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Re: Tim Hortons: foreign temp workers "pioneer" i like how the Germans do it...you get social assistance for a limited time...after that, you are assigned a job...perhaps we need something similar here...we've got something like 8% unemployment in Canada (almost 20% here in London)...while there is certainly people unable to work, there is no doubt people who are choosing not to. |
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We didn't find anyone Foreign either... Skilled Labour and Tech jobs are very hard to fill at times.
As hard as it is to say this, why are there people at Tim Hortons anyways? Shouldn't they just be putting in Vending Machines? that's what the coffee and food tastes like anyways.
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| said by Devanchya:I have had to look at Foreign workers for a number of positions. Of course in my case it has been for IT work. The local market is VERY tight at the moment for IT and the numbers just didn't add up.
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I dont agree. It is just you or others don't want to give money to existing unemployed people. Many companies want the best and brightest but don't want to pay the best. And yes they want smart young people...
I have worked with IT staffing agency in the past and they always play this game, especially with new immigrants. They will have them on contract for years but never offer permanent jobs.
And you forget many many jobs are filled with people someone you know and are never advertised. No matter how bad they are.
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said by elwoodblues:One only has to look at recent laws passed by the Federal Govt to blame for this.
Tims can pay less then minimum wage now.
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The thing with these programs is they distort the local labour markets by giving the companies access to foreign workers who are willing to work for less than what the prevailing local wage is.
Sure by using these programs you keep the companies costs down (and in theory prices) but in practice all it does is artificially inflate the companies profit numbers because of the distorted labour costs.
But what does it also do? It also reduces the number of jobs that are available to local labour which causes the unemployment rate is be higher than it would be otherwise.
IOW: If the companies didn't have access to the cheaper labour pool that the foreign workers program gives them, they would be forced to provide wages to draw workers to them and reduce the unemployment rate. Which would also have the effect of increasing government tax revenue and reduce the amount of money spent on social programs, which benefits all of us.
But since the corporations "run the show" now, I doubt that anything I've said above hasn't already been thought of and discounted as "bunk" by these same self serving corporations. 
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London, ON | it is why i said foreign workers shouldn't be allowed...in any field. |
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Timmy's should be staffed by teenagers for most shifts but Little Johnny is too precious to learn about work ethic. Instead, at 17, he goes to school achieving so-so marks and spends most of his free time playing X-Box with the parents catering to his needs.
It would be easy to blame Johnny but this issue has been created by the helicopter parents. Keep in mind though Timmy's just love to bring in foreigners when they can as cheap labour walks the walk and is the final line. |
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said by JBear:said by elwoodblues:One only has to look at recent laws passed by the Federal Govt to blame for this.
Tims can pay less then minimum wage now.
Citation please? True, look it up yourself and you'll learn that these foreigners can legally be paid 15% less than the prevailing market wage courtesy of our federal government. And i don't say that to start an ideological fight, at this juncture as nefcanuck said the corps are running the show now and it is doubtful even the socialists would rescind this unless there was blood spilled in the streets because of it.
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said by Kitlope:Timmy's should be staffed by teenagers for most shifts but Little Johnny is too precious to learn about work ethic. Instead, at 17, he goes to school achieving so-so marks and spends most of his free time playing X-Box with the parents catering to his needs.
It would be easy to blame Johnny but this issue has been created by the helicopter parents. Keep in mind though Timmy's just love to bring in foreigners when they can as cheap labour walks the walk and is the final line.
If Johnny is not leeching off the system like the corporations get to and he's even living off his parents who cares what he does with his life. Why is it any of your business? |
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said by PX Eliezer:I have always wondered about this:
Does it pay to be open at 3:30 AM?
Except at the very busiest stores, seems absolutely nuts.
Considering night staff have other duties than just manning the cash register (cleaning, re-stocking, preparing large orders, etc.) yes, it pays to be open. Sales are free money as they'd need someone in there anyway.
BTW forcing those kind of places to pay more to hire unemployed people only perpetuates the problem. When the effective minimum wage gets to be $25+ because unemployed people won't work for less then the price of everything has to go up, and this creates extremely high inflation and cost of living for EVERYBODY in that area, not just the unemployed people, which in turn raises the poverty level in that area, and raises the amount of money unemployed people will want before getting off their ass.
