Key findings:
■■ Two in five workers in Canada wouldn’t accept a job that was a
perfect match if the corporate culture clashed.
■■ Nine out of 10 Canadian managers said a candidate’s fit with
the organizational culture is equal to or more important than
their skills and experience.
■■ While workers in both Canada and the U.S. said their ideal
corporate culture is supportive or team-oriented, most described
their company as traditional.
“Today’s professionals are looking to do more with their careers
than satisfy a job description; they want to be part of an organi-zation
whose values align with their own and feel inspired with a
sense of purpose in the workplace,” said Greg Scileppi, president of
Robert Half, International Staffing Operations. “For companies,
this means evaluating more than a candidate’s skills or qualifica-tions
to find the right fit for their business. There has to be a focus
on identifying individual motivations and promoting the type of
work environment that puts employee engagement and success at
the heart of the corporate culture.”
THE NEW PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The performance review is getting a makeover, suggests new
research from OfficeTeam. More than half of companies in
Canada (57 per cent) have updated their performance appraisals
within the past two years. Top changes include making the pro-cess
shorter (47 per cent) and increasing the frequency of feedback
(36 per cent).
Seven in 10 HR managers said their company conducts formal
staff appraisals at least once a year. Thirty-one per cent have these
meetings twice a year or quarterly.
Additional findings:
■■ The majority of HR managers (93 per cent) feel their organization’s
review process is effective in improving employee performance.
■■ Respondents said the greatest benefit of conducting appraisals
is motivating staff by focusing on achievements and goals (36
per cent). This is followed by helping formally address poor
performance (22 per cent) and being able to make decisions
about promotions (18 per cent).
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SEVEN IN 10 HR MANAGERS
SAID THEIR COMPANY
CONDUCTS FORMAL STAFF
APPRAISALS AT LEAST
ONCE A YEAR. THIRTY-ONE
PER CENT HAVE
THESE MEETINGS TWICE
A YEAR OR QUARTERLY.
“Performance reviews are more than just something for man-agers
to check off the list. These discussions support the growth
of individuals and the team overall by offering everyone involved
a valuable opportunity to share goals, gain feedback and address
challenges or concerns,” said Koula Vasilopoulos, district presi-dent
for OfficeTeam. “By simplifying the process and having more
frequent check-ins, supervisors are better able to evaluate progress
and recognize accomplishments, while encouraging staff to have
an active role in their professional development and success.”
MORE THAN HALF OF WORKING CANADIANS
SUFFER FROM THE “TIME OFF TAX”
If you booked time off during the holiday season, chances are
you made plans for a few late nights at the office before and after
your vacation.
According to the results of an ADP Canada Sentiment Survey,
more than three in five working Canadians say they put in extra
time before (63 per cent) and after (64 per cent) their vacation
to make up for being away from the office. While that represents
a nearly 10 per cent decrease in the total number of individuals
putting in that extra time, these same employees say they’ll now
be putting in more of those added hours than what they did a
year ago.
In total, working Canadians say they are expecting to pay a
“Time Off Tax” of about 23 hours total – or nearly three full eight-hour
workdays – in extra preparation and catch-up time worked
before and/or after a week of holidays. That’s more than double
the expectation from 2017 (11.4 hours), and slightly above 2016’s
survey results (21 hours). Younger workers – those between the
ages of 18 and 34 – seem to bear the burden the most, saying they
expect to work an additional 32.1 hours before and after a one-week
vacation.
“It appears that the Time Off Tax is alive and well across
Canada. While it’s encouraging to see fewer working Canadians
feeling the need to put in those extra hours to make up for their
time away, it’s concerning to see that for many, vacation time can
be as much a curse as it is a blessing,” said Hendrik Steenkamp,
director, HR Advisory at ADP Canada. “Employees should not
be penalized with late nights and early mornings for taking their
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