of hiring managers plan to recruit over the next 6 months.
of professionals in Canada plan on actively looking for a new job in the next 6 months.
of employers think the inability to provide competitive salaries is the primary reason for losing talent in the last 6 months.
Offering opportunities for upskilling and reskilling helps organizations retain top talent and stay ahead of technological advancements.
- Ian Kinsella Managing Directors, Morgan McKinley Canada
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How can you be successful in the evolving talent landscape?
The top 5 hiring challenges companies will face in 2025.
of organizations in Canada found hiring ‘Very’ or ‘Quite’ competitive in 2024. The main barriers to recruitment in 2025 are…
- No sign off for new headcount
- No budget to hire
- Pay and benefits not competitive enough
- Length of the hiring process
What do people want? Key benefits to offer…
Employees in Canada are not very satisfied with the benefits they receive, with 58% being ‘neutral’, ‘dissatisfied’ or ‘highly dissatisfied’ with their packages.
Offering solid benefits, both financial and non-financial, increases your chance of attracting and retaining top talent.
- Health insurance
- Work from home
- Bonus
- Flexible working hours: Flexi-start, flexi-finish
- Health and wellbeing benefits and support
Top 5 most desired benefits:
Job security is a pressing issue for employees.
of employees are either feeling ‘indifferent’, ‘a bit insecure’ or ‘very insecure’ in their current roles.
In a time when top talent is scarce, employers should take steps to ease the concerns of their workforce or risk losing them to competitors.
Up, down or flat? The state of salaries.
There was no significant shift in salaries offered in 2024. The trend is likely to continue in 2025 until competition to hire picks up more widely.
50%
of organizations kept their salary bandings level over the second half of 2024.
67%
of employers plan to increase salary offers in 2025 for certain, hard-to-fill roles.
50%
of professionals are optimistic that they will receive an increase in 2025.
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Advice for successful hiring.
Pay and Perks: Your Winning Talent Strategy
43% of businesses outlined ‘Can’t compete on pay and benefits’ as the main reason they have lost out on hiring new talent in the last 6 months.
5 reasons why hiring processes are putting off top talent
In the complex world of hiring, finding the right balance often feels like a juggling act.
Recruitment process: How to make better hires in 7 steps
In a tough hiring climate, it is important that your recruitment process is as good as it can possibly be if you are going to hire the most talented people.
