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Workforce Solutions for Employers in the Current Economy

• Alberta’s economy at a glance
• Factors affecting recruitment
• Attracting the right workers to

your business

• Strengthening your workforce

Agenda

Alberta’s Economy at a Glance

Employment Expected to Decline

Gradual Recovery

Economic and Energy Price Assumptions

Resources for your toolbox

• Monthly Labour Force Statistics and Annual Reviews Monthly

statistical updates on Alberta’s labour force which includes employment and unemployment rates.

• Skill Shortages in Alberta Quarterly and annual updates of

unemployment rates showing occupations that experience shortages.

• Wage and Salary Information provides information and

analysis of wages and salaries across a variety of occupations in the province.

• Treasury Board and Finance subscription service provides

analysis of current economic conditions and forecasts of the Alberta economy.

Factors affecting recruitment

Competing with high-paying sectors

Understanding challenges for rural and remote businesses

What are the essential qualifications needed for your business?

The cost of employee turnover

HR experts estimate that the cost of replacing an employee is as much as 70% – 200% of the employee’s salary. If you replaced an employee who was making $50 000, it could cost you anywhere from $35 000 to $100 000.

An aging workforce

If your business has a mature workforce, succession planning is critical. Continuous knowledge transfer helps to build a solid foundation for promoting, expanding or reorganizing your workforce.

Finding and Keeping your Best Workers

Retaining Workers in an Upswing

Who is your ideal employee?

• Interview your high performers
• Determine the attributes of your best workers
• Create an interview guide

Understand Today’s Workers

Figuring out Millennials

• Millennials grew up in a digital age.
• They have a strong worldview and sense of social

responsibility.

TINYPulse, 2015

The Rules Don’t Apply

The division of 9 – 5 and the rest of their lives doesn’t exist.

Millennial Branding, 2015

Finding and Keeping Gen Y

Professional development and career fast-tracking is a top priority for millennials.

Kenan-Flagler Business School

Flexible work arrangements are not a perk but a requirement

Flexible work arrangements are appreciated by all employees, not just millenials. Employers benefit from increased productivity.

Gallup and PGI, 2015

Transparent Work Cultures

Transparency has been cited as the number one factor impacting employee happiness.

TINYPulse, 2015

Find the Right Fit

American Psychological Society

Hiring for fit helps you to find and keep top talent.

Resources for your toolbox

Wage Subsidy Programs

• Summer Temporary Employment Program
• Skills Link
• Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit
• Canada Summer Jobs
• Career Focus
• Housing internship for First Nations and Inuit Youth
• Metis Employment Services
• Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
• Training-on-the-job-program

Resources for your toolbox

HR Series for Employers

• Recruiting Staff
• Retaining your Staff
• Succession Planning

Tip Sheets for Employers

• How to Find and Keep Valued

Employees

• Where to Look for Diverse Talent
• How to Take Your New Hire From

Orientation to Integration TINYPulse

• Advanced Guide to Employee Surveys
• The Ultimate Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Millennials

Strengthening your workforce

Create an Effective Onboarding Plan

Create a 30, 60 and 90 day plan for each employee.

30 Days 60 Days 90 Days

• Lay the

foundation

• Less training,

more doing

• Responsibility
• Accountability

Create a Welcoming Workplace

• Use the buddy system
• Provide opportunities for immediate

contributions

• Avoid information overload
• Have regular check-ins

Learning opportunities and skills development are consistently linked to employee morale and job performance. Organizations that support training and career development report better margins, improved productivity and fewer errors, accidents and turnover.

Building Employee Talent

• Formal programs
• Self-directed training
• Coaching and mentoring
• Job aids
• Conferences, workshops and

memberships

Overview

• The Canada-Alberta Job Grant funds

employer-demanded training.

• Employers determine

– what training is needed to meet business goals and objectives – who will be trained

• The employer-driven program

ensures the training reflects skills employers are looking for.

Process at a glance

Eligible Employers

• Open to private and non-profit sector

employers in Alberta

Eligible Training Providers

• Third-party, unrelated to the employer
• Cannot be the organization that will

employ the trainee

Eligible Trainees

• Eligible trainees

– New or existing employees – Canadian citizens, permanent residents

• Ineligible trainees

– Temporary Foreign Workers, those with temporary work permits and students here on study visas – Owners or their immediate family members

Eligible Training

• Short-term, incremental training

– Minimum 24 hours per trainee – Courses may be “bundled” to reach minimum – Must start within 6 months of approval, and complete within 52-weeks after the training start date

• No restriction on learning type or learning

method

• Must result in some sort of credential
• Apprenticeship training is NOT eligible

Incremental Training

To determine if your training request is incremental, answer the following:

• 1. Will this training take place without

Canada-Alberta Job Grant funding?

• 2. Has this training already been paid for?
• 3. Has this training already started?
• If you answered YES to any of the above, training

is not defined as incremental and is not eligible for Canada-Alberta Job Grant funding.

Program Funding Model

• The employer will cover a minimum of

⅓ and the grant will cover ⅔ of training costs

• Maximum $10,000 grant funding per

trainee

Employer Government

Help for Employers

• Applicant Guide, FAQ’s and

instructional videos online at AlbertaCanada.com/jobgrant

• Workforce Consultants are available

to help employers with questions about the applications

• Email jobgrant@gov.ab.ca
• Call 780-638-9425

Resources for your toolbox

• Essential Skills Tools Use these free, customizable tools

to assess and improve the skills of your employees and to better understand essential skills.

• Online training for Alberta businesses Start your business
• ff on the right foot by attending our small business

training sessions.

• e-learning If you're looking for a flexible, cost-effective way

to train your employees, e-learning might be a good fit.

• emerit tourism training and certification Boost your

competitiveness and bottom line by getting your managers trained and certified.

Contact:

Workforce Strategies Lisa Beaudry, Industry Workforce Partnerships Officer Lisa.Beaudry@gov.ab.ca | W:780.643.3816 | C:780.718.9820