There are these inspiring leaders who make remarkable gestures, whether in their career, by leading a social impact project or by accomplishing something exceptional. There will be 17 of them to be rewarded on September 30 at the Plaza Embassy in Laval, during the fifth edition of the Les Prix Mwali gala. It is the businesswoman and philanthropist Vicky Joseph, Afro-Montrealer, CEO of V Kosmetik, who will host this awards ceremony open to women from all cultural communities. The Mwali organization fights against gender inequality by offering various services that aim to empower women, whether they are in vulnerable situations, single mothers or victims of violence. Mwali creates tailor-made solutions and interventions according to the regional context.
Although Air Canada is far from popular with consumers and comes at the bottom of the Protégez-Vous magazine survey, the airline is nevertheless a good employer. Air Canada takes its place in the top 10 best workplaces alongside Petro-Canada, which comes first. Award-winning companies are those that prioritize well-being at work, implementing solutions aimed at happiness, stress reduction, satisfaction and motivation of employees so that they feel good. This award was created by Indeed to show job seekers the best work environment and which companies prioritize the well-being of their employees.
Inflation and interest rates are creating new types of Canadian entrepreneurs. If, initially, the idea behind entrepreneurship was to find a side job to earn additional income, many get caught up in the game. According to a survey by the digital transactions company Interac Corp., 55% of Respondents say this job has been more fulfilling than expected, 76% intend to continue their side hustle alongside their main job and 17% plan to go all out and turn their passion into a career. says Interac Corp. in a press release. The survey, conducted by CICIC Research in August among 500 Canadian entrepreneurs, also reveals that there are key stages to this satisfaction that entrepreneurs experience. Some are proud of their memorable first sale (22%), others, of making their first profit (25%) or of having paid themselves a salary for the first time (23%).
Like many companies, you must recruit at all costs, find even one adult, as the Minister of Education would say, but there are still limits that you do not want to cross. As an entrepreneur, you want trustworthy business partners, of course. Montreal companies Trustii and Valital have decided to join forces to offer state-of-the-art real-time background checks, whether before hiring or periodically after hiring. Conventional surveys are outdated, according to Trustii and Valital, whose platform verifies negative information online with the help of artificial intelligence. Both companies go beyond criminal history and credit checks, which they say don’t always tell the full story of a person’s creditworthiness or behavior. “Executive crimes are too often committed by individuals with excellent credit scores and clean criminal records,” maintains Jean-Simon Gaboury, CEO of Trustii, in a press release.
Is the good old 9 to 5 outdated? An ideal from ancient times? Freelance services platform Fiverr surveyed 12,000 workers in the United States: 76% agreed that their current work arrangements did not meet their ideal preferences and attributed it to having to be in the office more often than not. ‘they didn’t want it. The survey reveals generational differences that will cause some headaches for managers. Baby boomers, for example, prefer to be able to choose their workplace, remote or hybrid, on a day-to-day basis. The Y and the X, when they are parents, appreciate the flexibility, but also the stimulation of shared work spaces. Gen Z, on the other hand, believes that flexible schedules encourage creativity and inspiration because who knows if they’ll show up early in the morning or late at night. With this wide range of preferences, EBN magazine concludes that employers should place more importance on workers’ skills and performance rather than their hours of work.