CanaDian hr reporter october 20, 2014
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$940
Average weekly earnings
of non-farm payroll
employees in Canada
in July, according to
Statistics Canada.
3.3%
Increase in weekly
earnings during the 12
months to July.
5%
Rise in average weekly
earnings in Quebec over
12 months.
4.8%
Rise in average weekly
earnings in Alberta over
12 months.
5.2%
Rise in average
weekly earnings in
Newfoundland and
Labrador over 12 months.
4.8%
Rise in average weekly
earnings in New
Brunswick in the 12
months to July.
4.4%
Employment growth in
real estate and rental and
leasing in the 12 months
to July.
4.2%
Employment growth in
mining, quarrying and oil
and gas extraction over 12
months.
Compiled
by
Todd
Humber
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Source:
Statistics
Canada
Source: BMo Bank of Montreal
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supporting
skills training
There is a business case for skilled
trades employers supporting
investment in essential skills
training, according to a Canadian
report based on two surveys of
6,074 and 496 employers.
45%
Percentage of employers that
provide essential skills training
to their tradespeople.
$1,125
Median employer investment
per learner.
$4,071
Total benefi t realized from
the investment.
$3.08
Return for every dollar invested.
Source: Canadian apprenticeship Forum
they earn what?
$26.92 Hourly wage
of an assistant librarian at the Gibsons
and District Public Library Board in
B.C. at works out to a yearly salary of
$55,993 based on a 40-hour workweek.
e wage will rise to $28.53 after 120
shifts. ey also have bumping rights,
meaning an employee, having received
notice, may bump an employee in a
classifi cation with the same or lower
maximum rate of pay and less seniority,
instead of being laid off .
Source: Canadian Labour reporter/
www.labour-reporter.com
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Career contentment
Most Americans (92 per cent) are
"somewhat happy" in their
jobs and, of those, 52
per cent are "very" or
"extremely" happy,
found a survey of
2,016 adults.
Source: Spherion Staffing Services
Factors important
for job happiness
Compensation 22%
Working in a field 19%
you're passionate about
Job security 15%
Culture or work 13%
environment
Working with 10%
people you like
Workplace flexibility 7%
Working well 6%
with people
Opportunities for 5%
career advancement
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on the move
More than one-half of Canadian employees (57 per cent) are relying
on mobile technology — such as a smart phone or tablet — to do their job
effectively, according to a survey of more than 500 business owners.
64 per cent Percentage of employers using mobile technology to run
their organization.
30 per cent Business decision-makers who say they could not do their
job without their mobile devices.
39 per cent Business owners who provide employees with all or most
of their mobile devices.
38 per cent Employees who use their own personal devices at work.
