Canadian HR Reporter

CanaDian hr reporTer July 14, 2014 4 HR By tHE NumBERs Summer break mistake Senior managers have a few regrets when it comes to taking a vacation, according to a survey of more than 300 senior managers in Canada: 39% Taking too little time off. 17% Not being able to get their mind off work. 16% Checking in with the office too much. 11% Not preparing, organizing work well before leaving. 7% Not checking in with office enough. CanaDian hr reporTer CanaDian hr reporTer CanaDian hr reporTer CanaDian hr reporTer CanaDian hr reporTer CanaDian hr reporTer 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100 50 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100 50 26,000 Employment gains across Canada for the month of May, according to Statistics Canada. 0.1% Percentage points by which the unemployment rate rose in May 2014. 49,000 Increase in the number of young people (age 15 to 24) who found employment in May. 109,000 Increase in employment for those aged 55 and over, compared with 12 months earlier. 22,000 Employment increase in the educational services sector in May. 23,000 Employment decrease in the natural resources sector in May. 7% National unemployment rate in May, up slightly from April. 14.4% Unemployment rate for post-secondary students returning to school. Compiled by Todd Humber - Source: Statistics Canada 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $ per hour percent They earn what? percent Credit: Vladgrin/Shutterstock 30% Percentage of Google's workforce who are women. Searching for diversity 61% Percentage who are white. 30% Percentage who are Asian. 18% Percentage of women who earn computer science degrees in the United States. Source: Laszlo Bock, senior vice- president of people operations, Google 5 hottest job fields for non- university grads The five hottest fields hiring the most non- university graduates include industrial, sales and marketing, office services, technical and engineering/manufacturing, according to a survey of 22 staffing franchises in Canada. 10 hottest fields for non-university grads Industrial.......................................................................95% Sales, marketing 84% Office services ............................................................79% Technical 47% Engineering/manufacturing ..............................37% Information technology 26% Home help....................................................................21% Human resources 21% Accounting, financial ............................................21% Health care 5% Credit: Karen Roach/Shutterstock Source: express employment professionals $14.35 Hourly wage of a unionized security guard at the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary. That translates into annual earnings of $29,848 based on a 40-hour workweek. Workers will receive a two per cent wage hike in 2015 and 2016 and vacation maxes out at six weeks after 25 years. Source: Canadian Labour reporter/ www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Mertcan/Shutterstock Burning out at work Source: officeTeam Credit: Olga Popova 81% Employed jobseekers feeling some lev- el of burnout from their job, according to a survey of nearly 1,100 jobseekers in the United States. 86% Millennial job- seekers who have some level of burnout. 76% Experienced workers feeling some level of burnout. 63% Millennials and ex- perienced workers who feel their career track has slowed. Credit: Karramba Production/Shutterstock Source: Monster

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