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Good help is hard to find
CATHERINE SWIFT
Globe and Mail Update
Here's news that comes as no great surprise to anyone trying to run a business: there is a desperate shortage of qualified labour in this country. Now, what are we going to do about it?
A study released this week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business shows that between the beginning of 2004 and the end of last year the vacancy rate for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) increased to 3.2 per cent from 2.7 per cent. Also, the number of businesses reporting long-term staff vacancies increased by approximately 16 per cent. CFIB estimates there are 233,000 full- or part-time positions in the SME sector left vacant for at least four months.
While some regions of Canada and sectors of the economy are particularly hard hit, there is no area and no line of work that isn't touched by this shortage. This is not just a question of Alberta enjoying a boom economy right now. There's a long history of people moving to take advantage of better prospects in another part of the country, but these days we're seeing even areas with less robust economies having real trouble finding workers."
Good help is hard to find
CATHERINE SWIFT
Globe and Mail Update
Here's news that comes as no great surprise to anyone trying to run a business: there is a desperate shortage of qualified labour in this country. Now, what are we going to do about it?
A study released this week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business shows that between the beginning of 2004 and the end of last year the vacancy rate for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) increased to 3.2 per cent from 2.7 per cent. Also, the number of businesses reporting long-term staff vacancies increased by approximately 16 per cent. CFIB estimates there are 233,000 full- or part-time positions in the SME sector left vacant for at least four months.
While some regions of Canada and sectors of the economy are particularly hard hit, there is no area and no line of work that isn't touched by this shortage. This is not just a question of Alberta enjoying a boom economy right now. There's a long history of people moving to take advantage of better prospects in another part of the country, but these days we're seeing even areas with less robust economies having real trouble finding workers."
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