Canada: Workplace loyalty a two-way street

(From The Globe and Mail) Throughout his 14-year career at

Hudson's Bay Co., John Kolliopoulos was the quintessential loyal

employee: hard-working, tightly connected with other people in his

department, and proud to be part of the oldest company in the country.

Then one day last fall, Mr. Kolliopoulos and his co-workers in the

IT department were called into a meeting and told their jobs were being

outsourced.

"Up until that time, I could say that I was a loyal employee," Mr.

Kolliopoulos says. "But all those feelings of loyalty went away when we

were shown the door... and now I no longer have any sense of faith or

trust in any employer."

It's a harsh feeling, but if it's any consolation to Mr. Kolliopoulos, human resources and loyalty experts say that many other Canadian workers today are suffering from a similar crisis of faith in their employers.

Nearly a quarter - 22 per cent - of 1,128 Canadian employees

recently surveyed by Ipsos Reid said they felt less loyal to their

employer.

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