Get the workers you need
Workforce Solutions for Employers in the Current Economy
Agenda • Alberta’s economy at a glance • Factors affecting recruitment • Attracting the right workers to your business • Strengthening your workforce
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 D on’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 Hiring for fit helps you to find and keep top talent . American Psychological Society
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. • Lay the 30 Days foundation • Less training, 60 Days more doing • Responsibility 90 Days • 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 off 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
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