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Human Resources Institute of Alberta

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AlbertaHR TrendsReportSeptember 2015

HCI DROPPED SHARPLY IN EARLY 2015 AND HAS NOW REBOUNDED

HIR

ING

19%12%

27%

12%

overall oil and gas small business

The talent is out there

ALBERTA HIRING CONFIDENCE INDEX

72% OF OIL AND GAS FIRMS REPORTED A NET DECREASE IN EMPLOYMENT

The Hiring Confidence Index (HCI) has rebounded across Alberta organizations in all sectors regardless of size. The index is made up of both an expectation of hiring levels over the next six months, but also the confidence respondents have in finding the right people to fill vacancies. For the first time the HCI components moved in opposite directions; the increase in the confidence in finding the right people rose significantly more than the decrease in the expectation of hiring levels.

ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE CONFIDENT THEY CAN FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE

CO

NFI

DEN

CE

EMPLOYEE TURNOVER AND HIRING

Organizations are downsizing1

INCREASED TERMINATIONS WITHOUT CAUSE MEANS MANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVING SEVERANCE

TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE BECAME THE #1

REASON FOR LEAVING AN ORGANIZATION

PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED SEVERANCE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS

small organizations44%

oil and gas59%

professional services45%

public administration23%

JUL - DEC 2015

60.7

64

62

60

58

56

54

52

50

JAN - JUN 2014 JAN - JUN 2015JUL - DEC 2014

58.1 58.4

52.3

FEWER ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED A NET INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT

overall

46%32%

oil and gas

51%

13%JAN - JUN 2015

JUL - DEC 2014

OIL AND GAS

OVERALL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

SMALL ORGANIZATIONS

termination without cause

19%25%

resignation for a better opportunity

31%

20%

JAN - JUN 2015

JUL - DEC 2014

JAN - JUN 2015

JUL - DEC 2015

confident

55%45%

neutral

26%21%

worried

19%

35%

JUL - DEC 2014

MORE TEMPORARY LAYOFFS

TEMPORARY LAYOFFS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS TRIPLED IN OIL AND GAS SECTOR

Organizations engaged in temporary layoffs in the last six months

overall

14%20%

oil and gas

11%

33%

JAN - JUN 2015

NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONSEXPECTING TO HIRE 5%+ MORE EMPLOYEES DOWN

20%15%

2TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER (TFW) PROGRAM

More Canadians to fill positions

Did You Know? 1 IN 8 ORGANIZATIONS APPLIED TO THE CANADA-ALBERTA JOB GRANT

CANADA-ALBERTA JOB GRANT PROGRAM

Canada-Alberta Job Grant Program in demand4

HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTITIONERS

Resolving workplace conflicts5

LARGE ORGANIZATIONS SPEND MORE RESOLVING DISPUTES

$4,250average cost for largeorganizations

$1,253average costfor mediumorganizations

$1,167average cost for small organizations

of grievances and conflict resolved by HR

62%for small organizations

72%for mediumorganizations

73%for large organizations

70%

MAJORITY OF WORKPLACE CONFLICTS RESOLVED BY HR PRACTITIONERS

USE OF TFWs IN OIL AND GAS OVER LAST SIX MONTHS DROPPED FROM 27% TO 17%

3ALBERTA’S MINIMUM WAGE

Wages and prices likely to increase

Did You Know? ONLY 8.2% OF ORGANIZATIONS HAD EMPLOYEES MAKING MINIMUM WAGE

most likely most likely

most likely

ADJUST THE WAGE AND PAYSCALE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION

65%

RAISE PRICES FOR PRODUCTSAND SERVICES

62%most likely

ADD HOURS TO CURRENT EMPLOYEESINSTEAD OF HIRING NEW ONES

52%

REDUCE TRAINING

46%

complaints resolved in less than

2 months

MEDIUM ORGANIZATIONS RESOLVED COMPLAINTS FASTEST

40%for small organizations

68%for mediumorganizations

49%for large organizations

ORGANIZATIONS’ MOST LIKELY RESPONSES TO AN INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE

small organizations

WOULD USE PROGRAM AGAIN

63%

81%

SUCCESSFUL APPLYING

medium organizations

81%

largeorganizations

29% 29%

oil and gas organizations

70%60%

75%

JAN - JUN 2015

JUL - DEC 201410% 6%21% 26%MORE ORGANIZATIONS PLAN TO REPLACE TFWs WITH CANADIAN WORKERS

LESS ORGANIZATIONS PLAN TO APPLY FOR REPLACEMENT TFWs

REDUCE BENEFITS

ORGANIZATIONS’ LEAST LIKELY RESPONSES TO AN INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE

73%least likely

LAY OFF CURRENT EMPLOYEES

64%least likely

INTRODUCE AUTOMATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY

REDUCE/LIMIT NUMBER OF ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS

58%least likely

55%least likely

Did You Know? CHRPs MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN RESOLVING COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

This HRIA member survey was conducted online between June 11 and 26, 2015. We invited 5,473 members to participate via an email. Of survey respondents, 826 completed enough of the survey (15.1% response rate) for their responses to be useable and 599 respondents completed every question (10.9% completion rate). The margin of error varies between +/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20 and +/- 3.8%, 19 times out of 20.

COMPLAINTS RESOLVED BY HR DEPARTMENT

CHRP74%

Non-CHRP59%

1 month

TIME TO RESOLVE UNION GRIEVANCES

days by CHRP

31 37days by Non-CHRP

complaints resolved in less than

SMALL ORGANIZATIONS = LESS THAN 100 EMPLOYEES | MEDIUM ORGANIZATIONS = 100 TO 999 EMPLOYEES | LARGE ORGANIZATIONS = 1000 OR MORE EMPLOYEES