Staffing Week for Canada 2009 is celebrated June 1 to 7 across our nation.
In 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper extended the following message to the staffing industry: “Staffing agencies fill a valuable need in an increasingly complex labour market by helping businesses quickly locate talent for short or long-term assignments, offering valuable work experience to young people, or finding new opportunities for experienced workers,” said Harper. It seems that our industry is finally being treated with the respect it deserves.
The purpose of this week is to acknowledge all those employed by an industry that finds work for over 400,000 Canadians on an annual basis. Not too many industries today can say that. Temporary workers benefit from the flexibility, training, and supplemental income temping offers. Sometimes, that foot in the door opportunity to prove yourself lands a temporary employee the permanent job they are looking for. Those opportunities may not exist for those unwilling to temp as a bridge to finding the right job.
I believe in our industry association ACSESS, and willingly promote the members. I sit on the Board of Directors for the Calgary Branch of ACSESS, and our Branch Manager in Edmonton also sits on the ACSESS Board there. We promote, support, and operate within the ethical standards of ACSESS, ensuring that our clients and candidates are protected and treated with respect.
Show your support for the Staffing Industry and staffing in general this week. Recognize a temp, contact your chosen staffing agency, or place an order with an ACSESS Member Agency. Check out the ACSESS Website today for more information at http://www.acsess.org/, or go to our website http://www.aboutstaffing.com/ and click on the ACSESS link on our home page.
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