Most Canadians don't immediately think of Mexico as the likeliest source of labour to meet this country's workforce needs. However, temporary workers from Mexico are increasingly being regarded by employers as a logical answer to their rapidly growing demand for skills... [ read more ]

According to recently published polls, Canadians have few doubts about the value of immigration to the country's economy and culture. But they stop short of suggesting the government should look the other way when it comes to illegal immigrants.

According to a national survey of 1000 workers conducted by the Xerox Research Centre of Canada and Leger Marketing, 77 percent felt diversity in culture and background contributes to innovation and creates a stronger business landscape. Nearly four out of five respondents said Canada's cultural diversity gives us a distinct advantage when it comes to fostering innovation. In fact, an individual's worldliness was seen by respondents as more important to their ability to innovate than in-depth job knowledge or even education... [ read more ]

Employees with disabilities, not surprisingly, face daily challenges in working with non-disabled workers and with the public, a recent study released by Ryerson University shows.

Many employees with a disability, however, learn ways of coping with attitudinal challenges they face on the job. But many also often find ways of 'hiding' the fact of their disability-or even themselves-from fellow employees and members of the public out of concern it will reflect on their ability to do their job or maintain social contacts.. [ read more ]

Women continue to make gains in closing the earning gap with men, a new report by the Toronto-Dominion Banks says. However, they're not making similar progress in moving into positions of power in the corporate sector, where they remain in a clear minority.

Women's earnings, adjusted for factors such as education and time in the workforce, still lag behind men by five to 15 percent, the study reports. But the gap has narrowed by a significant margin and is expected to continue to shrink over the next few decades.

Women hold fewer than 10 percent of jobs with influence in the corporate world. In addition, women still fill fewer roles in corporate boardrooms where they account for only about 12 per cent of director positions.. [ read more ]

It appears the R word increasingly has little appeal to a growing number of Canadian baby boomers.

Canadian entrepreneurs from the post-war generation have no intention of slowing down in retirement. In fact, some plan to operate their own business, possibly even until they die, according to the latest report from BMO Financial Group and Ipsos Reid. Of those who indicated they retired early to start their own business or who plan to in the future, almost half indicated they currently spend or plan to spend 26-40 hours a week at their businesses... [ read more ]

A talent shortage of unprecedented proportions is about to strike our workforce. Two ways to combat this threat to corporate wellbeing is to retain older, skilled and experienced workers as long as possible and by hiring more mature individuals. Yet few organizations are doing this, thanks in part to some enduring myths about the older worker... [ read more ]