National Adult Literacy Database

"This year's Pulse of Talent reveals that Canadians have a rather high level of employee satisfaction, which is ultimately a reflection on the talent management practices of Canadian companies," says John Cardella of Ceridian Canada. "However, when it comes to motivating individuals to perform, employers need to do a better job of defining career paths and acknowledging good work."

April's 58,200-jobs gain shows demand is picking up on the goods side of the economy as the construction, manufacturing, natural resources and agriculture industries add to the headcount.

Take Your Child to Work Day has come and gone, but some teens are going beyond a daylong glimpse into the working world. Members of the iGeneration, born after 1990, are landing their first jobs, and bringing their obsession with online connectivity and multitasking into the workplace.

During Mental Health Week May 7 to 13, the Mental Illness Foundation has invited Quebec organizations to assess both the risk and protective factors that have a significant impact on their employees' mental health.

The initial plan three years ago was to recruit 50 employers for a program that has immigrants meet over coffee with professionals so they can ask questions and come away with the names of three other people they can speak with. Twice that number answered the call, and now 360 well-connected volunteers take part.

The report examines the number of NALD Library documents, in both English and French, which are viewed and downloaded by visitors to the websites NALD and BDAA.

A senior psychology lecturer at England’s University of Central Lancashire says that workplace boredom is “the new stress,” a problem that is second only to anger in terms of common hidden workplace emotions.

This quandary is frequently experienced by extremely conscientious people. Work tends to flow towards those who are most reliable, so by consistently demonstrating competence, you have turned into a task magnet. This trend can be hard to reverse.

When it comes to employers limiting access to the Internet at work, Randstad Canada says employers should rethink their assumptions. "The use of email and the Internet has become an integral part of today's workplace. They offer a great deal of benefits to corporations, such as improved communication among employees, improved customer support and research capabilities."

On the occasion of International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, the Montreal Economic Institute's Yanick Labrie shines a light on five reasons why income inequality is less worrisome than it appears to be.

The origin of the present holiday lies in the fight for an eight-hour working day, in which cause the leaders of the socialist Second International called for an international day of protest to be held at the beginning of May 1890. The fact that the Occupy movement has now selected May 1 as the moment for another offensive attests to the enduring relevance of May Day as International Workers' Day.

Working with individuals who have faced obstacles in life and in employment, Metro Works of Halifax offers an innovative and unique adult-integrated literacy and essential skills program. Their 30-week Options Work Activity Program gives learners vocational and essential skills training, along with academic upgrading.

This training initiative is part of the Yukon government’s Community Training Fund, a successful and proven method of addressing the training needs of Yukoners. Funding for training is offered in three streams: community-based, industry/sector-based and project specific.

The Government of Canada is realigning the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to better meet labour market demands and support the economic recovery.

Even seasoned managers can cringe at that thought of confronting their loyal staff with bad news. It can be so anxiety provoking they procrastinate, deny, turn a blind eye, excuse, give in or give up. Unfortunately, poor performance doesn't heal itself. Here are tips to help ease the situation.