The hiring climate in Richmond-Delta is “favourable” heading into the next few months, according to an employment company.
An employment outlook survey by ManpowerGroup found 23 per cent of Richmond-Delta employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter, April to June, while 5 per cent think they will trim their rosters.
Meanwhile, 72 per cent of employers will keep their staffing levels as-is.
ManpowerGroup surveyed more than 1,300 employers across the country to determine Canada’s hiring outlook over the next three months.
Across the country, 15 per cent of employers plan to add more staff, four per cent anticipate cutbacks and 77 per cent don’t anticipate any changes to staffing levels. The remaining four per cent said they are unsure.
“An ongoing moderate hiring outlook for employers in the second quarter of 2021, in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, can be interpreted as a positive trajectory,” said Darlene Minatel, country manager of ManpowerGroup Canada.
Once a vaccine is publicly available in Canada, 41 per cent of employers said they had no plans to introduce a fixed policy on employee vaccination – rather, they would leave it up to employees to decide.
Another 27 per cent of employers, however, plan to urge employees to get the vaccine – without mandating it – and eight per cent say they will require workers to have the shot.
“With widespread COVID-19 vaccination on the horizon, employers appear to be cautiously optimistic and open to flexibility in consideration of the post-pandemic chapter for business,” Minatel said.
The survey found that because of the pandemic, 22 per cent of Canadian employers decreased the number of full-time workers, 10 per cent increased and 67 per cent made no changes.
Meanwhile, 19 per cent of employers decreased the number of part-time workers, 8 per cent increased and 61 maintained the same number.
