Canadian HR Reporter

July 10, 2017

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CANADIAN HR REPORTER July 10, 2017 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/ www.labour-reporter.com HR Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier - Source: Statistics Canada 83 per cent 55,000 Rise in number of Canadians working in May, spurred by an increase in full-time work. 6.6% Unemployment rate in May, the result of more people participating in the labour market. 317,000 Rise in Canadian workers since May 2016, mostly the result of increases in full-time jobs. 0.7% Increase in number of hours worked since May 2016. 28,000 Increase in youth jobs in May, largely in Ontario and British Columbia — the first notable increase in this category since October 2016. 4.2% Yearly increase in employment in British Columbia, continuing an upward trend that began in the spring of 2015. 26,000 Rise in professional, scientific and technical services jobs in May, with Ontario and Quebec accounting for the bulk of the increase. 2.1% Increase in public sector employment since May 2016. 17,000 Drop in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing jobs in May — the first notable decrease since November 2015. Ontario accounted for all of the decline. Hourly wage for a traffi c control person with the Toronto and Area Road Builders Association. Based on 40 hours per week, weekly earnings would total $1,753.60 for an annual salary . Employees are provided with appropriate rainwear including rubber boots and rain suits. Credit: Kraska (Shutterstock) HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR more ambitious Human resources professionals work harder than the average employee, according to a survey of 13,000 U.K. workers. of HR practitioners say they are ambitious, compared to 78% of the general workforce. of HR workers seek senior management positions, compared to 38% of general workers. of HR workers experience job satisfaction, compared to 63% of non-HR employees. 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Professionals' pay should not be public knowledge, according to a survey of 200 marketing executives and 200 advertising representatives in Canada. say their organization does not publicize employee compensation. 61% say pay transparency would decrease morale. 18% say increased productivity would be the greatest benefi t of an open salary policy. 27% say potential risks outweigh any rewards. Source: The Creative Group Credit: emerge (Shutterstock) likeability At a time when Canada's top execu- tives can't escape public scrutiny, some rise above the rest in terms of overall likeability, according to crowdsourcing information collected from thousands of CEO reviews. Toronto's CEOs are Celestica's Rob Mionis, Sun Life's Dean Connor and Imperial Bank of Commerce's Victor Dodig. Montreal's top-ranked CEOs are Sharegate's Simon De Baene, CGI's Michael Roach and Lightspeed's Dax Dasilva. 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