Conference on the Evolving Workplace

 

September 28-29, 2005
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 101 Lyon Street,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The upcoming conference on the Evolving Workplace presents new and original research based on data from the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) which contains panel data on the same workplaces since 1999. Such longitudinal data allow researchers to examine changes in workplace practices and outcomes over a number of years. The survey is unique also in that employers and employees are linked at the micro-data level: employees are selected from within sampled workplaces.

The analyses presented at this conference by a series of speakers from academia and federal government departments reveal a new and updated portrait of workplaces in Canada. These findings also provide some guidance for policymakers who may be contemplating changes in workplace policies such as training, employee involvement, variable pay, flexible staffing and flexible work organization, among other practices. Researchers and policymakers from business, labour, government and other organizations will find it useful to learn about the WES in general and about workplace topics covered by the papers at this conference, in particular.

The Conference on the Evolving Workplace will be held in Ottawa on September 28-29, 2005 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Full details, including registration material, can be found in the enclosed brochure. If you are interested in participating, please register as soon as possible as seating is limited. Should you have any questions regarding registration or accommodation, please contact Carrie Dupuis at (613) 238–4831 or by email (staff@informetrica.com). Should you have any questions regarding the WES research, please contact Lucy Chung, Statistics Canada at (613) 951-1903 or by email (lucy.chung@statcan.ca).

This conference is made possible through financial support provided by Human Resources & Skills Development Canada, Industry Canada, Labour-Management Partnership Program (HRSDC-Labour) and Statistics Canada.

On behalf of the organizing committee,

Lucy Chung, Statistics Canada
Tom Crossley, Canadian Employment Research Forum
Marie Drolet, Statistics Canada
Craig Eschuk, Human Resources Skills Development Canada
Surendra Gera, Industry Canada
René Morissette, Statistics Canada
Garnett Picot, Statistics Canada
Anil Verma, University of Toronto

Program presenters are to send documents to:

P.O. Box 828, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5P9
Tel. (613)238-4831 — Fax (613)238-7698