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The inspiration
The Recharge Space
At a time when employers want to take care of their employees, L’Espace recharge is launching its turnkey office break service this Tuesday, the proposed activities of which aim to secrete the hormones of happiness in employees. The Recharge Space is installed directly in companies for a period of 3 to 12 months. Group and individual activities are designed in collaboration with local businesses. “We organize everything from A to Z,” explains co-founder Hélène Beauséjour. This is the link that was missing in the market so that all the players are easily linked. » Of all the activities, the Immersive Room innovates by allowing the employee to find themselves alone in a room, immersed in the experience of their choice (watercolor, creation of flower bouquets, meditation, etc.) with the help of a guide on a giant screen, in a context without competition or judgment. A pilot project carried out at Énergir in November 2023 and April 2024 concluded successfully, says Andréanne Côté-Gauthier, senior director of organizational development at Énergir. “This time spent in a wellness break adds quality to the employee’s day and relevance to their presence in the office. »
Source : The Press
The number
73%
This is the percentage of middle managers who said they sometimes or always overwhelmed, stressed or exhausted at work during the new survey on the sentiments of managers (“Manager Sentiment Survey”) of 2024 carried out by Capterra, the opinions and software platform. The rate of middle managers experiencing burnout is even higher among those who work in large companies with more than 1,001 employees (76%) and those who work remotely (76%). Most middle managers (50%) also say they do not have enough time to do everything they need to do and can’t give all their direct reports the time they need (56%).
Source: Capterra
The thing
Avoid classifying employees by year of birth
Much is made of the deep generational divides in the world of work, with each generation attacking the others with clichés. There are those who have had everything and taken everything. And the others, lazy, unfaithful and complaining, available whenever they want. Do you recognize them? Rather than systematically linking work expectations to each generation, Stéphane Simard, CRHA, author and speaker, suggests that expectations be more linked to people’s personal or professional situation. “It is perhaps more the individual and personal situation which will have an impact on the choice of expectations at work”, he explains in the magazine Crossroads HR. “Being in a relationship, having a first child, a first mortgage. Or even at the work level, that is to say that it is normal for a young person to want to have training, to want to have opportunities for advancement, as it is also normal for someone older experienced in wanting to have tasks that match their skills. » In an ideal world, he argues, every manager should know the expectations of their employees instead of putting everyone in the same basket.
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Source : Crossroads HR
The event
Act Together Forum
On Wednesday, May 8, the very first forum on mental health at work will take place at Oasis immersion, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Since the pandemic and the law modernizing the health and safety regime at work, which now includes psychosocial risks, employers are increasing their efforts to tackle this health issue. The Quebec Institute revealed that in 2022, the absenteeism rate had increased by 19% and more than half of workers (58%) who suffer from high psychological distress associate their symptoms with their work. The forum will allow employers to learn about solutions and new approaches from experts, such as investing in preventative measures. Ticket price: $552.57.
Source: Act Together Forum
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The board
Let’s be more transparent!
Have you ever asked a candidate during a job interview what their current salary is? Asking this question is illegal in six Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, or if you work for the federal public service. Stéfanie Rochford, CRHA and president of the firm Rochford Recherche de Cadres, affirms that the province of Quebec should follow the example of the Pay transparency law (Pay Transparency Act), which also requires the publication of salary information in job postings: “The question about salary history in a selection interview is seemingly harmless, but there are legal, ethical and discriminatory, particularly for groups belonging to visible minorities, women and people with disabilities,” she recalls on her blog.
Source: Rochford Executive Search
