Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER October 19, 2015 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada $957 Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in July, little changed from the previous month. 1.6% Year-over-year increase in average weekly earnings compared with 12 months earlier. 33 Average number of hours worked per week by non- farm payroll workers in July. 5.8% Year-over-year increase in average weekly earnings for the wholesale trade sector — the sector with the greatest growth. 2% Year-over-year decrease in average weekly earnings for the educational services sector — the sector with the greatest decline. $887 Average weekly earnings in Manitoba — the province with the greatest growth year-over-year. 2.7% Year-over-year growth in weekly earnings in Manitoba. $1,141 Average weekly earnings in Alberta — the province with the greatest decline year-over-year. 1.2% Year-over-year decline in weekly earnings in Alberta. 38,200 National increase in the number of non-farm payroll jobs in July. Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock SPONSORED BY Credit: johnfoto18/Shutterstock employees in July, little changed from the previous month. 1.6% Year-over-year increase in average weekly earnings compared with 12 months earlier. 33 For many young adults, fast food jobs are a common introduction to the workforce — but they also provide valuable experience for sales, marketing and customer service roles in the future, according to a Canadian survey of 100 HR professionals and 1,385 students and young adults. A full 86 per cent of human resources professionals recommend that young people consider a quick-service restaurant for their fi rst job, and 84 per cent feel fast-food jobs provide trans- ferable skills that are valued in many industries. of workers in fast-food jobs want to develop useful job- related skills. are interested in employment at an established company. want the ability to build their resumé and work experience. 73% 69% 65% Source: Tim Hortons/Yconic Hourly salary of a child care worker with the Board of Education, School District 58, in Merrit, B.C. at works out to an annual salary of $52,936, assuming a 40- hour work week. ere are also shift premiums of 69 cents per hour for a "graveyard shift" and $1.89 per hour for employees acting as lead hands. 25.45 They earn what? Fries with that Credit: A1Stock/Shutterstock Missing the mark ere are often a lot of diff erent factors at play behind missed business objectives — but one key factor is poor workforce planning, according to a North American survey of 323 corporate executives. Most leaders — 73 per cent, in fact — have missed business objectives because of talent shortfalls, which were a direct result of poor workforce planning. say they need data on what is happening with talent acquisition and attrition. 57 % To improve planning, 57% of respondents say they need data on what positions or talent are required to meet business objectives. Source: Harvard Business Review/Visier Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock Credit: Paul Hakimata Photography/Shutterstock professionals recommend that young professionals recommend that young professionals recommend that young Source: Tim Hortons/Yconic Source: Tim Hortons/Yconic Hourly salary of a child care worker with the Hourly salary of a child care worker with the Hourly salary of a child care worker with the Hourly salary of a child care worker with the Hourly salary of a child care worker with the Board of Education, School District 58, in Board of Education, School District 58, in Board of Education, School District 58, in Board of Education, School District 58, in Merrit, B.C. at works out to an annual Merrit, B.C. at works out to an annual Merrit, B.C. at works out to an annual Credit: A1Stock/Shutterstock Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Credit: mimagephotography/Shutterstock with benefits Employees Job perks can sure sound good on paper — but how much do they actually matter to employees? It depends on the perks, according to an American survey of 486 people. About 56 per cent of employees think perks are moderately or very important when evaluating a job, and 56 per cent say they would trade a salary increase for certain perks. So which perks are the most popular? 24.1% want free gym memberships. 19.4% want free food or catered lunches. 11.8% want casual dress codes. 8.6% want mentoring or development programs. 4.4% want recreational games in the offi ce, such as ping-pong tables. of employees want fl ex time or remote work options. 31.8 % Source: TechnologyAdvice

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