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Canadian HR RepoRteR december 15, 2014 4 hr By the NumBers the countdown begins… How long does it take to get a new job? For most, it takes roughly four months, according to a Canadian poll. Fifty per cent said it took 16 weeks for them to lock down their most recent job. $942 Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in September, according to Statistics Canada. 3.4% Increase in weekly earnings compared to 12 months earlier. 33 Average number of hours per week that non-farm employees worked in September. 5.4% Increase in average weekly earnings in Manitoba, the province with the highest earnings growth. $871 Average weekly earnings in Manitoba in September. 1.8% Increase in average weekly earnings in P.E.I., the province with the lowest earnings growth. $773 Average weekly earnings in P.E.I. in September. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada Credit: Vladimir Gjorgiev/Shutterstock Credit: Netfalls - Remy Musser/Shutterstock Source: Regus they earn what? the bottom-line blues Depression takes a heavy toll on its victims but it also does a number on a company's financial figures. Depression in the workplace costs U.S. employers $44 billion per year, according to a survey of 1,000 adults. And 49 per cent of U.S. respondents say they feel that telling their employer they have depression will put their jobs at risk. Source: employers Health/the impact of depression at Work audit Credit: photosync/Shutterstock dashing through the snow $13.53 earned average pay raises of 3.7 per cent, according to an interna- tional survey of 287 employees. at's compared with those who posted fewer than 20 selfi es, who only earned average pay hikes of 2.4 per cent. Assuming a starting salary of $40,000, that could make a big diff er- ence 10 years down the line: 20 selfi es per month $57,523 Projected annual salary of the selfi e-taking group in 10 years, if the pay hikes remained constant. $50,706 Projected salary of the non selfi e- takers in 10 years. Source: Job Factory Strike a pose Practise your supermodel pout — apparently, employees who take more selfi es are worth more money. Workers who posted more than How long does it take to get a new job? For most, it takes roughly four months, according to a Canadian poll. Fifty per cent said it took 16 weeks to lock down their most recent job. 65% applied to more than 10 opportunities during the job search. 80% said they applied for at least fi ve jobs just to secure one interview. 56% of candidates only went through one or two interviews before being hired. 30% went through fi ve or more interviews before being hired. Source: Workopolis.com Hourly wage of an editor/reporter at the Western Star in St. John's, N.L. at works out to an annual salary of $28,142 based on a 40-hour workweek. at amount rises in eight steps to $19.25 per hour or $40,040 annually. ere's also a shift premium of 95 cents per hour for all hours worked between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com 23% Number of respondents who have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. 40% Number of those patients who reported taking time off work due to depression. 10 Average number of days per year depression sufferers miss work. 58% Percentage of employees with a depression diagnosis who did not tell their employer about it. 35% Percentage of managers who say they received no formal support or resources to guide employees around depression. Credit: val lawless/Shutterstock As winter weather begins to blast through the country, commute times will slow to an icy, slushy slog. But average global commute times have already increased by a full five minutes each way since 2012, and Canadian commute times have increased by almost three minutes, according to a global survey of 22,000 respondents. 25.8 minutes Average one-way commute time in Canada in 2014. 22.9 minutes Average one-way commute time in Canada in 2012. 32.5 minutes Global average one-way commute time in 2014. 27 minutes Global average one-way commute time in 2012. Credit: S_Photo/Shutterstock Source: Regus Depression takes a heavy toll on its victims but it also does a number on a company's financial figures. per year, according to a survey of 1,000 Number of respondents who have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. Percentage of employees with a depression diagnosis who did not tell their employer about it. Credit: val lawless/Shutterstock 27 minutes Global average one-way commute time in 2012. Credit: S_Photo/Shutterstock Credit: S_Photo/Shutterstock

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