Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER November 28, 2016 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier - Source: Statistics Canada 44,000 Rise in Canadian employment participants in October as a result of more part-time work. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7%. 26,000 Increase in employment among youth ages 15 to 24 in October, with all gains in part-time work. 63,000 Decrease in employment for men ages 25 to 54 since last year, though numbers increased 16,000 last month. 61,000 Rise in employment for women ages 25 to 54 since last year. 15,000 Rise in employment in British Columbia last month. Since last year, B.C. has had the fastest employment growth rate among the provinces at 2.4%. 5,600 Decrease in jobs in Newfoundland and Labrador last month, the highest percentage of loss nationwide. 24,000 Increase in construction jobs in October, mostly in Ontario and Quebec, the highest gain by class in the country. Construction's annual gain of 47,000 (3.4%) was also tops in Canada. 15,000 Employment fell in business, building and other support services in October, the largest drop in the country. 34,000 Bump in number of private sector employees last month, for an annual growth of 101,000 (0.9%). Credit: vladwel (Shutterstock) Contagious Source: Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas 111.74 Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com effects Uncivil behaviours at work — putdowns, sarcasm and other condescending comments — tend to have contagious and signifi cant eff ects on the workplace, according to research from a U.S. university, which saw 70 employees surveyed. Workplace incivility has doubled over the past two decades. Companies lose an average of annually per employee due to a loss of production and work time. 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Based on a 40-hour work week, weekly earnings would total $4,469.60 and an annual salary of $232,419.20. University employees also receive a maximum of 60 sick days per year. 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Seven of the 10 new board members appointed this year have been women. of new board directors for TSX-listed Alberta issuers appointed in 2016 were women, a 10% increase over last year. Women hold 11% of board positions with TSX- listed issuers in Alberta, up from nine per cent last year. Source: University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business Credit: Palto (Shutterstock)

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