April 5, 2011
- Recent CIRHR LIBRARY Tweets
- The Future of Young Canadian Aboriginals
- Complaint Filing Times and Searching Law Blogs and Wal-Mart Sex-Bias Lawsuit Matters
- Growth in the Oil and Petroleum Industry in Canada
- ICT Labour Shortage Forecast
- Ontario’s Digital Media Industry
- Canadian Grocery HR Council
- Go West Young Women & Men…
- Canadian Economy Looks Good to the OECD
- Post Secondary Education Pays After Job Loss
- Public Sector Human Resources: HR Excellence in a Changing World
- Succession Management for Beginners
- New State of Working America
- World Bank eAtlas of Global Development
Recent CIRHR LIBRARY Tweets:
Inflation expectations on the rise in corporate Canada http://t.co/v8KGLkL /via @globeandmail
More states poised to pursue anti-union legislation, Los Angeles Times April 1, 2011http://lat.ms/i8eJDl
Today is a national day of protest across the United States as unions face an uprecedented assault on their rights http://www.laborstart.us/
Don’t shed ‘too many tears’ over jobless rate http://t.co/xeyBYkE via @globeandmail
A better way to hold employees accountable http://t.co/52pu2Xm /via @globeandmail
Boomers not ready to be shown the door http://t.co/JIrUi4r /via @globeandmail
"slashing government spending and employment in the face of a deeply depressed economy would actually create jobs" http://nyti.ms/eTLVs6
The Workplace Bulletin, March 31, 2011, issued by the Labour Program, HRSDC, is available twice a month. http://bit.ly/ejubNf
When employees call in sick http://t.co/j5QGK6f via @globeandmail
The Future of Young Canadian Aboriginals
“More than a third of Nunavut is under 15 years of age … a youthful population could hold tremendous potential for the North. It offers a plentiful source of workers for the burgeoning mining industry, oil exploration and pipeline construction in the region. Those lucky enough to find work in those sectors have helped parts of the north, including Nunavut, enjoy some of the fastest per capita GDP growth in the country over the past decade.” [Globe and Mail]
The Globe and Mail, April 4, 2011: The youthful face of Nunavut expresses hope
Globe and Mail, Monday, April 4, 2011, Map of Canada: The Young North: per cent of population under
The Conference Board of Canada, Centre for the North website : The Centre works with Aboriginal leaders, businesses, governments, communities, educational institutions, and other organizations to achieve a shared vision of sustainable prosperity in the North. Visit this new Conference Board initiative and register to access these reports:
* Mapping the Economic Potential of Canada's North
* Toward Thriving Northern Communities
* Security in Canada's North: Looking Beyond Arctic Sovereignty
Complaint Filing Times and Searching Law Blogs and Wal-Mart Sex-Bias Lawsuit Matters
“Recently, I’ve been encountering a fair number of situations involving employers who have implemented human-rights related policies in their workplaces, set out complaint filing time lines in those policies (more on this in a minute), but aren’t actually following those time lines.” [Donna Seale]
Human Rights in the Workplace Blog, Donna Seale April 4, 2011: Human rights policy filing timelines: if you got ‘em, follow ‘em
Canadian Law Blogs Search Engine – this is useful!
Wal-Mart Sex-Bias Lawsuit Matters
“The only question now before the court is "class certification": whether it makes sense for all 1.5 million women to sue together as a group. But even though the legal issue is a narrow one, Dukes v. Wal-Mart may be the most important case the court will decide this term. At stake is the continuing viability of one of the most important means of enforcing laws against discrimination.”
Slate Magazine, March 28, 2011: Everyday Discrimination: Why the Wal-Mart sex-bias lawsuit is the most important case the Supreme Court will hear this year by By Richard Thompson FordPosted Monday, March 28, 2011,
Growth in the Oil and Petroleum Industry in Canada
A recent report from the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada provides labour market projections and analysis to 2020. The report develops three possible scenarios for the future – according to the growth scenario the industry will add over 76,000 jobs by 2020 with employment levels surpassing the 2007 peak by 2013.
Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada, March 2011: The Decade Ahead: Labour Market Projections & Analysis for Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry to 2020 (116 pages, PDF)
Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada website
ICT Labour Shortage Forecast
Canada’s ICT sector, representing the country’s information, communications and technology employment base, is facing alarming skills and labour shortages in the next five years. According to the recently released report Outlook for Human Resources in the ICT Labour Market, 2011-2016 by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), in partnership with the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC).
Information and Communications Technology Council, March 29, 2011: Study Shows Vast Skills, Labour Shortages Looming for Canada’s Tech Sector
ICTC, March 29, 2011: Outlook for Human Resources in the ICT Labour Market, 2011-2016
Ontario’s Digital Media Industry
Digital media production contributes almost $1.5 billion annually to Ontario's economy and employs 16,000 people, up from 8,000 in 2000…Supporting research and innovation is part of Ontario's plan for high skill jobs and economic growth.”
Government of Ontario, April 5, 2011: Ontario Digital Media Innovation Creates 16,000 Jobs
CTV, March 31, 2011: Ontario an international leader in digital economy
The Canadian Newswire, Mach 24, 2011: Spotlight Will be on ICT at Canada 3.0 2011 Digital Media Forum in Stratford May 2-4
Canadian Grocery HR Council
“The Canadian Grocery HR Council (CGHRC), with funding support from the Sector Council Program (SCP), has launched a national recruitment drive to help generate awareness of industry career paths among the public, and encourage the adoption of retention and management strategies by industry to reduce workplace turnover.”
