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Start 2012 off right!
MTEC is pleased to be partnering with the Association of Canadian Travel Agents (ACTA) to provide a customized training series for travel agency owners and managers as well as front line employees.
For more information please contact Luanne Christensen, Training Services Coordinator, at 204-957-7437 or email lchristensen@mtec.mb.ca.
January & February Training
Start 2012 Off Right!
Keep Your Business Profitable - Invest Your Time In Training!
We are offering 15 complimentary seats for many of the following sessions*. Sign up now!
*Developing a Policies & Procedures Manual
January 13 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
*Handling Difficult Situations
January 17 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
*Facebook for Business
January 18 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
*Turn Lookers Into Buyers
January 20 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
*Personal Selling for Front Line Employees
January 23 | 8:30am-11:30am |
*Presenting Me: Public Speaking
January 25 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
*Negotiating: Achieving Better Solutions for Your Business
January 26 | 8:30am-11:30am |
*Leadership
January 27 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
*Event Management 101
February 1 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
The Art of Communication
February 2 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
COST: Special Rate! $35.00 + GST; Regular $99.00 + GST
*Handling Difficult Situations
February 3 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
*Build a TEAM Culture: Team Building & Conflict Resolution
February 29 | 9:00am-12:00pm |
Contact MTEC at 204-957-7437 or email register@mtec.mb.ca.
All courses will be held at the MTEC Learning Centre, Suite 100 - 1534 Gamble Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Employees and employers will have more flexibility to adjust daily hours of work to accommodate personal obligations under one of four changes to the Employment Standards Code, according to Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard.
"These changes respond to requests from businesses and employees and they are designed to meet the needs of today's workplace," she said. "The current economic climate requires flexibility and creativity and the code changes provide options for more flexible hours to balance work needs with home and family needs."
The changes, which take effect Jan. 1, focus on four areas of the employment standards:
• individual flex-time agreements,
• applications for averaging permits from all industries,
• general holidays in climate-controlled agricultural operations, and
• changes to termination rules.
"These changes will help Manitoba's food services sector to better plan and schedule work times to meet customer needs while at the same time giving our workforce opportunities to spend more time with their families," said Scott Jocelyn, executive director of the Manitoba Restaurant & Foodservices Association. "The province has made changes that should be helpful for both our food service operators and their employees."
Both employers and employees have expressed an interest in being able to have a more flexible work day in order to balance work needs with home and family needs, said Howard. Employees who work more than 35 hours per week with the same employer will now be able to voluntarily enter into an individual flex-time agreement with their employer's approval.
The written agreement provides a rearrangement of daily hours but no more than 40 hours per week. While these agreements can be made without permission from the province, should there be problems, Manitoba Employment Standards can terminate current agreements and not allow the employer to enter into any future agreements.
Also starting in January, employers in industries such as retail and hospitality will now be eligible for averaging permits, said Howard. An averaging permit allows a change to the standard eight hours per day and 40 hours per week to allow longer daily shifts, however, must average 40 hours per week.
When an employer is issued an averaging permit, they are able to schedule shifts to better suit their business needs while providing a benefit to their employees, said the government. Prior to issuing a permit, an employer must show that at least 75 per cent of the affected employees have agreed to the schedule change. The province has introduced a Simplified Averaging Permit application where the processing times are faster for most applications, said Howard.
Employers in climate-controlled agricultural businesses can choose to pay regular wages for hours worked on a general holiday and give the employee another day off with general holiday pay. This was previously available only to employers operating a gas station, hospital, hotel, restaurant, place of amusement, continuously operating plant, a seasonal industry or domestic workers, she said.
The final change brings Manitoba's Employment Standards Code language around terminations in line with practices in other provinces, said Howard.
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Service Industry Jobs Expected to See Growth
The Nanaimo Daily News
December 12, 2011
The service industry may not pay as well as manufacturing, but those wanting work will find jobs in this sector.
With young people taking on massive debt loads to complete university degrees many are missing an opportunity employment counsellors say has a lot of promise.
