The Employer’s Roadmap can be a helpful tool and video for employers who wish to learn more about recruiting, hiring and retaining internationally educated workers.
Regardless of the size of your business or the number of employees you have, it is important to have a written code of conduct to set expectations for your employees and define acceptable behaviours on the job.
Business owners like you are reporting that shortage of qualified labour is one of their fastest growing concerns. Have you ever considered hiring someone from outside of Canada to fill those vacant positions? We have some tips on immigration programs available to you.
Recruiting model employees can be a challenge. We have tips and resources to help you find the right person. You can also personalize our template employment letters to reduce potential financial consequences of terminating an employee.
Sometimes, despite your best efforts to provide ongoing coaching and opportunities for personal development, it is simply not feasible to retain an employee. Perhaps a worker is not a ‘good fit’ in the company. If you need to dismiss an employee, our tips will help ensure you meet your obligations.
If you are a tradesperson in Canada there is a resource available to help you in many areas of your career including job search, financial resources, educational needs and more. Tradeslinks.ca is a one stop shop for tradespersons.
If you or any of your employees are between the ages of 60 and 70 and are collecting CPP benefits while continuing to work, you may have to start contributing to CPP again. On January 1
st, 2012, new rules came into effect for those collecting their benefits while continuing to work.
Youth Employment Services (YES) in Toronto, is a youth employment centre which offers a variety of FREE services to employers including JOB POSTING and candidate PRE-SCREENING/REFERRAL. Funding is provided through the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities' Employment Service (ES) program, and can be used to offset costs related to the training and orientation of the new worker. They work with anyone in the GTA.
Early in the hiring process you should see if financial incentives can offset the costs of the new hire. Check out wage subsidies and other financial supports available to businesses.
Hiring apprentices is good business. The government offers financial incentives to companies that hire apprentices and to the apprentices themselves. Check out the opportunities.
We have long advocated balanced labour laws throughout Canada, including in the area of employment standards and labour relations. Whether it’s the right of employees to a secret ballot vote, or defending the right of employers to communicate with their employees during a certification drive we are committed to advancing these and other democratic principles everywhere.
As the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada states "... whether or not privacy is protected by law or contract, respecting privacy in the workplace makes good business sense.
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A $2-per-hour hiring incentive for employers who hire a student during the summer. Apply to an Employment Ontario office (offering summer jobs service) in your community
An Employment Contract sample is included in this CFIB information piece; written by a management and employment law lawyer.
This handbook can help you develop job descriptions to hire employees, evaluate employee performance and identify training needs.
Information on hiring practices;what paperwork is required when you hire a new employee, and more.
How to set up your payroll;and regulations to be aware of when hiring.
FREE!Workshops available: How to find and hire highly skilled immigrant talent in your community.
CFIB member surveys show the shortage of qualified labour has become one of the top issues affecting small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada. While there is no single solution, CFIB has lobbied the federal and provincial governments to help our members address this important challenge.
Several factors have resulted in medium-sized and even small businesses to be increasingly targeted for unionization.