Canadian Newswire, April 4, 2011: CGHRC launches national recruitment drive for grocery industry
Canadian Grocery HR Council website: A vibrant industry. Rewarding .
Trends Analysis on HR Intelligence: Canadian Grocery HR Council (CGHRC), January 2011 (4 pages, PDF)
“Reporter Rusty Thomson speaks with Patricia Parulekar, executive director of the Canadian Grocery HR Council (CGHRC), about why there's a growing need for careers in the grocery industry”
Canadian Grocery HR Council, March 14, 2011: Profiling Careers in the Grocery Industry
Go West Young Women & Men…
“Alberta is set to experience a robust bounce-back with 3.0% job creation in 2011. Newfoundland and Labrador, at 2.8%, will not be too far behind.” The TD Economics forecast calls “for the national economy to realize 1.9% employment gains in 2011, before moderating to 1.4% in 2012. The strong economic performances in the resource based provinces support improved job creation numbers in these provinces through the 2011-12 period. [TD Economics]
TD Economics, Provincial Economic Forecast, April 4, 2011: Gap Widens Between Commodity-Heavy Provinces and the Rest
Globe and Mail, April 4, 2011: Central, eastern Canadians to head west again for jobs: TD, by Michael Babad
Canadian Economy Looks Good to the OECD
“Canada is expected to lead growth among G7 economies in the first and second quarter of this year… the Canadian economy likely grew 5.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year and 3.8 per cent in the second quarter, the OECD said in an economic outlook Tuesday. That prediction is much higher than most Canadian first-quarter forecasts of about 4 per cent.” [Globe and Mail]
Globe and Mail, April 5, 2011: OECD upbeat on Canada’s growth, by Tavia Grant
OECD, April 5, 2011: is the economic outlook for OECD countries? An interim assessment (23 pages, PDF)
OECD, April 5, 2011: is the economic outlook for OECD countries? An interim assessment (PowerPoint Presentation 18 pages)
Interim Assessment of 5 April 2011 Video
Post Secondary Education Pays After Job Loss
“In this study, the long-term impact on earnings of attending post-secondary education institutions following job loss is estimated…The results suggest that…workers who attended post-secondary education shortly after displacement saw their earnings increase by almost $7,000 more than displaced workers who did not.”
Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, March 31, 2011: The Long-term Earnings Impact of Post-secondary Education Following Job Loss by Marc Frenette, Richard Upward, and Peter W. Wright (30 pages, PDF) or HTML
Public Sector Human Resources: HR Excellence in a Changing World
“In these Conference e-Proceedings, you will learn from other public sector human resources (HR) leaders as they discuss employee engagement strategies, leadership and coaching techniques, communications and the impact of social media, and demographics and performance management. You will take away new ideas and action plans that will work in your day-to-day environment.”
The Conference Board of Canada, March 2011: Conference e-Proceedings, Public Sector Human Resources: HR Excellence in a Changing World(available to the University of Toronto community via access to the Conference Board of Canada e-library)
Succession Management for Beginners
“This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will include video clips and live discussion of a session delivered at The 2010 Succession Management Conference. Executives will explain the basics of succession management. This webcast is appropriate for managers new to the field or those from other fields who need to know the basics. “ Speakers include Ms. Elizabeth Hall, Succession Planning Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation.
The Conference Board of Canada, March 2011: Succession Management: The Basics : Conference KeyNotes Webcast (available to the University of Toronto community via access to the Conference Board of Canada e-library)
New State of Working America
The new State of Working America website presents comprehensive data on jobs, wages, income, economic mobility, wealth, poverty, health and more. For the first time, all of the data from SWA is available online, in a user-friendly format.
Economic Policy Institute, The State of Working America, 2011: When Income Grows, Who Gains? Between 1917 – 2008 Interactive Chart
World Bank eAtlas of Global Development
The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organized indicators for over 200 countries, letting you visualize and compare progress on the most important development challenges facing our world. Most indicators cover several decades, so you can see, for example, how “life expectancy at birth” has improved from 1960 up through the latest year. Watch our short video for a quick overview! [from IWS Documented News Service]
This eAtlas, a new online companion to Atlas of Global Development, third edition, builds on the Atlas topics, allowing you to visualize and analyze a wider variety of data in greater depth, over a longer time period. You can:
- Map more than 175 World Bank indicators worldwide
- Compare and view two maps simultaneously
- Animate maps to show change over time
- View all data in ranking tables and charts alongside maps
- Export maps and data for use in presentations and more
- Import your own data – Log in to use advanced features like bookmark, export, import, share, and more.
- Creating an account is free, is non-invasive, and takes only seconds.
The URL for this eAtlas is: http://www.data.worldbank.org/atlas-global
Book of the Week
Seafarers' Rights in the Globalized Maritime Industry, by Desislava Nikolaeva Demitrova ; edited by Roger Blanpain. Alphen aan den Rijn : Kluwer Law International, 2010. ISBN 9789041133496 (pbk.)
Content:
The author shows that, expansion and progress of the maritime industry notwithstanding, there is a great need for effective enforcement mechanisms in this area. This is the first detailed analysis to connect the working and living conditions of seafarers with international, supranational, and national maritime legislation. A giant step towards establishing a global monitoring system to enforce international maritime conventions regarding seafarers’ labour standards, it is sure to make an important contribution to both international labour and employment law and the law of the sea.
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