A strong and resilient workforce is at the heart
of a sustainable and competitive tourism destination.
This section includes a variety of resources to support employers including research & insight
and labour attraction, training and retention information and tools.
SUSTAINING A COMPETITIVE TOURISM SECTOR THROUGH LIVING WAGE
What is a living wage?
A living wage is the amount a family needs to cover basic living expenses.
These basic expenses include: food, clothing, rental housing, child care, transportation, education for the parents and small savings to cover illness or emergencies. The living wage calculation is based on a two-parent family with two children – the most common family unit in BC – and each parent working full-time. The living wage changes based on costs in each region and communities. For example, for this region, the living wage for 2019 varied from $15.92/hour in the Columbia Valley to $18.90/hour in Revelstoke.
Living Wage Employers pay their staff and contractors their local living wage each year.
They also mandate that service providers on major contracts, pay their staff a living wage.
Benefit of paying a living wage for employers.
Employers who pay a living wage can expect several benefits – for both your workforce and your bottom line including lower staff turnover and retraining costs, improved staff performance, improved company reputation and profile, more freedom for contractors and very importantly, stronger local economies. In this context of acute shortages, employers from the Tourism & Hospitality sector can gain a lot from investing in a living wage and ensure the sector as a whole remains even more competitive and attractive for staff.
Learn more about Living Wage
Become a Certified Living Wage Employer
LOVE LIFE. LOVE WORK. CAMPAIGN
The Love Life. Love Work. campaign is a collaborative initiative between Kootenay Rockies Tourism, go2HR, the provincial organization for tourism human resources, health and safety, and Imagine Kootenay, the workforce and investment attraction organization for the Kootenay region. The campaign is set to drive web traffic to the Kootenay Rockies regional page on go2HR’s website where students and job seekers will access inspirational videos and stories, job postings, training and education opportunities and other resources such as career profiles, tips and tools to search and apply for jobs and more.
LoveLifeLoveWork.com is the designated campaign Call-to-Action.
Activities include a series of regional career events and paid advertising.
Make sure all your vacant positions, seasonal and year-round, are up on the go2HR free online job board.
2019 SEASONAL
STAFFING SURVEY
go2HR and Kootenay Rockies Tourism conducted a Seasonal Staffing Survey for the region,
during the time period of September 23 – October 25, 2019.
The goal of this survey was to gain insights into the labour market needs and composition of the tourism and hospitality workforce during the peak of the 2019 summer season and establish comparison with the 2017 summer season which was when the first seasonal staffing survey took place. This important information will help us identify trends, challenges and opportunities to better provide HR-related support for employers within the region.
Seasonal Staffing Survey Results 2019 Report
Seasonal Staffing Survey Results 2017 Report
FURTHER INFORMATION
Ginger Brunner, Regional HR Specialist,
go2HR GBrunner@go2hr.ca
Talent MATCH is Here
to Help You Hire Students
Thinking about hiring a student?
Student talent can bring fresh skills to your organization and increase capacity.
And Talent MATCH is here to help you through the process.
Talent MATCH provides information on wage subsidies and a recruitment guide specifically for hospitality and tourism organizations, a portal that shares your job with multiple schools and one-on-one consulting.
This program is brought to you by go2HR in collaboration with the Alliance for Arts + Culture, the BC Museums Association, and ACE-WIL (the Association for Co-operative Education & Work Integrated Learning).
FURTHER INFORMATION
Debby Reis, Project Manager,
TALENT Match
TalentMatch@acebilbc.ca
MORE EMPLOYER RESOURCES
GO2hr is BC’s tourism and hospitality human resource and health and safety association.
Imagine Kootenay connects small business buyers and sellers in communities and supports workforce development throughout the Kootenay Rockies and Boundary regions.
Live and work in the Canadian Rockies!
If you’re seeking a permanent job or seasonal work in the Canadian Rockies, Golden is a great location.
Visit the jobs section on Tourism Golden’s website.
‘Work in Fernie’ is the workforce attraction and online job board for Fernie and Elk Valley.
WorkBC is the provincial government’s access point to the world of work in British Columbia. It was created with one key goal – to help all British Columbians to successfully navigate BC’s labour market. WorkBC helps people find jobs, explore career options and improve their skills. They also help employers fill jobs, find the right talent and grow their businesses. There are several WorkBC offices throughout the Kootenay Rockies region.