Canadian HR Reporter

February 2018 CAN

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CANADIAN HR REPORTER FEBRUARY 2018 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS 50.62 They earn what Hourly wage for a nurse practitioner with one year's experience at Anishnawbe Mushkiki Community Health and Wellness in under Bay, Ont. Based on a 40-hour schedule, weekly earnings would total $2,024.80 for an annual salary of $105,289.60. Overtime pay kicks in at a rate of time and one-half for all work after 44 hours weekly. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier 79,000 Rise in number of Canadians working in December. 5.7% Unemployment rate in November, the lowest mark since comparable data became available in January 1976. 423,000 Rise in Canadian workers since December 2016, the fastest December-to- December growth rate since 2002. 3.1% Increase in number of hours worked since December 2016. 27,000 Increase in employment in December across Quebec — the largest growth nationwide. 10.3% Youth unemployment rate in December. 52,000 Rise in employment for core-aged employees in December (ages 25-54). 2.1% Monthly increase in finance, insurance, real estate and leasing jobs, the highest growth rate in Canada, following three months of little change. 28,000 Increase in self-employed workers in December. Source: Statistics Canada Back to the grind Credit: Henry Olden (Shutterstock) Catching up after the holidays can be more taxing than relaxing, according to a survey of 1,000 Canadian employees. say they are aware of the #MeToo campaign. 50 % of men believe things will get better, as opposed to 30% of women. 43 % say commenting on someone's appearance while greeting them constitutes sexual harassment. 5 % Fifty-six per cent Canadians believe the high-profi le allegations and subsequent #MeToo campaign will impact changing attitudes on sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a survey of 1,001 adults. Credit: Mihai Surdu (Shutterstock) Source: NRG Research Group 71 % say they need to log an average of 11.4 hours in extra work time to catch up following a one-week vacation. 72% of men. 74% of women will complete extra work around a vacation 12.97 hours for Western Canadians. Quebec employees work the least around a vacation at 10.48 hours compared to compared to Source: ADP Canada Source: Accountemps Credit: paitoon (Shutterstock) 56% say winter weather has a negative impact on their mood. 51% say they are least joyful in winter. 25% allege January is their least happy month. Winter Colder weather has a chilling eff ect on the offi ce environment, according to a survey of 500 Canadian workers. Credit: Aleutie (Shutterstock) Despite a deep desire to advance in corporate Canada, people of colour and Indigenous peoples receive lower levels of advo- cacy from leadership than white people, according to a survey of 752 college-educated offi ce employees. 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64% of Indigenous men — compared to 34% of white men — say leadership attributes within organizations conform to white male standards. 67% of women of colour — versus 50% of white women — aspire to hold top jobs in their profession.

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