Tourism businesses have gradually started to reopen and recall workers that have been furloughed for months. The process has been met with trepidation and confusion, and with some workers refusing to return to work, many for legitimate reasons. The Struggle with Recalling Workers Employers are seeking assistance on making decisions on whom they bring back, …
A Balancing Act: Tackling Employee Recalls and Work Refusal Read More »
Tourism HR Canada has continued building the Future Skills Framework, a federally funded three-year project compiling a comprehensive bank of the competencies required in tourism. The completed framework will help minimize skills and labour mismatches in tourism and guide job seekers, educators, and governments as they identify current and emerging skills demands in tourism workplaces. We’re …
Your Expertise Is Needed: Help Us Build a Stronger Tourism Sector Read More »
As part of Tourism HR Canada’s desire to support the recovery and resiliency of the tourism workforce throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we made our entire catalogue of Emerit online training free of charge. The goal: to ensure tourism’s dedicated professionals were ready to act as soon as it was possible to begin reopening. The online …
Ready for Recovery: Tourism’s Workforce Acquires Skills for Safe Reopening Read More »
OTEC’s Joe Baker compares hotel owners and managers to sports coaches. “Our athletes have been in an off-season world for the last three months. Before we can get them on the field performing at their peak during games, they will need to go through training camp and skills drills.” By Joe Baker First published by Canadian …
For the second month in a row, tourism employment increased in June, rising in all five of the industry groups that make up the tourism sector. Highlights: Tourism employment increased by 243,900 jobs between May and June The tourism unemployment rate remains high at 25.0% There were 668,300 fewer individuals employed in tourism in June …
On the Move: Easing Restrictions Lead to Rebound in Tourism Employment Read More »
Launched last month, the Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit offers a wide range of advice, resources, and guidance to help tourism operators safely navigate the gradual reopening of communities and businesses. As the situation across Canada is constantly changing in response to fluctuations in cases, regional needs, and new research, the Toolkit was designed to be …
COVID-19 has impacted all aspects of Canadians’ lives and affected employment across industries and occupations. Almost no segment of the economy has been untouched, but certain groups have been more affected than others. We know that women and youth have suffered greater employment losses as a percentage of pre-COVID employment levels than men. A recent …
Societal Impacts as Lower Wage Earners Harder Hit by COVID-19 Employment Losses Read More »
