Hiring Needs for 2024 Question Title * 1. Do you consider your operation fully staffed? Yes No Add comment Question Title * 2. What is your biggest barrier to hiring? Housing Finding and hiring skilled workers Retention Immigration barriers/changes Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. How has the labour shortage impacted your business? (Select all that apply) Reduced services Limited hours of operation Limited housekeeping services Reduced revenue/profit due to labour shortage Add comment Question Title * 4. What additional steps have you taken to attract more domestic workers? (Please select all that apply) Hired New Canadians Hired contract employees (through organizations such as BCHA Member, Integral Hospitality) Hired through co-op practicum placements (high schools, colleges, universities) Used casual employment agencies/Aps (such as BCHA members, Wyrk and Alltourage) Advertise on Indeed Advertise on the Go2HR job board Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What additional steps have you taken to attract more international workers? (Please select all that apply) Took part in a workforce consultation with BCHA Workforce Strategist, Alison Langford Applied for an LMIA to hire a year-round Temporary Foreign Worker Hired through BCHA's international partnerships with Barbados, El Salvador, and/or Mexico Supported refugee resettlement by hiring through the BCHA & the HIRES program Supported refugee resettlement by hiring through the BCHA & the Talent Beyond Boundaries program Sought advice from an Immigration Specialist Applied for an LMIA to hire a seasonal Temporary Foreign Worker Participated in BCHA's Destination Canada Mobility Forum Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What additional steps have you taken to retain employees? (Please select all that apply) Provide training and development opportunities Employee incentives & recognition Offer transit supports Signed up for a Employee Health Plan (such as the Canadian Hospitality Health Plan) Offer more hours of work flexibility Provide daycare or other supports for parents Offer housing supports Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. In order to run your operation at full capacity, how many employees will you need to hire in 2024? 0 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41+ Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Using whole numbers, roughly how many positions do you anticipate you will be recruiting for in 2024? Front desk agents Accounting Food and beverage / culinary Housekeeping Management Human Resources Maintenance Marketing Tech Spa services Question Title * 9. Would you like additional training support for staff? Please select areas of interest. I am not interested in further support Leadership for hospitality professionals Technology, orientation, and onboarding Financial management Human resources leadership and best practices Marketing, communications, and social media Sales Leadership & management best practices Leadership and best practices in housekeeping Property operations and maintenance Navigating sustainability and greening your property Training the trainer Leadership and best practices in food & beverage operations Culinary excellence and menu engineering Understanding and utilizing AI Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Are you willing to take coop student placements? Yes No If yes, please share the contact details of who we can contact in your operation. Question Title * 11. Please indicate your name: Full name: Property or company name: Email: Brand or independent: Question Title * 12. Are you a BCHA member? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 13. Which region best describes your property's location? Vancouver Coast & Mountains Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Thompson Okanagan Kootenay Rockies Northern BC Vancouver Island Question Title * 14. Where is your businesses primarily located? Urban Suburban Airport Resort Rural Done