When you see the amount of demagogy that came out of the Left when EI rules were changed recently to allow the program to force someone to take a job at 80% of their former salary can you imagine the consequences if you could force them to take minimum wage jobs, even if they're not actually paid minimum wage? |
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said by Thane_Bitter:Are teenagers so well off they don't need jobs?
Actually tims probably doesnt even consider them. My gf applied at timmies and never heard back. They use those annoying online hr apps to filter everyone. These temp worker permits are being abused and the government is complicit. |
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said by Doonz:...not to mention that a lot of canadians look down upon these jobs... This.
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said by JBear:said by elwoodblues:One only has to look at recent laws passed by the Federal Govt to blame for this.
Tims can pay less then minimum wage now.
Citation please? »m.thestar.com/opinion/editorials···y-tories
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Clearly the equilibrium wage is too low, no one is forcing an employers hand or advocating for a $25 minimum wage...just honest capitalism.
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Why is it any of your business?
Ummm, because this is a discussion about temporary foreign workers being employed instead of rightful Canadians. No need to get snarky analog andy, were you one of those slacking, catered to children?
Here's a link to a story I read some months ago about the disappearing summer job, which IMO can be applied to today's teen work ethic in general, although obviously things like the recession don't help matters .
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said by loosedobbs:said by Devanchya:I have had to look at Foreign workers for a number of positions. Of course in my case it has been for IT work. The local market is VERY tight at the moment for IT and the numbers just didn't add up.
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I dont agree. It is just you or others don't want to give money to existing unemployed people. Many companies want the best and brightest but don't want to pay the best. And yes they want smart young people... I have worked with IT staffing agency in the past and they always play this game, especially with new immigrants. They will have them on contract for years but never offer permanent jobs. And you forget many many jobs are filled with people someone you know and are never advertised. No matter how bad they are. I never buy this argument that IT sector has shortage of workers. Always crying about shortages of workers. Me too. There are soooo many kids fresh out of school that can be hired. Imo if companies decide to do the foreign worker it should cost them. They should have to be their sponsor for 5years then after that the worker gets citizenship. Foreign workers that great anyhow. My department hired 2.1already quit, the other is nice. Thing is know that bcit has tons of kids graduating in this field.
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Re: Tim Hortons: foreign temp workers "pioneer" You mean to present as proof that Tim Hortons can now pay foreign workers less than minimum wage an article that specifically says the opposite?
Under the new rules, foreign temporary workers will still covered by provincial employment standards, meaning they must be paid the minimum wage. |
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said by IamGimli:said by PX Eliezer:I have always wondered about this:
Does it pay to be open at 3:30 AM?
Except at the very busiest stores, seems absolutely nuts.
Considering night staff have other duties than just manning the cash register (cleaning, re-stocking, preparing large orders, etc.) yes, it pays to be open. Sales are free money as they'd need someone in there anyway. BTW forcing those kind of places to pay more to hire unemployed people only perpetuates the problem. When the effective minimum wage gets to be $25+ because unemployed people won't work for less then the price of everything has to go up, and this creates extremely high inflation and cost of living for EVERYBODY in that area, not just the unemployed people, which in turn raises the poverty level in that area, and raises the amount of money unemployed people will want before getting off their ass. When you see the amount of demagogy that came out of the Left when EI rules were changed recently to allow the program to force someone to take a job at 80% of their former salary can you imagine the consequences if you could force them to take minimum wage jobs, even if they're not actually paid minimum wage? This;
Raising the wages paid does not correlate to lowering the unemployment rate. And if it does because someone won't take a job for less than $X/hr, than their priorities are wrong. Not allowing the use of foreign workers does 2 things, it could force the business to close and it removes employment from those foreign workers. The way I see it is, if you think you're too good to work at tims, why shouldn't they be allowed to hire someone who will appreciate and make use of the wages they are being paid. Tims is actually helping boost other economies by allowing these foreign workers to bring money home, allowing them to support their families. It's a global market place. |
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JBear
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said by IsItDoneYet:said by JBear:said by elwoodblues:One only has to look at recent laws passed by the Federal Govt to blame for this.
Tims can pay less then minimum wage now.
Citation please? True, look it up yourself and you'll learn that these foreigners can legally be paid 15% less than the prevailing market wage courtesy of our federal government. And i don't say that to start an ideological fight, at this juncture as nefcanuck said the corps are running the show now and it is doubtful even the socialists would rescind this unless there was blood spilled in the streets because of it. With all due respect, you first said "pay less then minimum wage now" and now you are saying "paid 15% less than the prevailing market wage...". |
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