Recruitment in the financial industry is strong, with the latest Hays Asia Salary Guide showing 58 per
cent of employers in China intend to increase salaries between 6 per cent and 10 per cent this year.
In answer to a new question added to the Salary Guide this year, 54 per
cent of employers in Hong Kong say they are confident of recruiting candidates with the skills their organisation needs in the next 12 months while 32 per cent were not very confident of meeting this challenge.
The importance of this issue is underscored by the fact 89 per
cent of employers in Hong Kong responding to the 2018 Salary Guide believe skill shortages have the potential to hamper effective business operations over the coming year.»
Not exact matches
The federal government announced initial changes
in April, scrapping an aspect
of the program that allowed
employers to pay foreign workers as much as 15 per
cent less than the average wage for a job.
NEARLY 40 per
cent of employers across the nation plan to increase permanent staff numbers
in the next three months, according to the latest Morgan & Banks Job Index.
In the 23rd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that, in spite of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 207
In the 23rd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office
of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that,
in spite of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 207
in spite
of the substantial increase
in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 207
in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement
of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate
of 9.9 per
cent for
employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 2075.
The Institute proposes a gradual move to a 50:50
employer / employee financing split and an increase
in the combined contribution rate from nearly 20 per
cent of pay to about 24 per
cent over four years.
Many
employers match a portion
of employee contributions — adding 50
cents to $ 1 for every dollar you put
in, often up to 6 percent
of your total salary.
Only a small minority (roughly 15 to 20 per
cent)
of middle - income Canadians retiring without an
employer pension plan have saved anywhere near enough for retirement and the vast majority
of these families with annual incomes
of $ 50,000 or more will be hard pressed to save enough
in their remaining period to retirement (less than 10 years) to avoid significant fall
in income.
The graduating classes
of 61
of the 100 programmes listed
in 2010 reported an average salary increase
of 60 per
cent or less... The biggest salary increases were reported by those who changed
employer but stayed
in the same industry; they achieved an average increase
of 61 per
cent, reaching a salary
of $ 174,300 three years after graduation.»
Finally, the economy is on a hot streak:
employers have been adding jobs steadily for a year, and growth is running at an annualized rate
in excess
of three per
cent.
Many
employer - sponsored 401 (k) plans match contributions up to a set percentage — for example, the
employer may contribute 50
cents for each dollar you put
in, up to 6 %
of your salary.
The employee premium rate could be reduced
in 2015 by a minimum
of 5
cents, with a decline
of at least 7
cents for
employers, with larger reductions
in 2017.
On August 4, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported that U.S.
employers added another 209,000 jobs
in July, dropping the unemployment rate to a 16 - year low
of 4.3 per
cent.
On average
in the EU, taxes paid by the
employer and employee sum to a total equal to nearly 70 per
cent of take - home wages for low paid workers.
The IET's Skills & Demand
in Industry Report 2013 showed that 42 per
cent of employers have expressed disappointment with the skills
of new employees.
In 2001, the Climate Change Levy was introduced as a tax on energy use: it was intended to be «revenue neutral» for businesses, so the Treasury reduced the rate
of employers» NICs by 0.3 per
cent - a move arguably inconsistent with the idea
of National Insurance as contributory.
Under other provisions, employees would be automatically enrolled
in a national savings scheme, into which they would pay four per
cent of their salary, their
employer pay three per
cent and the government provide one per
cent in tax relief.
The mobility tax was introduced
in 2009 to assist the financially strapped MTA and levied a tax
of 34
cents per every $ 100
of payroll paid by
employers in the 12 - county MTA region, including all levels
of government and not for profits.
The payroll tax, implemented
in 2009 to help bail out the financially troubled authority, charges
employers 34
cents for every $ 100
of payroll and has been described as a «job killer» by opponents.
The tax, frequently labeled the «MTA payroll tax» or «jobs tax» by opponents, charges
employers in downstate New York — including Long Island's two counties — 34
cents for every $ 100
of payroll.
Employers have reported a rise
in vacancies
of 8.9 per
cent for the 2009/2010 recruitment year, and expect it to rise a further 4 per
cent in 2010/2011, suggesting the graduate job market has turned the corner.
The REC's latest JobsOutlook report suggests that 82 per
cent of employers will seek to add to their permanent headcount
in the next three months and 75 per
cent intend to do so
in the next year.
Employers of graduates working
in professional occupations, reported significantly higher overall satisfaction 87 per
cent, compared with those
of graduates working
in all other occupations.
Nearly 90 per
cent of apprenticeship completers stay with the same
employer for at least six months, so job security is a major attraction.Also, apprenticeships are available
in a wide range
of industries, from hospitality to healthcare, engineering to digital, and at many different levels including those for management.
A further 31 per
cent believe that having experience on your CV shows potential
employers that you're motivated and passionate, and, over one
in 10 (14.3 per
cent) say it introduces you to the world
of work.
In addition, more than two thirds of the general public (71 per cent) and employers (68 per cent) remain in the dark about change
In addition, more than two thirds
of the general public (71 per
cent) and
employers (68 per
cent) remain
in the dark about change
in the dark about changes.
A similar poll
of 100 HR directors working
in the private sector revealed 21 per
cent of employers across the UK fail to undertake succession planning.
Availability
of candidates for permanent roles has been
in decline since May 2013 — only 9.1 per
cent of employers said availability had improved, while 39.9 per
cent said it was worse.
