Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER October 5, 2015 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada 10,500 Increase in the number of people receiving regular employment insurance (EI) benefits in July compared to June. 7.1% Increase in the number of EI beneficiaries from July 2014 to July 2015. 3.9% Increase in the number of EI beneficiairies in B.C., the province with the highest gain. 2.5% Decrease in the number of EI beneficiaires in Manitoba, the province with the biggest drop. 8,500 Increase in the number of EI beneficiaires among people aged 25 to 54, the age group with the biggest gain. 650 Increase in the number of EI beneficiaires among people aged 15 to 24, the age group with the lowest gain. 3.4% Increase in the number of women receiving regular EI benefits in July. 1.1% Increase in the number of men receiving regular EI benefits in July. 229,200 Drop in the number of claims for EI benefits in July. 27.9% Drop in the number of EI claims in Ontario, the province with the biggest decline. 57,432 They earn what? Annual salary of a level- one librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont. at rises in three steps to $83,850 for a level-four librarian. ere are also 10 paid stat holidays and a $30 meal allowance while travelling. like they used to They don't make 'em Headlines about the economy may tell a diff erent story, but CFOs have the upmost confi dence their fi rms can expect growth. A whopping 100 per cent of CFOs reported being somewhat or very confi dent in their companies' growth prospects over the next six months, according to a survey of 274 Canadian CFOs. Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) CANADIAN HR REPORTER HR BY THE NUMBERS 10,500 Increase in the number of 10,500 Increase in the number of 10,500 people receiving regular employment insurance (EI) benefits in July compared to June. 7.1% Increase in the number of EI beneficiaries from July 2014 to July 2015. 3.9% Increase in the number of EI beneficiairies in B.C., the province with the highest gain. 2.5% 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 57,432 They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? They earn what? 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They earn what? 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Credit: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock) Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/ www.labour-reporter.com Most small business owners are pretty happy with their current employees — it's the new hires that aren't up to snuff . Nearly three-quarters of business owners say the work ethic of new hires has deteriorated in recent years, and more than Credit: stockyimages (Shutterstock) Credit: Bacho (Shutterstock) two-thirds say the quality of applicants has declined, according to a Canadian survey of 8,824 employers. 90% of small business owners say they can count on existing employees to get the job done. 88% say a major barrier to hiring is a lack of qualifi ed applicants. 51% say wage expectations are too high. 24% say applicants do not show up to scheduled interviews. 18% say applicants did not seem interested during the job interview. Source: Canadian Federation of Independent Business the upmost confi dence their fi rms can the upmost confi dence their fi rms can the upmost confi dence their fi rms can the upmost confi dence their fi rms can the upmost confi dence their fi rms can the upmost confi dence their fi rms can 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per 100 per of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat of CFOs reported being somewhat or very confi dent in their companies' or very confi dent in their companies' or very confi dent in their companies' months, according to a survey of 274 months, according to a survey of 274 months, according to a survey of 274 months, according to a survey of 274 months, according to a survey of 274 months, according to a survey of 274 months, according to a survey of 274 www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com www.labour-reporter.com Full steam ahead Source: Robert Half 16 % say they plan to expand and add new positions in the near future. 63% say they are maintaining current staffi ng levels — only fi lling vacated positions. 18% say they are freezing hiring. 3% say they are reducing or eliminating positions. Credit: Photographee.eu (Shutterstock) Are your employees be- ing bullied? Before you say no, you may want to take a closer look. About 43 per cent of workers report they have been the victim of an offi ce bully, but workplace bullying seems to some- times go unnoticed by human resources. Two- thirds (64 per cent) of 25 per cent think it occurs but rarely, according to a Canadian survey of 400 HR professionals think bullying never occurs at their company, while workers and 300 HR professionals. of bullying victims told their manager about the situation. confronted the bully. quit their job because of the bullying. did nothing in response to the bullying. 27% 25% 7% 18% Source: Office Team Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Credit: Smit (Shutterstock) Ready for a raise Mobile applications developer: $99,750-$143,500 (+8.1%) Big data engineer: $117,000-$150,500 (+7.8%) Compliance director: $176,000-$238,000 (+5.4%) Business systems analyst: $83,500-$102,000 (+4.7%) Public accountant manager: $92,750-$129,000 (+4.7%) When it comes to pay raises next year, people working in the technology sector should be pretty happy. Tech jobs are forecast to see base salaries increase by an average of fi ve per cent next year — the sector with the highest expected gain — according to a Canadian analysis of hiring data. Source: Robert Half Wireless network engineer: $104,000-$136,000

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