People and the skills they bring to Charlotte County are an essential part of community economic development. Assisting private and public sector partners in developing a skilled workforce is an important role for Enterprise Charlotte. Enterprise Charlotte is ready, willing and able to assist new or existing businesses further develop their workforce.
Enterprise Charlotte is pleased to offer the business community assistance in identifying labour needs and working on solutions together through networking events, access to government funding and communications with educational institutions and training providers.
Enterprise Charlotte’s Labour Force Development Officer, Emily Ingersoll, is available to meet with you in a confidential, one-on-one meeting to review any aspect of Human Resource Management that is affecting your business. Whether you are a small business owner, HR Manager or CEO of a large company, Emily can be your guide to the HR world.
Many labour issues are top of mind these days, including:
Hiring new staff and keeping your existing staff – Finding skilled labour is becoming more and more of a challenge these days. Whether it is an aging population or the skills shortage that is affecting your recruitment strategies, there are challenges all around that make keeping your current staff more important than ever. Learning about ways to motivate and reward your staff are excellent retention strategies.
Entry-level and supervisory training – Once you find the employees you need, training is an essential cost of doing business to stay competitive in today’s marketplace. Enterprise Charlotte organizes many training events for Charlotte County employees and supervisors. To see what training event is happening in this or the coming months, click on the left hand tab titled “Events/Workshops”. If you would like to see more events, or different subjects, please contact us.
Policy and procedure development – Having the proper policies and procedures in place are there not only to protect your employees, but also to protect you, the employer. Many employers have created the following policies and procedures for their workplace, like: employee handbooks, workplace health and safety procedures, orientation manuals and drug and alcohol policies. If you are interested in learning more about these, or industry specific policies, please call us today and we will get you connected to HR experts that can help you out.
Succession planning – Succession Planning is one of the biggest issues facing Canadian business right now and Enterprise Charlotte is here to help. If you are a small business owner and want to sell your business to your children, other family members or a current employee, there may be funding available to help you through this process. If you own or manage a large business and you want to plan ahead for the replacement of your staff who are getting ready to retire, we can also help you access experts to guide you through this process.
Employment law and trends – Keeping up with the new and changing employment laws, standards and trends affecting your workplace in New Brunswick can be a full-time job. To make this easier for you, Enterprise Charlotte organizes networking events with other companies and government partners, guest expert presentations and training events for managers. To ensure you get all the notices about these special events and opportunities, please contact Enterprise Charlotte so we have your contact information.
