Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER May 4, 2015 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS $ 22.86 $ 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 Sick and tired Many of your employees may not really have a case of the sniffl es — 52 per cent admit that the last time they were absent from work, it wasn't really because of illness. But employees who took non-medical time off are more likely to report higher work-related stress, found a Canadian study of 1,222 employers, employees and physicians. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada 81% of employers address the issue of absenteeism with performance management (such as issuing warning letters). Just 5% of physicians think medical notes reduce unnecessary absenteeism. 29,000 Increase in employment in March, driven by gains in part-time work. 6.8% Unemployment rate in March, unchanged from the previous month. 63,000 Employment gains over the first quarter of 2015. 138,000 Total employment gains in the 12 months to March 2015. 7,000 Employment gains in Saskatchewan, the province with the largest increase. 4.4% Unemployment rate in Saskatchewan, the province with the lowest unemployment. 20,000 Employment gains in retail and wholesale trade, the sector with the greatest increase. 12,000 Decline in employment in construction, the sector with the greatest decline. 5.9% National unemployment rate when calculated using U.S. concepts and methods. 12% Unemployment rate in Nunavut, the territory with the highest unemployment. Source: Morneau Shepell 50 % of millennials (aged 18 to 29) say they spend multiple hours at work each week dealing with personal matters. 32 % of those aged 30 to 45 spend several hours on personal matters. 28 % of those aged 46 to 65 spend several hours on personal matters. 68 % of employers do not have programs or services to help employees manage their personal lives. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Hourly wage of a registered practi- cal nurse with the Leacock Care Centre in Orillia, Ont. at works out to $47,548 annually, assum- ing a 40-hour work week. e wage rises after four years to $24.54 per hour or $51,043 annually. Credit: gresei/Shutterstock Credit: Lars Zahner/Shutterstock 60 per cent 33 % of employers did not list illness as one of the top three reasons for employee absences. Credit: Digital Storm/Shutterstock Flexible work arrangements are becoming more and more common, and with good reason: Workers spend an average of fi ve per cent of their overall salaries on commuting to and from work, according to a global survey of more than 44,000 respondents from more than 100 countries. But the popularity of online communi- cation tools continues to minimize the need to have employees in the offi ce: They earn what? Sticks and stones New research on workplace confl ict proves words can not only hurt you — they can also hurt your bottom line. Credit: mikute/Shutterstock One in four employees has an ongoing diffi cult relationship at work, according to a British study of 2,195 individuals. There's an app for that of workers have used Skype for work in the past month 54% used WhatsApp 48% used Facebook Messenger 13% used Viber 11% used WeChat Source: Regus Up to 1 in 10 employees left their organization as a result of interpersonal confl ict. 1 in 25 say they have experienced the threat of physical violence at work. For 44%, the confl ict arose because of diff erences in personality or styles of work. For 33%, the confl ict was about individual competencies or performance. Source: CIPD Credit: runzelkorn/Shutterstock Takin' care of business Work-life integration has become the latest buzzword, and we can no longer expect employees to keep their personal business strictly off the clock. Nearly nine in 10 employees, or 87 per cent, say they at least occasionally use work time to deal with personal issues, according to a survey of 562 workers in the United States. 31 % said they used several hours of work time each week to manage their personal life. Source: Workplace Options

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