CBC Calgary - Retailers bracing for staffing crunch over holidays
I’ve heard through my parents that hiring people in Calgary is really really hard.. it’s crazy up there, lots of construction, lots of people, lots of excitment (it seems). I hope it lasts.
PS: Can you believe with a title like “One Canadian’s Comments On Life” that I didn’t have a “Canada” category? Sad.. just sad.
CBC Calgary - Retailers bracing for staffing crunch over holidays: ”
Retailers bracing for staffing crunch over holidays
Last updated Nov 15 2005 03:00 PM MST
CBC News
Holiday shopping may take longer this year, as retailers scramble to find staff for the busy Christmas season.
And that has some business consultants advocating the hiring of more seniors, calling the retired set an untapped labour pool that can ride to the rescue.
‘Every field is experiencing a shortage of labour,’ retail analyst Phillip Jones said. ‘Where that crunch is going to be felt most keenly is at the bottom of the pay scale.’
Statistics Canada says participation in the labour force in Alberta is decreasing, despite thousands of new people moving to the province every year – the drop is largest for teenagers and women between the ages of 35 and 45, in part because higher household incomes may be reducing the need for more than one income.
Retail businesses are feeling that shortage, with most malls sporting ‘hiring’ signs in many of their stores.
Jackie Edd”
(Via CBC Calgary.)
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