Wage Settlements Across Canada Slow Down — More in Private Sector
Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) reports that wage settlements in unionized companies this year (January to August 2009) have averaged 2.4 percent. The results are based on 237 agreements covering 632,000 employees. Wage adjustments are averaging 2.5 percent in the public sector and 1.9 percent in the private sector. See www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/labour/labour_relations/info_analysis. The spread between public- […]