Source: talentcanada.ca Burnout is a growing issue severely impacting productivity, engagement and retention. When employees experience burnout, they often struggle to stay focused, feel disconnected from their work and may eventually leave. These factors lead to higher turnover and costly recruitment. In the Canadian workforce, unique challenges such as managing multicultural dynamics make addressing burnout more critical.
Source: benefitscanada.com While Canadian culture has long been described as a mosaic, employers’ holiday policies are more likely to tie statutory holidays to Christian celebrations than reflect the country’s true multicultural identity. In 2022, to better support an increasingly diverse workforce in both Canada and the U.S., Victoria-based software company Redbrick formalized its policy of allowing employees to take personal significance days in lieu of stat holidays throughout the year.
Source: www.cbc.ca Companies may find transactional-only relationships with employees won’t work The early days of the pandemic caused a major disruption in how we work and those ripple effects are still being felt today. Multiple surveys continue to warn of a mass departure across the Canadian workforce. According to one survey by the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation, 42 per cent of Canadian employees say they’re considering changing their job or entire career in the next year.