Labour relations & Employment Law-Free-Samples for Students

Question: Discuss about the Labour relations and Employment Law. Answer: In Canada unemployment rate for youth is nearly double of the working population, hence for young people, who have had to experience homelessness, finding meaningful work often becomes incredibly daunting. On the other hand, businesses are creating values by optimizing their resources. We, at HireUp, believe that corporate houses have the capability to help solve Canadas social problems and this is what HireUp is aiming at through implementing practices which can make these corporations to become valuable in absolving issues which have become the highest priority to Canadians (Hamel, 2012). Although education and training along with an effective immigration policy combined with a strong environmental strategy are among the many issues which need urgent attention, helping to end youth homelessness is equally important. Social Impact Hiring Data of various cities in Canada shows that more than 930,000 youth[1] are disconnected from work and school (See Appendix 1). We assume this to be a huge labour pool for large companies to tap into. Hiring of youth, who is facing barriers to employment, will allow these large companies in not only improving their bottom line, it will also help them in making a meaningful contribution to the community (Hamel, 2012). HireUp is working towards creating meaningful experience for the employers in projecting their companys social responsibility. Through HireUp, companies can achieve diverse and inclusive targets by promoting a diverse, yet direct, source of talent (Triadafilopoulos (ed), 2013). Types of Employers Although HireUp intends to support homeless youth and disabled people it also realizes that this ultimate target can only be achieved by involvement of: Large number of employers who have increased potential of demand and supply in low-skilled or entry-level jobs. Employers investing in training and development programs of the workers, thus increasing their human capital investment. Employers investing heavily in CSR initiatives, thus providing backup to uplifting the society. Temporary Agencies, which enroll candidates in large numbers on behalf of their reputable clients. Such agencies have been found to be willing in taking up workers who have an unclear background-check or have slight disabilities which do not risk their safety at work (Gloria Patrick (ed), 2016). In the table below are examples of such large retailers who have recorded top sales per square foot as shown by a nationwide consensus[2]. It can be seen that Costco Canada is earning $1,490 per sq ft and tops the table along with the per square foot earnings of other retailers listed in Table - A. Table A Retailer Retail Sales per Sq ft Costco Wholesale Corp. $1,490 Best Buy Co Inc. $800 Shoppers Drug Mart $790 NoFrills $615 Metro $530 Ikea $487 Rona $343 Canadian Tire $283 Source: Huffington Post Canada: These are the Retailers Making Most Money in Canad Research has also shown that employers have started recognising that given a chance, the youth of today, who has often been homeless, is becoming stronger by overcoming the hardships (Gloria Patrick (ed), 2016). These young people are focused and are controlling their lives and progressing towards maintaining stability not only in their own lives but also in the society as a whole. A worthy example is Peak Products, a British-Columbia based company, which has become Canada's fastest-growing home improvement company. The management of Peak Products found that by hiring young people who had experienced homelessness, it made a smart business decision. By applying this strategy, Peak Products has been able to hire young workers from a pool of enthusiastic, dedicated employees who carry wider range of skills, experiences and knowledge (Triadafilopoulos (ed), 2013). This has also given impetus to HireUps thinking that social impact hiring is a beneficial practice and empowers individuals facing barriers to employment. Although Canada has shown a downward trend in unemployment levels in recent years, lowering theyouth unemployment rate to 10.3%, labour markets have remained tightened, makingit harder to find entry-level jobs (Triadafilopoulos (ed), 2013). Hence, the greatest impact which a company can make on the community is by adopting social impact hiring and thus targeting the unemployed youth. Social impact hiring has not only proven to create significant benefits for the homeless youth and the society, it also benefits the company which participate (Gloria Patrick (ed), 2016). As has been proven in question-1, incentives in financial terms have been misappropriated by most managements. We, at HireUp strongly believe that Incentivizing Employers in partnering with HireUp on the basis of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ethics shall not only allow a large unskilled talent-pool of homeless youth to be employed, it will also allow them to gain experience in low-skilled jobs(Hamel, 2012). We hope this initiative will inspire more companies to act, collaborate, innovate and lead in promoting the youth of Canada. References Gloria O, P. and Patrick, L. (ed). (2016) Services In Global Value Chains: Manufacturing-related Services. New Jersey: World Scientific. Hamel, G. (2012) What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation. San Francisco: John Wiley Sons. Triadafilopoulos, T. (ed). (2013) Wanted and Welcome?: Policies for Highly Skilled Immigrants in Comparative Perspective. New York: Springer Science Business Media. https://csrpulse.com/corporate-social-responsibility-central-to-improving-prospects-for-unemployed-youth/ https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/07/17/retailers-most-money-canada_n_7812872.html