skills shortage

Hiring international students to address Canadian skills shortages – Immigration considerations

May 23, 2019 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Human Resources, International HR Law, Recruiting and Hiring, 0

Canada’s immigration policies have been designed to allow foreign students attending school in Canada to obtain work experience in Canada. Many international students will also be able to eventually transition to Canadian permanent resident status.

employment law, international students, off-campus work program, permanent residence, post-graduate work permits, skills shortage, study permit

Six steps to summer student success and a sustainable labour force for the future

July 23, 2012 Marcia Scheffler Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development, Wages and Compensation

Senior managers and HR directors alike agree that the main challenge facing organizations in the future will be finding and keeping skilled labour. I’d like to suggest that your organization can start the process of recruiting future employees by providing a positive and successful experience to summer students. I outline six steps on how to do this…

Canada Summer Jobs Program, career development, career paths, clear job description, employee feedback, employee orientation, employee retention, employment law, hiring students, integrating new employees, internships, performance reviews, skilled labour, skills shortage, specific duties, Student hire, student jobs, summer employment, summer jobs, unpaid interns

The underrepresentation of women in the workplace

October 22, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

I just read an interesting report about women in the workplace. Essentially, the report suggests that women remain underrepresented relative to their male counterparts, even though they form a highly educated and skilled labour pool in the market. Given the skills shortage that is expected to occur in the near future due to mass retirements of senior baby boomer workers, this is an unsettling finding. But why is this happening?

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