Another summer season is upon us. There is much to celebrate, given how far we have come over the last two years. However, this season is not without its challenges for operators. While the doomsayers are still quiet, it is hard to ignore the economic realities of rising inflation and a tight labour market.
Here in BC’s tourism and hospitality industry, July Employment statistics tell a more encouraging story, with July industry employment of 350,500, up 8% from the previous month of 324,250 in June of 2022. Employment in the industry remains lower than pre-COVID levels, with 8,750 fewer jobs compared to July 2019. However, this number is higher than in July 2020 (303,500) and July 2021 (308,750).
Share Your Thoughts: Survey on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
go2HR wants to hear from BC's Tourism and Hospitality industry (employers, managers, supervisors and workers) on workplace safety. go2HR will use your input to help us improve our programs. Complete our 3 to 5-minute survey for a chance to enter to win one of two $100 visa gift cards (at the end of the survey). If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at info@go2HR.ca
Managing Remote & Hybrid Workforces: August 23rd Webinar
Join go2HR's Manager, Industry HR on August 23rd for a practical and informative webinar that details the important HR, mental health, health & safety and legal responsibilities of remote and hybrid work that employers need to know. Don't miss this useful advice geared for today's employers.
Sexual assaults are on the rise, both here in BC and also across Canada. A recently released report from Statistics Canada shows that sexual assaults rose 15% in BC from 2021. The rise in the trend was unfortunately national in nature, with the national rate of sexual assaults' rising 18% year over year according to the StatCan crime data for 2021.
go2HR is united in our commitment to reducing the stigma around workplace sexual harassment and a desire to champion the topic as an integral element of workplace education and training. Creating an industry-specific training course geared towards leadership is the first step towards increased awareness and furthering the shared goal of creating Safer Spaces, free from sexual harassment.
Safer Spaces: Take the Employer Training Course Today
Have you signed up for Safer Spaces, go2HR’s newest training course, designed to create sexual harassment-free workplaces in the BC tourism and hospitality industry? This is not your typical e-learning course! Rather than tell you why sexual harassment is bad, we’ll follow along as an employer receives a disclosure of sexual harassment from one of his employees and learn how they handle the disclosure, who they call on for support and how we might respond if faced with a similar situation. The course is self-paced and takes a total of three hours to complete.
Safer Spaces was designed by a team of experts convened by go2HR. The project team is united by a commitment to reduce the stigma around workplace sexual harassment and a desire to champion the topic as an integral element of workplace education and training.
Train Your Staff, Get Reimbursed: B.C. Employer Training Grant
To keep up with a constantly changing workforce, the B.C. Employer Training Grant offers skills training support to employers within small, medium, and large businesses.
The grant allows employers to receive up to 80% reimbursement of their training fees, resulting in both a financial benefit for employers and skills improvement for workers. Up to $10,000 is supplied per employee and $300,000 per employer annually.
The B.C. Employer Training Grant applies to a few of go2HR’s courses! This includes:
SuperHost® Customer Service Training
Foundations of Service Quality™
Service For All™: Foundations of Inclusive Service
FOODSAFE Level 1 by Distance Education.
A new, streamlined process for the grant was introduced: now, employers can apply using one application for an entire cohort (i.e. bulk seats). Additionally, there’s no more need to wait: applications are open throughout the year, and employers can apply as often as needed.
Save the Date: COR Internal Auditor Training Coming this Fall
Are you interested in becoming a health and safety champion at your workplace? Save the date for an upcoming Certificate of Recognition (COR) Internal Auditor Training program this Fall. These interactive sessions will help you to learn what it takes to be a COR Employer.
We love the expression "Never Give Safety A Day Off" at go2HR, as it recognizes that safety should be a part of your everyday thinking. Prioritizing health & safety at your workplace should not just be a reaction to an incident that has happened. We recognize that employers may need help in creating safer workplaces, and that's where go2HR can help. Did you know you can contact our team of safety experts at any time? Send an email to safety@go2HR.ca
Hiring Managers: Share Your Thoughts with Talent MATCH
Do you oversee hiring at your organization? Talent MATCH wants to hear from you! Take their brief survey and you’ll be entered to win one of three $50 gift cards or a donation to the charity of your choice.
Since early 2021, go2HR has partnered with ACE-WIL, the Association for Co-operative Education & Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon, as well as the BC Museums Association and BC Alliance for Arts + Culture to bring you the Talent MATCH program (and more recently, Talent 4 Non-Profits). These programs provide support to museums, arts, tourism, culture, hospitality, and non-profit organizations to learn more about hiring students from post-secondary schools, information on student wage subsidies, and other resources.
To be entered into the draw, the five-minute survey should be filled out by August 26th. Support Talent MATCH programs by taking a few minutes to complete the survey today!
Level Up Your CARE Learning with Level 3, Now Available!
CARE Level 3 is now open to employers, senior leaders, directors, HR professionals, and OHS professionals who have taken Level 2. The course is FREE and provides you with the knowledge to foster a psychologically healthy & safe workplace. Register today!
The BC Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA BC) and go2HR have partnered to create an online portal for mental health and wellness resources specifically for the tourism and hospitality industry. The portal includes information and resources about mental health, access to training, coaching support and more. Workplace mental health has never been more important. Take some time to explore all the resources and be sure to check back often, as it is regularly updated.
Have you checked out the HUB lately? It’s a great one-stop shop for mental health resources specific to the tourism and hospitality industry.
The BC Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA BC) and go2HR have partnered to create an online portal for mental health and wellness resources specifically for the tourism and hospitality industry. The portal includes information and resources about mental health, access to training, coaching support and more. Workplace mental health has never been more important. Take some time to explore all the resources and be sure to check back often, as it is regularly updated.
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) has launched the Original Original Accreditation program that identifies market ready Indigenous tourism experiences. This benefits the important Indigenous Tourism sector as the accreditation program allows Indigenous tourism businesses to access new visitor/consumer markets and the highly-coveted trade network.
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