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More work to be done on workplace gender equality: survey

bwolfe — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 20:00:30 +0000

Roughly two-thirds (63 per cent) of women said the shift toward gender equality in the workplace isn’t taking place fast enough and, despite more societal awareness, they still aren’t being offered the same opportunities as men, according to a new survey by Randstad Canada. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 working Canadian women, found […]

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B.C. municipality supporting employee fitness with new wellness program

bwolfe — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:00:15 +0000

Employees of the municipal government of East Kootenay, B.C., are staying active during their workday through a new physical wellness program. The program, run by fitness organization ParticipACTION, allows employers to create teams of employees to take part in daily self-managed fitness routines and a series of Canada-wide challenges throughout the year, the latter of […]

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Majority of U.S. employees lack confidence in employers’ return-to-workplace plans

lbailey — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:00:22 +0000

Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of U.S. employees said they lack full confidence that their organization’s post-coronavirus pandemic workplace strategy is the right decision for employees, a 17 percentage point rise from findings in April 2021, according to a survey by people analytics software provider Humanyze. Indeed, the survey found more than half (53 per […]

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Expert panel: How to connect with employees in a remote world

mdunne — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:00:21 +0000

In Canada, the coronavirus pandemic is entering a new phase — vaccines are widely available, travel restrictions are gradually lifting and people are returning to some normal routines in their personal lives. People’s work lives are also entering a new phase, with many employers and employees thinking about when — and if — they’ll return […]

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Remote, hybrid or in-office work? Marketing agency lets staff decide

lbailey — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:00:42 +0000

Fuse Create is adopting a hybrid work policy and leaving the decision to continue working from home or return to the office entirely up to employees. “We’ve been able to do good work virtually, so this concept of making employees return to the office five days a week doesn’t make sense, especially to our employees […]

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Webinar coverage: How can employers earn employees’ trust?

Jennifer Paterson — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:23 +0000

Trust isn’t something organizations can build, but rather something they must earn, according to Dr. Rumeet Billan, president and chief executive officer at Viewpoint Leadership Inc. “We actually can’t build trust, because building trust assumes that we are in control of who will trust us and how much trust they’re going to give us — and […]

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RBC focusing on mental health as hybrid work model rolls out

bwolfe — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:00:21 +0000

The Royal Bank of Canada is focusing on mental health to engage and retain employees as the bank shifts to a hybrid work model. While the bank already began upgrading its mental-health benefits in 2018, the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the need to continue supporting employee mental health, says Andrejka Massicotte, senior director of benefits and wellness […]

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Employers, employees adapting to hybrid working models

mdunne — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:00:04 +0000

As an executive with the City of Toronto, Lawrence Eta now makes a point of not coming into the office every day. The chief technological officer says that’s because he wants to lead by example and show his employees that there’ll be no preferences between someone who’s working onsite or remotely in their hybrid working […]

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SAP Canada piloting data-driven office design for hybrid workforce

lbailey — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:00:05 +0000

As SAP Canada Inc. gradually reopens its workspaces across the country, the design of its new office space in Montreal will serve as a model for its other locations. Earlier this year, SAP pledged to embrace flexible working permanently, meaning that employees can currently continue to work remotely from home until mid-2022 or adopt a hybrid […]

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What are Canadian employees’ top concerns about returning to workplace?

lbailey — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:00:58 +0000

A majority (83 per cent) of Canadian benefits plan members have at least one concern regarding returning to the workplace, including commuting time (44 per cent), people who don’t follow public health safety measures (42 per cent) and working/interacting with co-workers who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus (38 per cent), according to the 2021 Benefits Canada […]

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