Vol. 7 Issue 2, July 9, 2020
Hamilton's Labour Market Connection
Your weekly news & updates from WPH!
In this week's edition: Travel & Hospitality Workers Survey; Addressing the Skills Under-Utilization Challenge for Canada; COVID-19 Accelerating Remote Jobs; May Labour Force Survey Who's Hiring in Hamilton during COVID-19?; Hamilton LMI May 2020
Travel & Hospitality Survey

The tourism and hospitality industry is facing enormous challenges today that we couldn’t have imagined just a few short months ago. 

The Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC), The Future Skills Centre (FSC), and industry partners have joined together to launch Tourism & Hospitality Emergency Response : A Recovery Plan for Workers & Workplaces. It will connect workers in these sectors with the skills, training and employment supports they need to get back to work. Tourism & Hospitality Emergency Response is funded by the Government of Canada and in part by the Government of Ontario.

Impacted travel and hositpiality workers are encouraged to participate in a survey to share how their jobs have been affected. Responses will be used to inform advocacy efforts and to help design targeted training programs and supports to help those most affected in the best way possible. Click here to access the survey.


Emerging Stronger: Addressing the Skills Under-Utilization Challenge for the Future of Work in Canada
How can Canada use its highly skilled workforce as we transition to a knowledge economy? In their new report, AJ Tibando and Arvind Gupta explore Palette Inc., a not-for-profit platform that was created to upskill diverse and non-traditional workers in an ICT sector biased against hiring them. It looks like the Palette model is working.



Did you hear?

Our team will be hosting a Online Skills Forum in early 2021. We plan to have excellent guest speakers and in-depth discussion on the important of recognizing and promoting skill development. We will send more info in the coming months.
Stay tuned for more information!
How COVID-19 is Accelerating Remote Job Searching, Interviewing and Hiring
COVID-19 has transformed the employee, candidate and hiring experience, driving new trends. Covid-19 has not only transformed the employee experience, but also the candidate and hiring experience. Despite the fact that millions of people are unemployed, companies are still looking to fill positions, but almost entirely from a distance .

Who's Hiring in Hamilton During COVID-19?

New job board provides opportunities for businesses and job seekers
With support from the city’s Economic Development Office we are sharing a new platform for Hamilton businesses and their local employment needs. During these unprecedented times there is a desire for real-time information on job opportunities across many sectors in our city.

Hamilton Labour Force Information:
May 2020

The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Hamilton, Hamilton Economic Development, and the Flamborough and Stoney Creek Chambers of Commerce, are closely monitoring and assessing new developments pertaining to COVID-19, as well as its impacts on Hamilton business.

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