Studies

Study debunks common workforce myths

Some of the most pervasive beliefs about the workforce have recently been challenged by findings from Towers Perrin's Global Workforce Study ?among them, that workers are highly stressed, that they resent the demands of new technologies and that they dislike their bosses.
Private sector health care spending grows slower than public

Private sector spending on health care continues to be dramatically lower than the public sector, and increasing at a slower rate.

Workaholics have poor health, work-life balance

Think workaholics are more productive, happy and healthy? Think again, a paper by Statistics Canada says.
Mental health in the labour force

Mental health and alcohol abuse disorders are the sleeping giant of health care in modern society. This literature review and research gap analysis was conducted by Watson Wyatt for Homewood and the Global business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health for presentation to the Canadian Institutes of health Research Committee of Partners on Mental Health in the Workplace.
Reviewing Ontario's Pension System: What are the Issues?

Expert Commission on Pensions, February 2007
Canada's Pension Predicament

Canadian Federation of Independent Business, January 2007 This study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business highlights the growing gap between public and private sector retirement trends.

2008 EI and CPP/QPP premiums are released

Canadian employers and their employees will pay lower Employment Insurance premiums in 2008, and there will be no increase in CPP/QPP contribution levels. Employment Insurance
"Five minutes about managing vacation envy" with Ceridian's Estelle Morrison

Summer is almost over, and yet many Canadians have still not used up any of their annual vacation days. In this week's podcast, Ceridian Director of Health Management Estelle Morrison discusses managing the "vacation envy" of those who didn't get away, and practical strategies for employers who want to ensure their employees get regular R&R.
Salary budgets in Canada, U.S. continue to climb

Results from the 35th Annual WorldatWork Salary Budget Survey, the largest survey of its kind, show pay budgets growing steadily from 2008 to 2009 in the U.S. and Canada.