Canadian HR Reporter

CANADIAN HR REPORTER MAY 2018 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS Compiled by Marcel Vander Wier 32,000 Rise in the number of Canadians working in March, driven by full-time gains. 5.8% Unemployment rate in March. 296,000 Rise in Canadian workers since March 2017, with the number of full-time workers increasing by 335,000. 2.2% Increase in number of hours worked since March 2017. 16,000 Increase in employment through March within Quebec — the largest growth nationwide. 10.9% Youth unemployment rate in March. 18,000 Rise in employment for employees ages 15 to 24 through the month of March. 6.1% Year-over-year growth in transportation and warehousing jobs — the fastest pace of growth in Canada. 18,000 Increase in construction workers in March. Source: Statistics Canada Workplace gender inequality is negatively impacting girls' professional aspirations before they even enter the workforce, according to a survey of 523 Canadian females, ages 15 to 17. 27.62 They earn what Hourly wage for a head caretaker at Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1. Based on a 40-hour schedule, weekly earnings would total $1,104.80 for an annual salary of $57,449.60. Employees become eligible for pension benefi ts after 12 months of employment. Credit: XiXinXing (Shutterstock) Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Sleepless nights caused by work anxiety are taking a toll on Canadian employees, according to a survey of 500 workers. Source: Accountemps admit they often lose sleep over work. of those losing sleep say they are overwhelmed with work volume, or cannot get a business problem off their mind. lose sleep over strained co-worker relationships. 39% 46% 21% Losing sleep Credit: Crystal Eye Studio (Shutterstock) Credit: photovs (Shutterstock) • 32% say users have unwittingly divulged sensitive information due to phishing tactics. • 77% of small business domain owners are concerned about being the victim of an attack. • 36% of individual domain holders spent nothing on cybersecurity protection in 2017. One-third of Canadian businesses have leaked sensitive information to cyberthieves, according to a survey of 2,000 organizations. challenges One in fi ve workers skip leisure additions to business trips due to employer perception, according to a survey of 9,000 business travellers. Credit: RedlineVector (Shutterstock) Source: Egencia 'Bleisure' travel 30% of those in North America say location is the biggest factor when determining whether or not to add leisure time to work travel. A trip's proximity to the weekend (23%) and to family (16%) are the other top considerations. 74% of North American employees are planning a bleisure trip before summer's end. 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