Canadian HR Reporter

Canadian HR RepoRteR September 8, 2014 4 HR By THe NUmBeRs 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100 50 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100 50 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100 50 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100 50 42,000 Employment gains across Canada in July, according to Statistics Canada. 60,000 Increase in part-time work in July. 7% Unemployment rate in July, down 0.1 percentage points. 157,000 Increase in employment in the 12 months to July (0.9 per cent). 40,000 Employment increase in Ontario in July. 12.4% Unemployment rate in Newfoundland and Labrador in July. 3.2% Unemployment rate in Saskatchewan in July, the lowest rate since comparable data became available in 1976. 3,900 Decline in employment in Nova Scotia in July, with unemployment at 9.4%. 55,000 Increase in private sector employment in July. 69,000 Increase in public sector compared to 12 months earlier. 4.5% Increase in employment of people 55 years and older compared to 12 months earlier. 38,000 Increase in employment of people aged 25 to 54 in July. Compiled by Todd Humber - Source: Statistics Canada 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 tens of thousands percent percent percent per hour Lottery winners not going anywhere While nearly one-in-five employees would keep their current job even if they won the lottery, that number can vary, finds a survey of 422 Canadian workers. 42% Percentage of women who would stay in the workforce. 29% Men who would stay in the workforce. 47% 18- to 34-year-olds who wouldn't retire if they won the lottery. 30% Workers 55 and older who wouldn't retire. 76% Potential lottery winners who would be bored if they didn't work. Source: CareerBuilder.ca Catching costly crooks $500,000 Median fraud loss committed by owners/ executives in the United States. 19% Percentage of fraud committed by owners/executives. $75,000 Median fraud loss committed by employees. 42% Percentage of occupational fraud committed by employees. People in the sandwich generation — aged 45 to 64 caught between the demands of caring for aging parents and their own children — face challenging retirement goals, according to a survey of 800 Canadians. Mobility, millennials biggest influences on CIOs Future is bright, say students Source: the association of Certified Fraud examiners (aCFe) Source: Samsung Electronics Canada 58% Percentage of Canadian CIOs who say the number of mobile workers at their company has increased. 68% Percentage of workers who use both tablets and cell- phones. 52.5% CIOs open to a "bring your own device" (BYOD) policy. 50.8% CIOs who say a BYOD policy appeals to young workers. 43% CIOs who say measuring mobile security effectiveness is not an exact science and hard metrics aren't being used. 52% CIOs who don't measure security effectiveness. 37% People who would continue working if they won the lottery. 4 in 5 Canadian students who feel positive about job prospects in their field. 62% Students who say the opportunity to learn new skills is a top job perk. 57% Students who say a high salary is a top perk. 56% Students who say a flexible schedule and the opportunity to advance quickly are top perks. 64% Students who expect less than $49,000 as a starting salary. 26% Students who expect less than $30,000 to start. 24% Percentage expecting to earn more than $50,000 to start. 54% Male students who expect to make more than $80,000 in 10 years. 33% Female students who expect to make more than $80,000 in 10 years. Source: d+H Student index, dH Hardest adjustments for students when starting a career •Finding work-life balance (47 per cent). •Learning things they didn't learn in school (47 per cent). •Doing a job that isn't satisfying (32 per cent). Too many toppings $818,000 Average amount people in the sandwich generation feel they need to have for retirement. $258,000 Average amount they have saved to date. 55% Percentage of people in the sandwich generation currently caring for their children, aging relatives, or both. $814,000 Average gap between amount saved and amount needed for an ideal retirement in B.C. (highest in Canada). $267,000 Average gap in Quebec (lowest in Canada). $17.17 Hourly wage of a unionized truck driver at Bruce R. Smith in Quebec. That works out to a yearly salary of $35,713 based on a 40-hour workweek. The wage tops out at $18 per hour ($37,440 annually) after three steps. Drivers receive two weeks' vacation after one year, three weeks af- ter six years. Drivers on mileage trips are also paid up to eight hours per 24 hours of breakdown time, plus accom- modation and meal expenses, until re- pairs are done. They earn what? Credit: shutterstock.com/iQoncept Credit: shutterstock.com/Franck Boston Credit: shutterstock.com/jorgen mcleman Credit: shutterstock.com/LoopAll Credit: shutterstock.com/Pixsooz Credit: shutterstock.com/aslysun 0 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100 50 percent Source: BMo nesbitt Burn Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/ www.labour-reporter.com

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