job cuts – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:10:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png job cuts – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Americans struggling to land jobs as labour market cools https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/americans-struggling-to-land-jobs-as-labour-market-cools/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:10:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=492161 Adding to the anxiety is that memories of the recent job boom are still fresh

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]]> No rush on rate cuts after January job numbers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-7-in-january/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:00:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480291 Canada sees first decline in unemployment in over a year

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]]> Payrolls softened further in November: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/payrolls-softened-further-in-november-statscan/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:17:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479253 Growth in average weekly earnings rose in the month

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]]> Desjardins lays off 400, but advisors unaffected https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/desjardins-lays-off-400-but-advisors-unaffected/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:23:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=473673 The announcement comes a day after Scotiabank said it was cutting 3% of its global workforce

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]]> Half of Canadian firms plan to add employees this year: survey https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/half-of-canadian-firms-plan-to-add-employees-this-year-survey/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:14:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=469815 Nearly three-quarters of hiring execs say they feel positive about the hiring outlook for second half of 2023

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]]> Unemployment rate ticks higher in May for first time in 9 months https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/unemployment-rate-ticks-higher-in-may-for-first-time-in-9-months/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:37:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=467118 Job gains have moderated, StatsCan says

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]]> EI benefit recipients dwindle in November https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/ei-benefit-recipients-dwindle-in-november-statscan/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:23:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=459011 Falling numbers of fired workers likely drove record low EI numbers

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]]> Return-to-work programs can smooth over career gaps https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/return-to-work-programs-can-smooth-over-career-gaps/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=417953 In the wake of the “she-cession,” initiatives like Return to Bay Street can help women re-enter the workforce after an absence

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]]> Higher education pays, if you use it https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/higher-education-pays-if-you-use-it/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:31:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=408557 The advantage of getting a degree has dropped, but whether you find a job in your field matters most

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]]> Covid-19 may accelerate workplace automation: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/covid-19-may-accelerate-workplace-automation-statscan/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:09:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=403223 Pandemic threat may push more businesses to automate jobs

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