Want to Reduce Labour Costs?

Series: Part 1/3

This is the one cost variable that can be a challenge, and typically a good reason clients seek my help as an hospitality recruiter. The need to carefully monitor and reduce labour costs is especially important in the current economic situation, with increased energy costs, and for BC, we must consider the imminent increase in minimum wage.

This series' focus is youth incentive programs although not exclusively:

+ Youth Skills BC(YSBC) Hiring Incentives or the Skills Link Program

+ Targeted Wage Subsidies for Employers (Nationwide)

The YSBC is a pilot project offering BC employers a $2000 hiring incentive (up to 3 employees at $2000 each) to hire eligible youth between the ages of 15 and 29 and goes further to offer a training allowance of up to $1000 for this new employee.

Skills Link provides funding to hire youth between the ages of 15 and 30 inclusive who are not on Employment Insurance and experiencing barriers to employment; ie: single parents or living in rural locations.

The Targeted Wage Subsidy program provides employers with temporary financial assistance towards wages of eligible individuals whom they hire. The incentive is for employers to hire candidates they may not have hired otherwise without the subsidy.


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