Building resilience in employees is key to maintaining a healthy, productive work environment. By implementing these recommended steps, employers can significantly enhance the resilience of their employees, leading to a more adaptable and robust workforce.
How to: Approach Filling Hot Jobs in Innovative Ways
By adopting these 10 strategies, employers can not only fill vacancies more effectively but also build a more diverse and dynamic workforce.
How to: Retaining Women in the Workforce
Women are three times as likely to leave high-contact jobs during a crisis, those jobs were disproportionately affected by the pandemic and women specifically often hold high contact roles like teachers, retail associates or hospitality roles.
How to: Childcare Support for Working Parents
Common barriers that working parents encounter are limited availability at childcare centres, accessibility issues including transportation, high costs, and rigid schedules leading to long commutes. A Statistics Canada survey revealed that 42% of working parents delayed returning to work due to difficulties in finding childcare, and among those seeking childcare, over 50% faced challenges with finding care, with parents of children under one year being the most affected.
How to: Ripple Effects of Employee Turn Over In Tight Labour Markets
The study, which analyzed data from over a million employees at 1,620 retail chains over 22 months, found that layoff announcements have a strong, immediate impact. These announcements often heighten feelings of job insecurity among remaining employees, precipitating a wave of voluntary departures. This reaction underscores the need for careful communication and support strategies during such announcements.
How to Keep Your Best Employees: A Guide for Employers in Today’s Tight Labour Market
Welcome to the first installment in our new, comprehensive series exploring the Canadian labour market’s ongoing challenges. In this series, we will delve into the persistent labour shortages, examine how employers are grappling with retention & attraction issues and provide