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Every business faces different challenges with attracting employees to their company, whether it is because of access to affordable housing, competition from other companies in the industry, or making Weyburn an attractive place for employees to want to live and work in.
"One of the main challenges is that there is a lot of competition; we are not the only health region, not the only province or the only country that is looking for physicians, nurses, and other positions," said Marga Cugnet, interim CEO of Sun Country Health Region. "There are lot of benefits to our economic health, but there are also challenges."
"In any of the hires, housing hasn't been an issue, but we have had trouble attracting employees from the city," said Val Ness, human resources manager with the Weyburn Credit Union. "The main challenge is the younger generation, as they want to stay in the city, generally where they have graduated or have started their careers."
"For us, it really depends on which employment group you look at. The new generation of teacher that is graduating from universities looks at a different mode of seeking out employment. We find that most of the people that apply with us are using online applications," said Marc Casavant, director of education for 麻豆传媒AVeast Cornerstone School Division. "We have been quite successful with building early relationships with these people, so we can determine if they will be a fit in our organization, or if they will connect in a rural setting or one of our larger communities."
No matter the business, there is often certain positions that are more difficult to fill than others. "The challenge for our industry is that no one is applying. Money might be one of the issues, but it is also the type of work because of oddball hours and a pretty fast pace," said Shane Dammann, owner of the Weyburn Dairy Queen.
A major challenge for Cornerstone is finding bus drivers, which is seen across the nation. "We have put a bus driver incentive in, so that any of our current bus drivers can influence new drivers to apply for the position," said Casavant.
Sometimes, all it takes is to show prospective employees the advantage of living in Weyburn. "It is important to show these employees what Weyburn has to offer because once they get here, they enjoy the life this community offers," said Ness. "We have been fortunate that the oilpatch is attracting employees to the area, and many of them bring spouses that are looking for employment."
There is also opportunity out there for employers who want to hire immigrants. "We have been very successful with bringing in immigrant employees," said Dammann. "The feedback is positive and the integration in the community has gone well. We are bringing more people with abilities to the work force that can bring their families to the community."
Immigration is a really long drawn-out process. His recommendation to any business who is speculating on growth for the future is to start the process now. "There is no time like the present; we have waited for over 16 months for two new employees," added Dammann.
The other difficulty is finding appropriate housing once the employee has come to Weyburn. "The housing market is improving in some aspects because there is more availability, but housing can be quite expensive and there are still issues with availability of apartments," said Cugnet. "Some of the communities have created apartments, or bought houses just for short-term housing for that staff until they can find their own housing.
"With all of our teachers housing becomes an issue. Many of our new teachers are paying off student loans, just bought a car, and the price of rent in some of our communities does make it difficult to attract new employees," said Casavant.
As growth continues in southeast Saskatchewan, businesses continue to look at new ways of attracting employees to their companies, and building a stronger community together.