employerone 2015

Hiring Trends

The second annual EmployerOne Survey was conducted in Brantford-Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk in January 2015. 200 employers completed the survey, providing valuable insights into the area’s labour market. This report summarizes the overall results of the

survey. The next EmployerOne survey will take place in January 2016.

OV E RV I E W 2015

Are employers hiring? Yes! Here’s why:

2013 2014 2015

Anticipated Hiring<

Actual Hiring<

EXPANSION AND RESTRUCTURING

RETIREMENTS

Highlights of Survey

81% of employers hired in 2014

68% of employers had a separation in 2014

47% of employers had a hard-to-fill position

92% of the manufacturing workforce was permanent full-time

2013 2014 2015

This year, more employers hired and anticipate hiring in the future… … that’s good news!

Profile of Survey Respondents

Profile of Grand Erie’s Workforce

<15 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+

The survey respondents reflect the industry makeup of Grand Erie

When asked, of the total number of people employed, employers reported:

Who has the oldest workforce? (over 54)

Who employs the most permanent workers?

Who employs the most temporary workers?

Who has the youngest workforce? (under 25)

73%Full-time

27%part-time

15%Temporary

85%permanent

Educational Services Healthcare/Social Ass. Other Construction Agriculture/Forestry... Transportation Retail Trade Admin & Waste Mgmt

Educational Services Healthcare/Social Ass. Arts/Ent./Recreation Manufacturing Agriculture/Forestry... Transportation Accomm./Food Admin & Support



Business Stage

5% are start-up companies

23% are growth companies

72% are established companies

Top Participating Sectors

22% Manufacturing

14% Healthcare and Social Assistance

8% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

8% Retail Trade

Accommodation and Food Services (53%)

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (53%)

Retail Trade (25%)

Transportation and Warehousing (35%)

Administration and Waste Management (35%)

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (29%)

Age of Employees Type of Employment

Finance and Insurance (99%)


Manufacturing (94%)

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (76%)

Educational Services (35%)

Transportation and Warehousing (27%)

Duration of Employment











Who employs the most full-time workers?

Who employs the most part-time workers?

Manufacturing (98%)

Other Services, such as automotive (90%)

Construction (88%)


Retail Trade (46%)

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (40%)








61%

Business Size

employ fewer than 25 people

employ 25-99 people

employ more than 99 people


26%

13%

Recruitment

Retention Challenges

974QUIT

110RETIRED

338TEMP LAID-OFF

638OTHER

(E.G. MATERNITY LEAVE, TERMINATED)

161 employers hired 2,518 positions 135 employers experienced 2,060 separations

How do employers recruit? Top 6: 1 Word of mouth/personal contacts/

referrals/informal networks

2 Online job boards/postings

3 Company’s own internet site

4 Government employment centres or websites

5 Newspaper ads

6 On-site job signs or posters

USED A PAID RECRUITMENT AGENCY

14%USED A FREE

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

19%

Which sectors reported new hires?

HEALTHCARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

ACCOMMODATION & FOOD SERVICES

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING & HUNTING

MANUFACTURING

TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING

RETAIL TRADE

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

WHOLESALE TRADE

OTHER SERVICES

FINANCE & INSURANCE

ADMINISTRATION & WASTE MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SERVICES

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION

CONSTRUCTION

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

100% 85-99% 75-84% 50-74%

1 Applicants not meeting skills

2 Not enough applicants

3 Applicants not meeting motivation, attitude, or interpersonal abilities

4 Applicants not meeting work experience

5 Applicants not meeting qualifications (education level/credentials)

2014

2015

39%

47%

Almost half of employers had hard-to-fill positions. Why?

81% of employers hired and 68% experienced a separation in 2014

— Problem solving, reasoning and creativity

— Technical skills

— Work ethic, dedication and dependability

— Self-motivated/able to work unsupervised

Skills required for hard-to-fill

positions

Employers are looking for skilled applicants, with both technical and personal life skills

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Skills, Training and Education

How do employers rate the availability of qualified workers locally?

What is the minimum level of education required for new hires? Production Occupations 87% 11% 2%

Administrative and Clerical 69% 29% 2%

Apprentices 62% 35% 3%

Service Occupations 58% 34% 8%

Sales and Marketing 45% 37% 18%

Trades (Journeypersons) 23% 77% 0%

Technical 19% 62% 19%

Managers and Executives 18% 35% 47%

Professionals (e.g. Engineers, Accountants) 10% 20% 70%

High school diploma*

College diploma or trade

certificate

Undergraduate degree

or higher

* includes some post secondary without a diploma, trade certificate or degree

This Employment Ontario project is funded by the Ontario Government

For more information about EmployerOne or to sign up for next year’s survey (January 2016), contact the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie.

What are the top desired skills? 1 Work ethic, dedication, dependability 2 Customer service 3 Teamwork/interpersonal 4 Communication (both oral and written) 5 Self-motivated/able to work unsupervised

100

80

60

40

20

0

Excellent/good

Fair/Poor

2014 2015

Declining availability of qualified workers may result in hard-to-fill jobs and hiring from outside of Grand Erie

Do employers support ongoing training and education?

75% 80%2014 2015

Yes! In both years, employers said cost and loss of productivity during training time were the main barriers

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