National Adult Literacy Database

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.

According to the latest Randstad Workmonitor study, one out of three Canadians say they are very satisfied with their current employer - placing Canadians at the highest employee satisfaction levels reported globally.

The research found there are gaps between the opportunities organizations are providing and the meaningful volunteer experience Canadians are seeking.

ABC Life Literacy Canada is currently developing new video case studies to showcase successful workplace education programs across Canada. These four case studies will be posted over the coming weeks to show the impact of skills training in the workplace.

Students across British Columbia will have new opportunities for skills training, thanks to $10 million in one-time funding being provided to 16 public post-secondary institutions to prepare workers for jobs in their regions.

Canada’s economy was near full employment before the 2008-09 recession. Although Canada has recovered all the jobs lost during the recession, it will take another four years to bring the unemployment rate back down to about six per cent.