SMO415 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Job Sharing, Telecommuting, Minoan Pottery

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Strategic Management and Organization
• Course: SMO415
• Professor: Ross Bradford

Document Summary

Women in the workforce and what employees want: on site day care or subsidies = won"t lose time via drop-off/pick-up. Easier to monitor the children and therefore, less worries: family leave = for family appointments and errands, flexible hours = easier to arrange schedule around children. 4: compressed workweeks = more hours mon-thurs and get friday off, work from home. Provide the equipment needed to make sure the employee can succeed. 21. 2% of the labour force are immigrants to canada (2011). Hr and employers will have to adapt to the increase of immigrants joining the labour force. Need to deal with factors such as credentials, work experience, processes, and language and culture/religious integration. Also, hiring for culture knowledge is becoming more vital. Express entry program = commenced in 2015 and targets skilled immigrants in 50 skilled occupations who wish to immigrate as permanent residents. Skills matched to labour market needs as identified by provinces, territories and employers.