Thank=20
you for your participation in the Workplace Matters Panel. =
We=E2=80=99ve=20
been asking questions and here=E2=80=99s what you=E2=80=99ve =
told us.
Human=20
Resource Trends in 2011
Overall, stable hiring patterns were the expected =
trends=20
during the summer months of 2011. 67% of businesses =
expected=20
hiring to remain static and 65% expected layoffs to =
neither=20
increase nor decrease.=20
The percentage of businesses planning to increase =
hiring rose=20
to 21% in the third quarter of 2011 from 18% in the first =
three=20
months of 2011.=20
28% of businesses planned to increase their investment =
in=20
training compared to the same period the previous year. =
High=20
School Tourism Work Employment Programs
40%=20
of panellists had hired an employee through a high school =
work=20
placement program. Almost 50% of businesses from the =
Accommodation=20
and Food and Beverage industries had done so.
While=20
most respondents (28%) did not look for high school tourism =
courses=20
on the r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9s of young applicants, 40% of those =
from accommodation=20
businesses did. Overall, the results showed that for youth =
seeking=20
employment in the tourism industry, including a high school =
tourism=20
course on their r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9 was likely to create a =
positive=20
impression.
Q4.=20
If an applicant were to list a high school tourism course on =
their=20
r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9, how would that impact your impression of =
the candidate if=20
they were applying for each of the following types of=20
positions?
Our=20
Winners
With=20
every survey completed, panel members are entered for a =
chance to=20
win a cash prize of $250. Congratulations to our recent =
winners:=20
Josef from Brampton, =
Ontario,=20
Prabhpreet from Bradford, =
Ontario=20
and Yvonne from Victoria, British=20
Columbia.
Each new survey offers a chance to =
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Websites=20
for your HR needs
Employers=20
of Choice =E2=80=93 http://employersof=
choice.ca/en?source=3Dipsos=20
is a website that provides owners and managers at =
tourism=20
businesses with online access to resources that will =
help them=20
with their HR needs. These include tips on how to =
develop an=20
HR plan, means of recruiting staff, options for =
training and=20
development as well as online Human Resource Tools=20
including:
Return=20
on Training Investment Tool
Available=20
free of charge, this tool provides the true value or =
cost of=20
investment made in training for any department or =
occupation=20
at a tourism establishment. The online format allows =
for ease=20
of use by those wishing to see the financial impact =
training=20
has on their business. The tool assumes that some type =
of=20
employee training has occurred and analyzes six =
measures of=20
employee performance prior to and following training. =
Click=20
here for more information or to try the tool.
Employee=20
Turnover Cost Calculator
The=20
loss of an employee can be a headache for any =
business.=20
Businesses may not understand the full monetary costs =
that=20
come with finding a replacement. The employee turnover =
cost=20
calculator computes the price tag associated with the =
loss of=20
a single employee in a given occupation plus the cost =
of=20
turnover for that position during the entire year. It =
also=20
calculates the amount of sales in dollars your =
business needs=20
to make your sales margin equal that cost of turnover. =
This=20
shows in no uncertain terms how much turnover affects =
the=20
bottom line. Try=20
the Calculator Today.
2010=20
Tourism Sector Compensation Study Released
The=20
2010 Canadian Tourism Sector Compensation Study is now =
available. We would like to thank the Workplace=20
Matters members who contributed to this study by=20
validating the turnover questions that became part of =
the=20
organizational survey. This biennial study gathers and =
analyzes data on human resource practices, =
compensation, and=20
benefits in the tourism sector in Canada. The study =
contains=20
valuable information on salary and wage trends, =
gratuity=20
splitting practices, perquisites, benefits, attraction =
and=20
retention trends, employee turnover, and minimum wage =
rates.=20
Click=20
here to access the 2010 Tourism Sector Compensation=20
Study. |