Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER April 20, 2015 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS Ask the expert Hang on to your high-ranking fi nanciers, HR — they may just be itching to hand in their notice and strike out on their own. About 94 per cent of chief fi nancial executives fi nd the option of a consulting career attractive, according to a Cana- dian survey of more than 270 CFOs. ere were a number of reasons cited, many of which had to do with the freedom and fl exibility of a consulting gig. $ 62,547 Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert Ask the expert $ 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 62,547 Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada $948 Average weekly earnings for non-farm payroll employees in January. 3% Increase in weekly non- farm payroll earnings compared with 12 months earlier. 33 Average number of hours worked per week by non- farm payroll employees in January. 4.7% 12-month increase in weekly earnings in wholesale trade, the sector with the largest increase. 4.9% 12-month increase in weekly earnings in Saskatchewan, the province with the largest increase. 1.8% 12-month increase in weekly earnings in Quebec, the province with the smallest increase. 48,100 Increase in the number of non-farm payroll jobs in January. 209,000 Increase in the number of non-farm payroll jobs in the 12 months to January. 4.9% 12-month employment growth in real estate and rental and leasing, the sector with the highest growth. 1.6% 12-month employment decline in utilities, the sector with the greatest decline. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/ www.labour-reporter.com • accountant ($29) • computer programmer ($33.33) • delivery driver ($15.20) • graphic designer ($22.43) • management analyst ($32.31) • market research analyst ($30.52) • material movers ($16) • network and computer systems administrator ($28) • proofreader/copy maker ($21) • writers/authors ($27.32) TOP 10 best part-time jobs — and their median wages in Canada Annual wage of an environmental protection offi cer with the City of Saska- toon. at wage rises in four steps to $64,315. ere's also a shift premium of $1.05 per hour when the majority of the shift falls between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. They earn what? Skills for hire ere's been plenty of ink spilled about the rise in part-time, temporary and contract work. But the trend is working out better for some professions than others, according to a study of wages and hiring outlooks in the United States and Canada. Here are the Credit: S-F/Shutterstock Credit: Rawpixel/Shutterstock Credit: iQoncept/Shutterstock Source: CareerCast Credit: violetkaipa/Shutterstock Source: Robert Half Management Resources 14 % cited active employment. 11 % cited ability to make decisions more autonomously. 10 % cited attractive compensation. 8 % cited fl exible schedule. 16 % cited all of the above. 34 per cent said the variety and challenge of the work is the most attractive aspect of consulting. Where's the payoff? HR technology is a huge area of investment — but is that investment paying off ? 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Source: Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends 2015 Credit: mikecphoto/Shutterstock A government job sounds like a pretty good idea: Canadian workers in the public sector earn an average of 18 to 37 per cent more than workers in the private sector, if you count salaries, benefi ts and time off . And the public sec- tor employs about 3.6 million Canadians, ac- cording to an analysis of Statistics Canada's 2011 National Household Survey. Private sector workers make between $2,150 and $8,150 less than public sector workers for doing the exact same job. Government workers work about 3 to 6 fewer hours each week than private sector workers. Source: Canadian Federation of Independent Business/Statistics Canada 3 in 4 jobs pay more in the public sector than in the private sector. Going public

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