Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER February 20, 2017 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS what Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier - Source: Statistics Canada $961 Average weekly earnings of Canadian non-farm payroll employees in November. 0.8% Increase in average weekly wage since October. 32.8 Number of hours worked per week, up from 32.6 hours in October, but down from 33 hours 12 months earlier. $1,330 Amount of average weekly earnings in information and cultural services, which rose 7.2% in the 12 months to November — the largest increase in the country. 5.4% Average weekly earnings in foresty, which declined by the largest percentage nationwide in 2016, falling to $1,062. $824 Average weekly earnings in Prince Edward Island, which grew most rapidly, rising 2.3% in 2016. 3.3% Decrease in average weekly earnings in the Northwest Territories, the most significant decline last year, though it still remains the country's highest-paid region at $1,389. 64,000 Increase of non-farm employees in health care and social assistance since November 2015, the largest uptick in Canada. 7.2% Percentage of job cuts over the past year in mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction, with 14,500 total reductions, the highest amount in Canada. Credit: iDraw (Shutterstock) Credit: bestv (Shutterstock) Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier - Source: Statistics Canada Average weekly earnings in Prince Edward Island, Average weekly earnings in Prince Edward Island, Average weekly earnings which grew most rapidly, rising 2.3% in 2016. Sleepless C-suite in the e biggest work challenges for Canadian CFOs are anxieties about their personal job performance and the pressure to recruit quality employees, according to a survey of 270 CFOs. say poor performance on the job keeps them up at night. 34 % say fi nding and hiring the right talent for open jobs is their biggest worry. acknowledge confl ict with colleagues or supervisors is their biggest stressor. 27% 13% Source: Robert Half Finance and Accounting Travel perks Employers need to brace themselves for a new breed of business travellers who prefer new experiences over traditional workplace benefi ts, according to a survey of 12,781 adults from 13 global markets. say they would accept a lower wage if it meant travelling more for work. 49% extended a business trip to a diff erent city or country last year. 46% believe they will travel more for business in 2017 than they did in 2016. Source: Booking.com Credit: Thitirat J13 (Shutterstock) Celebrating of employees say incorporating major sporting events into the workplace boosts employee happiness, according to a survey of 470 Canadian offi ce workers. However, 10% of employees say they are less productive the day following a large sports game. Fifty-nine per cent 23% say the most annoying or distracting behaviour is co-workers who spend too much time talking sports. 22% say colleagues who call in sick or skip work after a big game are most annoying. Credit: Milkovasa (Shutterstock) Full-rate hourly wage for a truck driver employed by Ken Johnson Trucking in British Columbia. Based on 40 hours per week, weekly earnings would total $1,028 for an annual salary of $53,456. Students referred from truck driving schools earn $13 per hour for their fi rst month, $17 in their second month, $18 in their third month and $19 in their fourth month before reaching the full rate in their fi fth month of employment. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Axsimen (Shutterstock) 7.2% Percentage of job cuts over the past year in Percentage of job cuts over the past year in Percentage of job cuts mining, quarrying and oil over the past year in mining, quarrying and oil over the past year in and gas extraction, with mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction, with mining, quarrying and oil 14,500 total reductions, and gas extraction, with 14,500 total reductions, and gas extraction, with the highest amount in Credit: Axsimen (Shutterstock) Credit: Axsimen (Shutterstock) Credit: Axsimen (Shutterstock) Credit: Axsimen (Shutterstock) Credit: Axsimen (Shutterstock) Airplane etiquette Business travellers beware: Rear-seat kickers have been ranked the most annoying airline passenger for the third straight year, according to a survey of 1,005 adult Americans. say seat kickers are the worst, ahead of inattentive parents and aromatic passengers. 35% disapprove of passengers who recline their seats immediately upon boarding. 79% of passengers believe their fellow passengers are considerate, for the most part. Source: Expedia

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