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By Beyond Rewards Inc | 2 Minutes Read February 16, 2016

Employee motivation as the key to higher retention rates

Employee morale and employee retention go hand in hand.  If employees do not feel motivated at work, they will most likely start to look for new jobs elsewhere.

Article by Beyond Rewards Inc / Employee Relations, Union Relations / camaraderie, Employee achievement, Employee motivation, employee recognition, employee retention, Employment equity, HR metrics, measuring retention rates, retention rates

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read February 26, 2015

Report sets benchmarks for inequality between women and men

Canadian women still experience inequality in economic well-being, education, employment, health, housing, justice, safety, and political and social inclusion, according to a new benchmark report on gender equality...

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / canadian human rights commission, discrimination, Employer provided benefits, Employment equity, gender discrimination, gender equality, inequality, job satisfaction, Report on Equality Rights of Women, wage gap, work-related stress

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 3 Minutes Read January 14, 2011

Gender wage gap is decreasing … but is it decreasing enough?

I just read a Statistics Canada report stating that the gender wage gap has recently been decreasing. The report briefly noted that between 1988 and 2008, the wage gap narrowed throughout the wage distribution. However, the gap shrank the most at the lowest end of the wage distribution, and the gap shrank the least at the upper end. Also, although women dramatically increased their representation in high-wage occupations such as management, there were still significant gender wage gaps within these occupations.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Payroll / age cohorts, career paths, cohort replacement effect, compensation plan, compensation planning, Employment equity, gender wage gap, income gap, Statistics Canada, Stats Canada, stereotypes, wage distribution, wage gap, Wage inequality

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