Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER August 8, 2016 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS 6,257,000 Number of Canadians who were members of a registered pension plan in 2014. 72,000 Increase in the number of Canadians with a registered pension plan between 2013 and 2014. 1.2% Percentage increase in the number of Canadians with a registered pension plan between 2013 and 2014. 3,213,000 Number of Canadians who were members of a public sector pension plan in 2014. 0.9% Increase in the number of Canadians with a public sector pension plan between 2013 and 2014. 3,044,000 Number of Canadians who were members of a private sector pension plan in 2014. 1.4% Increase in the number of Canadians with a private sector pension plan between 2013 and 2014. 4,380,000 Number of employees in defined benefit plans in 2014. 1,097,000 Number of employees in defined contribution plans in 2014. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada Losing the battle catch 'em all Hourly wage of level-one library assistant at Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 in Edson, Alta. at works out to an annual salary of $41,412 assuming a 40-hour work week. ere is also a health spending account of $300 per year and two paid sick days per month. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com catch 'em all catch 'em all catch 'em all catch 'em all catch 'em all catch 'em all catch 'em all Gotta It's 2 p.m. — do you know where your employees are? One in five employers (19 per cent) think workers are productive less than fi ve hours a day — and more than one-half of employers (55 per cent) say workers' mobile phones/texting are to blame. ree in four employers (75 per cent) say two or more hours a day are lost in productivity because employees are distracted. Employees who reported using their smartphones during work for non-work use said they spend their time on these types of sites during work hours: Source: CareerBuilder personal messaging: 65% weather: 51% news: 44% games: 24% shopping: 24% traffi c: 12% gossip: 7% sales: 6% adult: 4% dating: 3% Credit: HUZAIME (Shutterstock) Credit: Anton Violin (Shutterstock) 19.91 They earn what Source: CareerBuilder Source: CareerBuilder Source: CareerBuilder Source: CareerBuilder Source: CareerBuilder Source: CareerBuilder Source: CareerBuilder Source: CareerBuilder 19.91 19.91 19.91 19.91 19.91 19.91 19.91 They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what They earn what Credit: andiphoto (Shutterstock) Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 in Edson, Alta. at Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 in Edson, Alta. at Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 in Edson, Alta. at Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 in Edson, Alta. at Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 in Edson, Alta. at works out to an annual salary of works out to an annual salary of works out to an annual salary of works out to an annual salary of works out to an annual salary of works out to an annual salary of work week. ere is also a health spending account of work week. ere is also a health spending account of work week. ere is also a health spending account of work week. ere is also a health spending account of Disconnected culture It's not terribly surprising that there's a gap between the culture leaders envision and the culture employees actually experience. But that gap may be much wider than many leaders would guess, according to an American survey of 1,200 employees. While leaders say they want innovation, initiative, candor and teamwork, what employees feel is really valued is obedi- ence, predict- ability, deference to author- ity and competition with peers, found the survey. of employees are less likely to be engaged when employees believed that what was really valued was obedience, predict- ability, deference to authority and competition with peers 97% of employees viewed their cultures unfavorably 85% of manager and executive viewed their cultures unfavorably Source: VitalSmarts/TwentyEighty Credit: SFIO CRACHO (Shutterstock) Shared Workers in co-working spaces may be the most relaxed and balanced, according to new research. A full 66 per cent of Canadian workers say co-working spaces are the key to a better work-life balance, according to a global survey of 40,000 respondents. 54 % say co-working reduces stress. 67% say they enjoy more diverse friendships and relationships. 77% say that compared to home- workers, users of co-working spaces enjoy better access to technology. 70% say a more stable Internet connection in co-working spaces means less technical headaches for home workers who move into co- working spaces. 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Employers are aware of the need to provide competitive pay in their industry, yet 62 per cent say they do not currently have the means to increase pay, according to an American survey of 416 HR professionals and 2,810 employees. 26% of workers are at least somewhat likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months. 51% feel the expanding job market gives them more power to negotiate a higher salary. 73% say they have seen competitors raise salaries. Source: Spherion

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