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Barrie’s top innovators celebrated at annual Mayor’s Innovation Awards ceremony
The Innovation Awards is an annual initiative recognizing Barrie businesses, individuals and community groups. The City of Barrie is home to an impressive list of companies and organizations changing the way things are done. At the Mayor’s Innovation Awards on April...
AGEMA Work Announces Expansion of Business Operations to Hamilton/Niagara and Southwestern Ontario
The expansion is in line with AGEMA Work’s vision to support local hospitality, healthcare, and labour businesses in Canada.
How An AGEMA Work Co-op Can Kickstart Your Career
Though sporadic lockdowns and an increase in the minimum wage have hurt the hospitality sector over the past couple of years, AGEMA Work (AGEMA) has provided workable solutions for those seeking job opportunities. For example, AGEMA Work’s co-op opportunities have...
Province’s proposed crackdown on temp agencies welcomed by AGEMA Work
In the last quarter of 2021, the Ontario government has released a ruling that, if approved, demands temporary help agencies and recruiters be licensed. This legislation will significantly impact the hospitality and tourism industry because more than 70% of job...
Eliminate the barriers to entry’: AGEMA Work connecting Simcoe County resorts and hotels with employees
Michael Agema has seen hospitality jobs go unfilled many times throughout his career. While teaching at Georgian College in the hospitality, hotel and resort operations program, he thought of a disruptive solution to the labour woes impacting the industry he has been...
How Employers Can Efficiently Recruit Staff During COVID
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, all industries worldwide address uncertainty, and recruiting is no exception. This global health crisis has changed the ways employers find employees. Talent acquisition has transformed in ways we hadn't expected. Increasing or...