Based on Hays Canada research, 65 per cent of employers say business activity will increase, and approximately 40 per
cent of employers plan to increase permanent headcount.
The employment picture is looking strong as 40 per
cent of employers plan to increase their permanent headcount in 2014 and 60 per cent will hire on temporary and contract employees.
Not exact matches
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 2075.
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.
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.
As
of 2019, non-Quebec employees and
employers will contribute a matching 5.1 per
cent to the national
plan, followed by similar increases over the next four years — 2020 (5.25 per
cent), 2021 (5.45 per
cent), 2022 (5.7 per
cent) and 2023 (5.95 per
cent), as part
of a gradual one per
cent rise.
Canada Pension
Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension
Plan (QPP) enhancements will come into effect next year, yet only 17 per
cent of employers have taken action to prepare, according to an Aon survey.
Most
of it would come from rolling back corporate subsidies and the George W. Bush tax cuts, taxing
employer - based health benefits that exceed the average
plan, and imposing a hefty (60
cents per gallon) gasoline tax.
That same study reported that over a third
of Canadians believe the travel insurance offered through their credit card (37 per
cent) or their
employer benefits
plan (37 per
cent) is all that's required.
The previous government had
planned to increase
employer national insurance contributions by one per
cent as part
of its deficit reduction strategy (Alistair Darling, the then chancellor, has subsequently stated that he would have preferred to have increased VAT instead), and after taking office the coalition government only partially reversed this decision.
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.
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.
For example, your
employer may match your contributions to the QRP at a rate
of fifty
cents per dollar for the first 6 % that you contribute to the
plan.
For example, Dick earns $ 50,000 and Jane earns $ 30,000, and their
employers match fifty
cents on the dollar for the first 6 %, the first step is to contribute that 6 % to each
of their
plans.
About 40 percent
of employers that offer a retirement
plan have a fixed match
of 50
cents per $ 1 up to a specified percentage
of pay, usually 6 percent.
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.
Let me guess: The 25 per
cent who do feel confident are likely members
of those increasingly rare (especially for younger workers)
employer - sponsored defined - benefit pension
plans.
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.
-- Defined contribution
plans are defined as comparable with a minimum annual contribution rate
of eight per
cent and
employers must match at least 50 per
cent.
There is no set amount that
employers contribute to 401k
plans, but it might be along the lines
of 25
cents to 50
cents for every dollar you contribute, up to a set maximum
of perhaps 3 percent to 6 percent
of your salary.
Comparable DC
plans must have a minimum contribution rate
of eight per
cent with at least 50 per
cent contributed by the
employer.
Defined contribution (DC)
plans — must have a minimum total contribution rate
of 8 per
cent, with
employers contributing at least half that amount (voluntary contributions would not be applicable for the purposes
of the ORPP comparability test)
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.
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.
Positive signs on the horizon Despite unpredictable markets worldwide, responses from Canada's
employers show that just under a third (32 %) percent
of employers plan to increase salaries by up to six per
cent in 2015 and half (49 %) believe that the country's economy will continue to strengthen throughout the next 6 - 12 months.
Similar to oil and gas
employers, more than one quarter
of employers have attributed shortages to a lack
of training, yet only three per
cent plan to add it to their recruitment and retention strategies for 2016.
This year in Hong Kong, nearly half
of employers (49 per
cent)
plan to award increases
of between 3 - 6 per
cent while another 24 per
cent expect to increase salaries by up to three per
cent only.
More than half (55 %)
of employers surveyed said salaries will increase by a nominal three per
cent or less, one - third
plan to increase headcount and half
plan to stick with their current staff numbers.
Despite an increasingly stronger economy in Japan in 2018, many
employers are
planning to take a conservative line on salaries with over half
planning increases
of up to three per
cent only, according to recruiting experts Hays.
According to the 2018 Hays Asia Salary Guide, nearly half
of all candidates surveyed in Hong Kong
plan to change
employers within the year and 41 per
cent are currently open to an offer.
In terms
of the action
employers have taken to counter skill shortages, 37 per
cent are up - skilling existing employees, 26 per
cent are improving attraction strategies such as increasing their recruitment budget and 16 per
cent plan to use internal transfers.