Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER May 2, 2016 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS pressure 87% use Facebook 53% use Instagram 23% use LinkedIn 37% use Twitter Millennials 41,000 Increase in employment nationally in March. 7.1% National unemployment rate in March, down slightly from the previous month. 33,000 National employment gains in the first quarter of 2016. 1.2% Increase in the average number of hours worked in the 12 months to March. 22,000 Increase in employment among women aged 25 to 54. 18,000 Increase in employment among men aged 25 to 54. 13.4% Unemployment rate for youths aged 15 to 24. 6% Unemployment rate for people aged 55 and older. 149,000 Increase in employment for people aged 55 and older in the 12 months to March. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada Credit: 3dmask (Shutterstock) 26.93 what They earn CANADIAN HR REPORTER 26.93 26.93 26.93 26.93 26.93 26.93 26.93 26.93 26.93 what what what what They earn They earn They earn They earn They earn They earn They earn They earn what They earn what what They earn what what They earn what strategy All the cool kids are doing it — a full Social use technology, including social me- dia, according to an American survey of 1,597 Internet users. But how does that usage diff er by generation? of working adults 73% use Facebook 25% use Instagram 31% use LinkedIn 25% use Twitter Gen Xers 63% use Facebook 11% use Instagram 30% use LinkedIn 12% use Twitter Boomers Source: Pew Research Center Credit: yevgeniy11 (Shutterstock) Hourly wage of a welder at Dalhousie University in Halifax. at works out to an annual salary of $56,014, assuming a 40-hour work week. ere is also a meal allowance of $8 when an employee is required to work two or more hours beyond regular work hours. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Stepan Kapl (Shutterstock) Butting Credit: Stepan Kapl (Shutterstock) Credit: Stepan Kapl (Shutterstock) Credit: Stepan Kapl (Shutterstock) Credit: Stepan Kapl (Shutterstock) Credit: Stepan Kapl (Shutterstock) Credit: Stepan Kapl (Shutterstock) Butting Butting Butting Butting Butting Butting Butting Butting Butting Smokers earn an average hourly income of $5 less than non-smokers who have been unemployed and rehired, according to an American study of 251 job- seekers. To be precise, the wage diff erence is an average of $15.10 for smokers versus $20.27 for non-smokers. If work hours average 32 hours per week, that pay diff erence works out to more than ut annually. Source: : Stanford University/Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA Internal Medicine pressure pressure pressure pressure pressure pressure Credit: ndphoto (Shutterstock) Under At least 70 per cent of advertising and marketing professionals say their job is somewhat or very stressful, according to an American survey of more than 400 executives. But that stress isn't always a negative. Almost experience, the better their performance, while an additional 60 per cent said they thrive under some pressure. or 32 per cent, said the more stress they 7% very stressful 63% somewhat stressful 27% not too stressful 3% not at all stressful How stressful is your job? Source: The Creative Group Credit: michaeljung (Shutterstock) Engagement value ere's always room for improvement when it comes to employee engagement, but for many organizations, engagement has reached a critical low. Only 36 per cent of employees say they are "highly engaged," according to a global survey of more than 7,500 business and HR leaders in 107 countries. And while 87 per cent of the respondents feel linking social responsibility eff orts to leadership development would positively impact employee engagement, only say their organization actually links the two. Source: Korn Ferry/Hay Group

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