When asked to explain why they felt they were unable to move up
in their career, female teachers cited a number
of reasons, including: a lack
of confidence (23 per
cent);
employer attitudes (21 per
cent); and a fear
of how they will be perceived by senior management and colleagues (13 per
cent).
To address these growing concerns over skills gaps
in the engineering workforce, particularly among graduates and school leavers, 91 per
cent of companies agreed that to improve the supply
of engineers and technicians, more
employers need to provide work experience for those
in education or training.
The majority have reported a median gender pay gap
in excess
of 36 per
cent, while those
in the top 100 for all
employers have pay gaps
in excess
of 50 per
cent.
Free schools are, incidentally, by far the biggest
employers of unqualified teachers — 19 per
cent of their teachers have no recognised training qualification according to the 2014 School Workforce and School Characteristics datasets, compared to less than 3 per
cent in local authority schools.
Enhancement to CPP / QPP on earnings between 50 per
cent and 100 per
cent of the year's maximum pensionable earnings threshold, with the ability for
employers to provide a comparable workplace retirement plan
in lieu.
His job provides a basic 5 per
cent contribution by his
employer to his plan plus a variable match
of contributions up to 4 per
cent of gross income with a 50 per
cent (2 per
cent in this case) match.
If the present total
of $ 1,083,265 is left to grow at 3 per
cent after inflation for five years to her age 57, it would become $ 1,255,801 assuming there are no further RRSP contributions which,
in any event, are limited by the pension adjustment to pretty much what she and her
employer add to her defined benefit pension each year.
Workplace pensions are also a big factor
in retiring: already - retired boomers are almost twice as likely to rely on
employer pensions (39 per
cent of them do) than non-retired boomers (21 per
cent).
About 50 per
cent of Canadians
in the workforce have been with one
employer longer than five years, a record high, and well up from 42 per
cent in the early 1990s.
Meanwhile, that confident minority
of 25 per
cent «are
in a position where they have pensions or a group plan where they have an incentive to save because their
employers help them,» Bezaire said
in a phone interview.
Meanwhile,
in addition to the average salary increase remaining relatively steady year over year, the survey found that the percentage
of employers who plan to freeze salaries appears to have stabilized at eight per
cent —
in the same percentages as was projected
in 2014.
If the Board determines that 20 per
cent or more
of the individuals
in the bargaining unit proposed
in the application under subsection (1) appear to be members
of the union at the time the application was filed, the Board shall direct the
employer to provide the list to the trade union.
(4) A trade union and the
employer of the employees concerned shall not enter into a collective agreement that includes provisions requiring, as a condition
of employment, membership
in the trade union that is a party to or is bound by the agreement unless the trade union has established at the time it entered into the agreement that not less than 55 per
cent of the employees
in the bargaining unit were members
of the trade union, but this subsection does not apply,
Participation
in the ORPP involves employees paying 1.9 per
cent of their annual earnings up to $ 90,000, and
employers contributing a matching amount: 1.9 per
cent.
«vacation pay» «indemnité de congé annuel» «vacation pay» means four per
cent or, after six consecutive years
of employment by one
employer, six per
cent of the wages
of an employee during the year
of employment
in respect
of which the employee is entitled to the vacation;
The findings show that the average value
of road traffic accident (RTA) personal injury claims rose by 3.4 per
cent, while insurance pay - outs for small
employers» and public liability (EL / PL) personal injury claims also increased by an average
of 10 and 12 per
cent respectively
in this period.
In Denver, in a state with just three per cent unemployment, 10 per cent of employers that screen for drugs had dropped marijuana as of 2016, according to a survey by the Employers Council, which provides corporate legal and human resources service
In Denver,
in a state with just three per cent unemployment, 10 per cent of employers that screen for drugs had dropped marijuana as of 2016, according to a survey by the Employers Council, which provides corporate legal and human resources service
in a state with just three per
cent unemployment, 10 per
cent of employers that screen for drugs had dropped marijuana as of 2016, according to a survey by the Employers Council, which provides corporate legal and human resources
employers that screen for drugs had dropped marijuana as
of 2016, according to a survey by the
Employers Council, which provides corporate legal and human resources
Employers Council, which provides corporate legal and human resources services.
An
employer should be cautious
of any plan that requires employees to pay for more than 25 per
cent of treatment costs, or which charges co-insurance for medical expenses
in excess
of $ 10,000.
The European Commission has found a worrying 42 per
cent of UK
employers reported difficulties recruiting skilled IT workers — above the EU average — and predicts that there will be 900,000 unfilled technical vacancies
in Europe by 2015, with the number
of digital and technology jobs growing at a rate
of more than 100,000 a year.
2009 saw record numbers
of university leavers and new figures show more than 660,000 people have applied for a university place for the next academic year. This staggering amount is up by 12 per
cent from last year, once again breaking the record for the number
of university applicants. With these figures on the rise, the coalition government have made an extra 10,000 university places to support the hefty amount
of applications, meaning more students than ever will be graduating with degrees
in the coming years. It is becoming even harder for
employers to recruit graduates when they simply can not distinguish who is more qualified for the job â $ «how does one chose between the graduate with the 2:1 History degree from Durham or the 2:1 English Literature graduate from Bristol?
In a typical matching contribution plan, an
employer will put 50
cents into your retirement fund for every dollar you contribute out
of your paycheck for, up to six percent
of your total salary.