New survey data gleaned from the Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts paints a picture of a rapidly changing workforce across the region.
That includes hybrid work arrangements, the impact on collective bargaining agreements and grievances, workplace vaccine mandates, and a loss of staff that left the industry — particularly retail and food/accommodation services — to look for other more steady and better paid work. The organization rounds out its report with responses from COVID business impact surveys, general hiring practice and recruitment strategies, and industry-specific surveys from the health, construction, and mining sectors.
Immigration has been highlighted as one of the solutions to an aging workforce, and programs such as the Sudbury Local Immigration Partnership and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program were established to welcome and connect newcomers to employers.According to report data, over the last year, there has been an increase in zero-employee businesses, namely real estate, rental and leasing, with 2,890 businesses in the sector in Greater Sudbury.