Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER CANADIAN HR REPORTER March 24, 2014 March 24, 2014 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS HR BY THE NUMBERS 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 50 50 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 50 50 7% National unemployment rate in March, unchanged from February. 95,000 Number of new jobs created in the last 12 months across Canada. 82,000 Number of new jobs created in Alberta alone in the last 12 months, accounting for 86 per cent of all new jobs. 3.9% Saskatchewan's unemployment rate, the lowest in the country. 11.8% Newfoundland and Labrador's unemployment rate, the highest in the country. 13.6% Youth unemployment rate (ages 15 to 24), down from 13.9 per cent in February. 6.3% Unemployment rate for men over age 25. 5.4% Unemployment rate for women over age 25. Compiled by Todd Humber - Source: Statistics Canada They earn what? 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 tens of thousands tens of thousands percent percent percent percent millions millions $60 , 443 The unionized director of communications with Alberta's New Democratic Party (NDP) in Cal- gary starts at $60,443 annually, a salary that rises in three steps to a maximum of $64,665. Unionized office workers with the Alberta NDP get three weeks' vaca- tion to start, an amount that caps out at seven weeks after 22 years' service. In lieu of a pension plan, workers get $350 per month paid directly into an RRSP ac- count. They also get $250 per year for a gym membership. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com U.S. paid sick days split along profession, race 76% Percentage of food-service workers in the United States who don't get paid sick days, accord- ing to an analysis of the National Health Inter- view Survey. Credit: Holy Moly/Shutterstock More money going into training $705 Average amount spent per employee on training and development by Canadian firms in 2012-13. That's up $17 per employee from 2010 — notable because there has been long-term, downward pressure on training budgets since 1993 when they hit a his- toric high of $1,207 per employee. 60% Canadian firms that consider leadership development to be a strategic priority — but only one-third say their leader- ship development practices are effective. Source: Conference Board of Canada Credit: Ayzek/Shutterstock Boards slightly more feminine 12.1% Percentage of directors that were women at publicly traded Financial Post 500 companies in Canada in 2013, up 1.8 percentage points from 2011. More women in workforce boosts economy Boosting the number of women who participate in the labour force has numerous economic and societal benefits, including better child health and nutrition, more education — especially for girls — greater retirement security and reduced burden on government, according to a study. It found higher- and upper middle-income economies have higher rates of female labour force participation. Credit: Cameramannz/Shutterstock Credit: Thomas Bethge/Shutterstock Source: Catalyst Credit: Carroteater/Shutterstock 60%70% Global labour force par- ticipation rate for women around the world. For men, the rate is in the high 80s. 50% Approximate global percentage of women in their late 50s who are in the labour force, compared to four out of five men. 33% Approximate global percentage of women in their early 60s who are in the labour force, compared to nearly two- thirds of men. Source: World Economic Forum/Mercer 23.2% Percentage of board seats held by women in utilities, the industry with the highest representation of female directors. Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction (seven per cent) had the lowest. 19.8% Percentage of board seats held by women at Quebec-based firms, highest in the country for provinces with at least 10 FP500 companies. British Columbia (11.9 per cent) had the lowest. 36% Percentage of companies that don't have a single female director on their boards. 61% Percentage of U.S. private sector employees who had access to paid sick days in 2012, up from 57 per cent in 2009. 47% Percentage of Hispanic workers in the U.S. who had access to paid sick days, compared with 64 per cent for white workers, 62 per cent for black workers and 66 per cent of Asian workers. Source: The Institute for Women's Policy Research

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