PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DON’T NEED A JOB OUT OF PITY: EXPERT
Employers ‘not insensitive but biased’ and in need of education for inclusion efforts It’s not that organizations are mean-spirited and deliberately exclusionary about people with disabilities, they just need more exposure and information, says an advocate. “We’re not going to address what’s happening unless we address it through education [and] osmosis to creating a foundation […]
6 IN 10 EMPLOYEES BURNT OUT – AND EMPLOYERS AREN’T HELPING
Unmanageable workloads, lack of manager support partly to blame: survey Many workers are experiencing burnout these days – and employers are largely to blame, finds a survey. More than six in 10 (61 per cent) working professionals in the U.S. said they experienced burnout in 2020. The top reason? An unmanageable workload (25.3 per cent) […]
‘POSITIVE TRAJECTORY’ FOR HIRING IN SECOND QUARTER
Quebec has strongest employment outlook, followed by Ontario: Fifteen per cent of employers plan to increase staffing levels in the second quarter of 2021, while four per cent anticipate cutbacks, according to a survey by ManpowerGroup. Meanwhile, 77 per cent expect current staffing levels to remain unchanged, finds a survey of more than 1,3000 employers. […]
TOP CONCERNS FOR EMPLOYERS IN 2021
We’re far from returning to life as we knew it before the pandemic. From mass layoffs to mass hiring, from remote working to hybrid working, talent leaders turned to a variety of business continuity and people management strategies to survive in the pandemic. The most fundamental changes, such as the introduction of flexible working and […]