September 11, 2023

In this episode: the latest reports  from Indeed and Statistics Canada about employment trends, projected salary increases in 2024, employment expectations of Canadian university graduates, precarious work of journalists , and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Canadian job postings continued their decline in August | Indeed Job Posting and Wage Tracker: Summer 2023 - Indeed Hiring Lab CanadaStatistics Canada announced that employment rose in August by 40,000 jobs. This increase in employment was outpaced by population growth  of 103,000 | The Daily — Labour Force Survey, August 2023 (statcan.gc.ca) Canadian college and university students do not prioritize a company’s  support for diversity & inclusion or gender equality in their career decisions | Canadian graduates prioritize high future earnings in 2023 - Universum (universumglobal.com) Canadian workers are forecast to receive an average salary increase of 3.6% in 2024 | Salary increases for 2024 : budgets remain high | Normandin Beaudry (normandin-beaudry.ca) Canadian Association of Journalists is concerned with the increasing state of precarious employment in journalism | All journalists deserve stable jobs and less precarious work - Canadian Association of Journalists (caj.ca) | TVO strike highlights the scourge of contract work in public service journalism - Canadian Manufacturing Saskatchewan will kick off its first National Health Care Recruitment Tour later this month to promote employment opportunities | Saskatchewan Delegation Preparing for National Health Care Worker Recruitment | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan Only 25% of Canadian respondents characterized the air quality in their workplace as "very clean." | ONLY 29% OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN WORKERS DESCRIBE THE INDOOR AIR AT THEIR WORKPLACE AS VERY CLEAN, ACCORDING TO FELLOWES' ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR SURVEY (yahoo.com) If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, send us a message at LinkedIn or X @CadHRNews