LINKS FOR EMPLOYERS

Some ideas on Employee Retention

• Articles and resources on Employee Retention (from About.com)
• Employee Retention ideas for people in Tourism (from go2hr.ca)
• Employee Retention (from Answers.com)
• How to build staff loyalty (from TheJobStores.com)
• Perform Exit Interviews: Exit Interview Questions

Interviewing and Hiring Tips

• Job Interview Tips: How to Interview Potential Employees (from About.com)
• Proven tips on hiring, interviewing and checking references (from TheJobStores.com)
• Tips for hiring and retaining youth staff (Courtesy of Courtney Neumann)

Other Useful Information

• Business Development Bank of Canada/BDC - a financial institution wholly owned by the government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial, investment & consulting services to Canadian small businesses, with a particular focus on the technology & export sectors of the economy.
• BusinessEthics.ca - This Canadian resource for Business Ethics is an independent, non-affiliated source of information, authored and administered by business ethics scholar, Chris MacDonald.
• Canada Business Services for Entrepreneurs - reduces the complexity and burden of dealing with various levels of government by serving as a single point of access for federal and provincial/territorial government services, programs and regulatory requirements for business.
• Canadian Company Capabilities (by Strategis.bc.ca) - Find companies that can supply your organization, or that your company can supply, with the goods, services and technology needed
• Commuter Options - A complete Guide for Canadian Employers (by Transport Canada)
• Employment & Labour Standards for Canadian provinces (by About.com: Canada online)
• HR for Employers (by Service Canada)- Hiring employees, departing employees, keeping employees, training employees, managing employees, payroll/benefits, hr planning, health & safety, employment insurance information for employers and much more
• Minimum wages across Canada (from Canadian Restaurant & Foodservices Ass'n)
• Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (by Canada Revenue Agency) - Calculates payroll deductions for all provinces (except for Quebec), and territories based on the information you provide. To calculate payroll deductions for Quebec, download the WINRAS program from Revenu Quebec
• Small Business BC - a public and private sector collaboration, is the comprehensive Business Development Resource for people exploring opportunities, launching new ventures and growing existing businesses.