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.

Workplace Based Training for Innovation Pilot Program

The Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development has established a new program initiative designed to provide eligible employers with funding for employee training in order to:

• Improve productivity
• Support the introduction of new technology, machinery/equipment or work processes
• Enhance international competitiveness
• Introduce innovative training and workplace strategies to increase the long term competiveness of the organization and its workforce.