Young people can't count on the good-paying industrial jobs that were so plentiful to their parents, as the bulk of manufacturing is moved to Asian and Third World countries.
Yet demand for tourism and service-industry jobs is only expected to grow.
Sometimes described as "macjobs" because of their low pay, that is expected to change.
"There is expected to be a shortage over time," said Steve Arnett, Nanaimo Youth Services Association executive director. The association provides job readiness training and other resources for underemployed youth up to age 25.
Research backs this. The 2009 provincial study Value of Tourism in B.C. put the industry's worth at $12.7 billion that year, growth of 48% in a single decade.
The Future of Canada's Tourism Sector, a federal report said tourism employment will "grow strongly up to 2015," then the growth will ease back slightly to 1.95 million jobs by 2025, from 1.69 million in 2009.
The biggest shortages are in housekeeping, cooks and other culinary staff, servers, front-line workers and tourism guides, according to the Vancouver Island Labour Market Study.
Unlike when the boomers grew up, "there won't be manufacturing jobs, it will be tourism," Arnett said.
As proof he points to the arrival of trendy cafes and restaurants popping up downtown and elsewhere in the city, and major renovations of Port Place to capture tourists arriving on cruise ships after the U.S. recession ends.
"In terms of retail tourism and hospitality, there are long-term careers there, and there is not enough information given to young people," Arnett said.
"What we're telling young people, there is a great opportunity in that area, you don't necessarily need a degree. And because a labour shortage is projected, that's naturally going to push wages up."
DBellaart@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235
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SAFE Hospitality is Coming to Selkirk!
SAFE Hospitailty is pleased to be able to offer some out of town training in Selkirk on March 7, 2012. We will be conducting our
Safety Committee/Representative Basicsand our Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Basics.
For more information or to register for these workshops please contact Alexa Clayton at 204-694-7233 or alexa@safehospitality.com or register online at www.safehospitality.com.
Does Your Company Have a Program in Place?
Anyone who has been waiting to create a Safety and Health Program for their workplace, now is the time to do so!
SAFE Hospitality is once again offering our Building Your Safety & Health Program Basics course. This course will help you step by step by summarizing the basic eleven elements that will be included in the program. Any employer who has 20 or more workers who are regularly employed are required to have a Safety and Health Program under the Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act W210.
Workplaces with 19 or less workers who are regularly employed are still required to have several components of a full Safety and Health Program. Your organization may not be required to have a full written program in place but there are several benefits to creating a Safety and Health Program.
Having a full program in place is an asset designed to prevent injuries and occupational illness. In return this demonstrates your organization's commitment to leadership, safety, increasing worker morale's, reducing WCB premiums and ultimately dramatically reducing costs within the organization.
Get started! Registering for this course is a great step towards a safer and healthier work environment for everyone.
Date: March 6, 2012
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Cost: FREE to the Hospitality Industry (rate code 70106); Regular $49.00+GST
NEW! To register online for our courses, please click here!
For more information please call 204-694-7233 or email info@safehospitality.com.
Upcoming Safety Training
WHMIS
January 10 | 8:30am-12:00pm |
Supervisor/Manager Safety Roles & Responsibilities
January 10 | 1:00pm-4:30pm |
Food Handler Certification
January 19 | 8:30am-4:30pm |
COST: $115.00 + GST
First Aid/CPR
January 31 | 8:30am-4:30pm |
COST: $65.00 + GST (hospitality sector); $89.00 + GST Regular
First Aid/CPR
February 21 | 8:30am-4:30pm |
COST: $65.00 + GST (hospitality sector); $89.00 + GST Regular
WHMIS
February 28 | 8:30am-12:00pm |
Job Hazard Analysis/Safe Work Procedure Basics
February 28 | 1:00pm-4:30pm |
Building Your Safety & Health Program
March 6 | 8:30am-4:30pm |
For additional information, or to register for upcoming workshops, please contact Alexa at alexa@safehospitality.com or by calling 204-957-7437.
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