More Honesty in the Workplace Increases Productivity: New Survey TORONTO - 09/11/2024 Canadian companies should prioritize honest workplace communication if they want to improve productivity and attract and retain top talent, according to a newly released Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey.

More Canadian Companies Reskilling Existing Employees Rather than Hiring New Due to Budget Constraints TORONTO - 08/28/2024 Canadian companies have open positions to fill, but a growing number are reskilling existing employees to meet their skills needs rather than hiring new ones – and budget constraints are the leading reason according to a newly released Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey.

Canadian Job Seekers Worried About Labour Market as Tables Turn in Favour of Employers TORONTO - 08/14/2024 Canadian job seekers are more pessimistic about their opportunities, signaling they have lost the upper hand in the job market they had in the previous few years to employers, according to a new Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey.

Canadian Companies Optimistic about Hiring, But Budget Constraints Still Limiting Many TORONTO - 07/24/2024 Nearly three-quarters of Canadian companies (74%) are optimistic about their hiring outlook for the remainder of 2024, but budget constraints are hindering some from expanding their workforce, according to a new Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey.

Increasing Wages Forcing Canadian Companies to Consider More Automation and Layoffs TORONTO - 07/10/2024 Most Canadian provinces now have mandatory minimum wage increases automatically tied to inflation, but these wage increases are squeezing many Canadian companies, who say they are considering significant changes if wages keep going up, according to a new Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey.

Jill Bennett Show on CKNW with Guest Host Scott Shantz: Employees worries generative AI will make their jobs obsolete Vancouver, BC - 10/11/2023 Guest host Scott Shantz talks to Brent Pollington - owner of the Express Employment Vancouver office about how AI is going to impact the workplace.

Nordstrom Closures A “Warning”? Vancouver, BC - 03/15/2023 Brent Pollington, HR Doctor and Owner of Vancouver's Express Employment Professionals and the Specialized Recruiting Group, speaks to Stirling Faux of Weekend Mornings With Stirling Faux about the changing dynamics of the Employer/Employee relationship using the Nordstrom closures as an example.

The First Pillar of Successful Hiring: How Culture, Vision, and Mission Attract and Retain Top Talent Vancouver, BC - 01/25/2023 Are you struggling to attract and retain top talent in your organization? Your company's culture, vision, and mission may be the answer.

Workplace Turnover Could be Very Costly for Employers Vancouver, BC - 12/04/2022 Brent Pollington, Owner of Downtown Vancouver's Express Employment Professionals & Specialized Recruiting Group was featured once again on a 980 CKNW segment to discuss the current state of Canada's job market.

Still More Jobs Available Than Workers! Vancouver, BC - 09/27/2022 Brent was featured on Weekend Mornings with Stirling Faux to discuss our area's labour market and how there are still more open positions than their are applicants to fill them.