Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER February 8, 2016 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS 29.86 four in 10 Source: Workplace Options Hourly salary of a cemetery caretaker with the City of Prince Rupert in B.C. at works out to an annual salary of $62,108, assuming a 40-hour work week. Employees are also entitled to double time for all hours worked in excess of eight hours per day or 40 per week. 544,200 Number of employment insurance beneficiaries in November 2015. 3,200 Monthly increase in EI beneficiaries, up slightly from October 2015. 4.6% Increase in EI beneficiaries in Saskatchewan, the province with the greatest increase. 1.2% Decline in EI beneficiaries in New Brunswick, the province with the greatest decline. 45,800 Year-over-year increase in EI beneficiaries in the 12 months to November. 9.2% Year-over-year percentage increase in EI beneficiaries, the greatest increase since 2010. 17.7% Year-over-year increase in EI beneficiaries in the natural and applied sciences sector, the sector with the greatest increase. 16.1% Year-over-year increase in EI beneficiaries in the trades and transport or equipment operation sector, the sector with the second-greatest increase. 239,200 Number of new EI claims in November, virtually unchanged from October. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Maridav (Shutterstock) 544,200 Number of employment insurance beneficiaries in November 2015. 3,200 Monthly increase in EI beneficiaries, up slightly from October 2015. 4.6% Increase in EI beneficiaries in Saskatchewan, the province with the greatest increase. 1.2% Credit: Maridav (Shutterstock) Credit: Maridav (Shutterstock) Credit: Maridav (Shutterstock) Credit: Maridav (Shutterstock) Credit: Maridav (Shutterstock) Credit: Maridav (Shutterstock) The winter wellness blues Encouraging health, active lifestyle among employees can be a challenge year-round, but it's particularly tricky when the weather takes a dip. During the winter, adults are 1.18 times more likely to sit for long periods of time than they are in the summer, according to a compilation of American research pulled from national health-care data. And that increase in sedentary behaviour is often coupled with bad eating habits. of people don't eat enough vegetables. 91.1 % 86.9% of people don't eat enough fruit. 73.7% of employees want healthy cafeteria and vending options. Adults gain an average of 1.7 pounds over the holidays. 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But hugging a client is largely frowned upon: 77 per cent of respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if ever, appropriate. or 54 per cent of employees, Source: The Creative Group four in 10 four in 10 four in 10 four in 10 four in 10 four in 10 four in 10 four in 10 beneficiaries, the greatest increase since 2010. 17.7% Year-over-year increase in EI beneficiaries in the natural and applied sciences sector, the sector with the greatest increase. 16.1% Year-over-year increase in EI beneficiaries in the Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada Credit: PathDoc (Shutterstock) Credit: PathDoc (Shutterstock) Credit: PathDoc (Shutterstock) Credit: PathDoc (Shutterstock) Credit: PathDoc (Shutterstock) Credit: PathDoc (Shutterstock) respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if respondents feel hugging a client is rarely, if ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. ever, appropriate. Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group Source: The Creative Group attacks When anxiety attacks attacks attacks attacks attacks attacks attacks When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety When anxiety attacks When anxiety attacks attacks When anxiety attacks attacks When anxiety attacks attacks When anxiety attacks attacks When anxiety attacks If employers think there's been an upswing in depression, stress and anxiety at their workplace, they're not wrong — EAP numbers from the past few years prove it, according to a global analysis of EAP usage from fi ve multinational organizations. About EAP cases between 2012 and 2014 were related to personal emotional health issues. 58%: Increase in the number of cases dealing with employee depression between 2012 and 2014. 74%: Increase in the number of cases dealing with employee anxiety. 28%: Increase in the number of cases dealing with employee stress. Combined, employee depression, stress and anxiety accounted for 55.2% of all emotional health cases in 2012 compared to 82.6% in 2014. Credit: PathDoc (Shutterstock)

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