Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER May 1, 2017 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS Daydreaming Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier - Source: Statistics Canada 19,000 Rise in number of Canadians working in March. 6.7% The unemployment rate in March, rising 0.1 percentage points as more people searched for work. 276,000 Increase in Canadian jobs since March 2016. 0.7% Rise in total number of hours worked over the last 12 months. 20,400 Full-time job gains in Alberta in March, continuing an upward trend that began in the fall of 2016. 0.9% Decline in employment in Saskatchewan in March — 5,100 jobs — the country's highest percentage loss. 24,400 Rise in manufacturing jobs in March, the largest one-month increase in this sector since August 2002. 4.2% Rise in people working in business, building and other support services in March, or 18,000 — the highest percentage gain by sector in Canada. 14,900 Decrease in educational jobs in March, spread across several provinces. Despite this, there was relatively no change in employment on a year- over-year basis. Improving leadership Strong communication skills are necessary at every career stage, but especially for those in leadership positions. 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engage in healthy exercise. Source: Manulife Financial Wellness Index Credit: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) Hourly wage for a licenced practical nurse at Evanston Grand Village, a senior living community in Calgary. Based on 40 hours per week, weekly earnings would total $1,000 for an annual salary of $52,000. Overtime may be banked and taken as time off but must be redeemed within 24 weeks after it is worked. 25 They earn what Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/ www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Alex Brylov (Shutterstock) Working remotely Almost half of Canadian workers now work outside their company's main offi ce for half the week or more, according to a survey of 1,600 business people. 39 per cent of remote workers mostly work from home while 11% work exclusively from home. 54 per cent of workers work remotely in order to remain productive while travelling to and from meetings within the same city or in other cities. 16% of remote workers choose to work in business centres. Source: Regus Credit: MarySan (Shutterstock) at work Offi ce workers are more than willing to use work time to plan that next vacation, according to a survey of 1,545 Canadians. of workers say they often daydream about their next personal or family trip during work hours. 50 % 37% have used work time to plan personal travel. 25% of workers will lie to their boss for the opportunity to skip work for their dream vacation. Source: Kayak

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