dated a work colleague:
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7%
National unemployment
rate in January, down 0.2
percentage points from
December.
29,000
Rise in employment
in January, the result
of an increase
in full-time work.
13.9%
Unemployment rate for
youth (age 15 to 24).
6.1%
Unemployment rate for
men (age 25 plus).
5.4%
Unemployment rate for
women (age 25 plus).
$928
Average weekly earnings
in November, up 2.5 per
cent year over year.
4.1%
Increase in average
weekly earnings year over
year for wholesale trade,
to $1,100 — the biggest
increase.
-1.1%
Decrease in average
weekly earnings year over
year for accommodation
and food services, to
$366.72 — the only sector
to see a decline.
Compiled
by
Todd
Humber
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Source:
Statistics
Canada
They earn what?
Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com
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day
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$20.51 Hourly
salary for a beaver
trapper with Camrose
County in Alberta. That
works out to $42,660 per
year, assuming a 40-hour
workweek with no
overtime. They get two
weeks' vacation to start,
an amount which maxes
out at six weeks after 20
years on the job.
Credit: Fotofactory/Shutterstock
418,000
Number of Canadians employed in the mining sector — or one
out of every 41 jobs. Mine workers are among the highest paid
workers in the country, with average weekly pay of $1,559. The
industry contributed $52.6 billion to Canada's GDP in 2012.
Credit:
Lisa
F.
Young/Shutterstock
Source: Mining Association of Canada
79%
Workers who encounter at least one "visual
disturbance" that bothers their eyes at work on
a daily basis. The top complaint is "tired eyes,"
experienced by 47 per cent of 1,500 Americans
surveyed, followed by light reflected off a screen
(31 per cent), bright glaring light (30 per cent)
and dry eyes (30 per cent).
5 plus 13%
4 7%
3 12%
2 16%
1 6%
Number of breaks taken
per day to rest eyes
Source: Transitions Optical
Credit:
Solovyova
Lyudmyla/Shutterstock
54% Canadian workers who
say they would never date a colleague,
according to a global survey of 5,100
visitors to an online job board.
Source: CareerBuilder.ca
25% Ended
up marrying their
office sweetheart.
17% Had
an extramarital
affair at the office.
22% Dated someone
higher up the food chain.
'Love is
in the air…
49%
Respondents in
France who would
date a co-worker,
the most likely to
find love in the
office.
Source: Monster
… everywhere
I look around'
64%
Canadian
respondents
who think dating
a colleague
could harm their
career prospects
62%
Respondents in
the United States
who would never
date a colleague,
the least likely to
date at work
Credit:
Ron
and
Joe/Shutterstock
