• Doubt cast on Statistics Canada job numbers
• One out of five businesses hiring students this summer
• Youth unemployment worldwide hits record high
• Ontario investing in training partnerships
• Stepstone Solutions acquires MrTed
• Musculoskeletal disorders: watch out for repetitive movements
• Canadians spend less time commuting
• Increase in senior employment rate
• Catalyst Canada honours commitment to advancing women in Canadian business

Employment of older workers worldwide

How are senior workers faring worldwide? Which countries have implemented best practices, and which ones could use them as role models? An overview of best practices in five countries affected by the aging population.

Holiday time!
Oh no, not again time for another article on vacations—the motherhood and apple pie message that you should disconnect completely, turn off your cell phone and leave your portable computer behind! We know this, and we get it; there’s no need to repeat it to make people feel even guiltier. Enough is enough—the problem lies elsewhere. “You pay for your vacation a week before and two weeks after” should no longer be heard, because it is too high a price for a week off.

Recruiting firm gets cooking

Feel like spicing up a recruiting firm website? Barbara Personnel has found the way...

59% of Canadian employees satisfied with their health care plans

The results of the sanofi-aventis Healthcare Survey released at the end of July reveal that employer engagement is a good investment.

All ages looking for job security 

According to a recent study by staffing firm Robert Half, the more things change, the more different generations of workers are similar.

• Recruiting an Inclusive Workforce
• Little Mistakes Matter Now: The Emergence of Employment Class Actions
• HRMAM: Annual General Meeting
• Negotiation Skills for Successful Business Results
• Speaking about finances 1: what every HR professional should know
• Personality Tests and Their Use in the Workplace
• Advanced interview techniques: From theory to practice
• Turning Cold Calls into Warm Calls
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• Chris Del Bono, Loblaws
• Shelley Martel, Davis + Henderson
• Farah Karim, Davis + Henderson 
• Byrne Luft, Manpower
• Michal Bem, Vale Manitoba Operations 
• Fozia Hasan, Dundee Precious Metals Inc.
• Nadia Bonsu, Calgary Public Library  
• Mandy Chodda, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Mark Arthur, Sun Country Health Region
• Jennifer Ngai, Algorithme Pharma
• Lydia Boyd, Mazda Canada
• Catherine Ashford, Deloitte & Touche
• Neil McGee, RBC
• Lisa Dobson, Kraft Foods
• Alison DeLuca, Vancouver Coastal Health
• Aditi Shanthakumar, Robert Half Management Resources
• Patrick Grieve, KPMG
• Dan Bryson, Randstad Canada
• Carla Botteselle, Vivonet 
• Melissa Soriano, ZipLocal
• Indy Sihra-Mankoo, Hire Power
• Benedicte Lechesne, Zinc Solutions
• Paul Gellatly, St. Christopher House
• Nicole Malpage, AllStaff
• Shruti Bhasin, Groupe Conseil Solertia