Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER June 13, 2016 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS h time 933.88 They earn what $960 Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees for March. 32.9 Average number of hours worked per week by non- farm payroll employees. 4.1% Year-over-year increase in earnings for administrative and support services, the sector with the greatest increase. $797 Average weekly earnings in administrative and support services. 3.1% Year-over-year decline in earnings for wholesale trade, the sector with the greatest decline. $1,163 Average weekly earnings in wholesale trade. 3.6% Year-over-year increase in earnings in Quebec, the province with the greatest increase. 2.2% Year-over-year decline in earnings in Alberta, the province with the greatest decline. 25,300 Increase in the number of non-farm payroll jobs in March. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada Source: Robert Half Credit: Antonio-BanderAS (Shutterstock) Credit: Antonio-BanderAS (Shutterstock) Credit: Antonio-BanderAS (Shutterstock) Credit: Antonio-BanderAS (Shutterstock) Weekly wage of a creative writer at Newcap Radio in Halifax. at works out to an annual salary of $48,561 assuming a 40-hour work week. ere is also a meal allowance of $20 when employees work- ing overtime work more than fi ve hours past their last scheduled meal period, and a $500 accident allowance if the employee is in an accident while driving on employer business. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Syda Productions (Shutterstock) gotta do it Somebody's Becoming a manager has a number of competing challenges that are daunting, to say the least. e most diffi cult? Balancing individual job responsibilities with time spent overseeing others, according to in a Canadian survey of 270 CFOs. 38 per cent of respondents 24% said meeting higher performance expectations was the most diffi cult adjustment. 18% said motivating the team. 16% said prioritizing projects. 3% said managing friends or former peers. Source: Robert Half Management Resources Credit: Jacky Co (Shutterstock) days? Oilpatch aside, most employees are pretty confi dent about their job stability — and some are even more confi dent than they were one year ago, according to a Canadian survey of 862 employees. Millennials are most optimistic, with 46 per cent saying they are more confi dent in their job stability than they were one year ago. of workers aged 55-64 are more confi dent. 47% of Atlantic Canadians are more confi dent. 25% of Albertans are less confi dent. Source: ADP Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time 25% 25% 25% 25% of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. of Albertans are less confi dent. Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Credit: Visual3Dfocus (Shutterstock) Lag Watching a key position sit vacant for weeks at a time after an employee resigns is never ideal, but it happens more than one might imagine, according to a Canadian survey of more than 270 CFOs. Employers take an average of four weeks to hire for a staff -level accounting or fi nance position, and an average of six weeks to hire for a management-level position. Credit: happymay (Shutterstock) woes Wealt e average employer is losing a staggering per year because of employees' fi nancial problems and result- ing productivity losses, according to a Canadian survey of more than 400 HR professionals. 89% of HR professionals see fi nancial wellness as equally important to people's overall well-being as their physical or emotional health. 71% feel a fi nancially well employee is also a more productive one. 63% say they see the issue of fi nancial wellness as an employer responsibility. Source: LifeWorks

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