Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER March 7, 2016 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS A change is gonna come ? 3 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 11 per cent 401,000 Number of job vacancies across Canada in the third quarter of 2015. 2.6% National job vacancy rate in the third quarter of 2015. 4.2% Job vacancy rate in Nunavut, the territory with the highest vacancy rate. 3.4% Job vacancy rate in British Columbia, the province with the highest vacancy rate. 1.8% Job vacancy rate in Quebec, the lowest vacancy rate in the country. 27,000 Number of job vacancies among retail salespersons, the occupational group with the highest vacancy rate. $18.45 Average hourly wage for job vacancies nationally. $29.35 Average hourly wage for job vacancies in Nunavut, the highest wage in the country. $13.85 Average hourly wage for job vacancies in P.E.I., the lowest wage in the country. 2 in 3 Number of job vacancies nationally for full-ime work. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada Credit: John Gomez (Shutterstock) The stress factor A full 62 per cent of employees rate their jobs as highly stressful, according to a survey of 834 people (90 per cent of them full-time). Only cited stress factors included unpredictability (26 per cent), the workplace environment (21 per cent), deadlines (20 per cent) and the safety of others (16 per cent). consider their jobs "low stress." e most commonly Most stressful jobs of 2016 1. Enlisted military personnel 2. Firefi ghter 3. Airline pilot 4. Police offi cer 5. Event co-ordinator 6. Public relations executive 7. Senior corporate executive 8. Broadcaster 9. Newspaper reporter 10. Taxi driver Source: CareerCast Credit: OSORIOartist (Shutterstock) A change is gonna come ? 3 Credit: John Gomez (Shutterstock) Credit: John Gomez (Shutterstock) They earn what 15.8 Hourly salary of a lifeguard with the City of Gatineau in Quebec. at works out to an annual salary of $32,926, assum- ing a 40-hour work week. e wage rises in three steps to $16.61 per hour or $34,548 annually. Employees are also entitled to $35 per year for male employees and $60 per year for female employees to purchase bathing suits. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Semisatch (Shutterstock) The future Credit: Lightspring (Shutterstock) Change management is never easy, but there is some degree of predictability around when transitions most often derail, accord- ing to a Canadian survey of 300 senior man- agers. For 39 per cent of organizations, the change management eff ort fails during the post-implementation phase. Thirty-three per cent say the process fails most often during execution, while 13 per cent say it fails during strategy development. 28% say clear communication is the most important factor in successful change management. 26% say delegating eff ectively is most important. 25% say outlining goals is most important. 22% say managing expectations is most important . Source: Robert Half Management Resources on the move Millennials Employers that have a lot of gen y workers may want to take a second look at their retention strategy. More than one-half — 55 per cent — of workers between the ages of 18 and 34 would like to change jobs this year, according to a Canadian survey of 1,547 workers. at's compared with about 27 per cent of workers overall who want to change jobs in 2016. 25% of employees are seeking a pay raise. 14% want to take on more responsibility. 12% are seeking a promotion. 15% would like to fi nd more fl exible work hours. 8% hope to work remotely. Source: ADP Canada Credit: stockphoto-graf (Shutterstock) of HR? How will human resources change over the next decade? For starters, there might be entirely new job titles with evolving roles and responsibilities, according to top human resource offi cers. e new roles may include: organizational engineer virtual culture architect global talent scout, convener and coach data, talent and technology integrator social policy and community activist Source: Society for Human Resource Management/HR Magazine

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