Doughnut Shop Desperate For Workers In Oil Patch
The owner of a Tim Hortons doughnut shop in Estevan, Sask michael kors purse., says he is having a hard time recruiting people to the service industry because of stiff competition for workers from a thriving oil patch.
"We're in a pretty desperate situation, in Estevan michael kors outlet factory store, and have been for the last couple of years now," Dennis Willows, who has owned a restaurant in the city for 11 years, told CBC News Wednesday. "We're sitting at 34 people and I should have 45."
"We're bringing in foreigners," Willows said, when asked how he will open a second store with a shortage of workers. He has been through a government assessment process to determine his eligibility to recruit overseas.
He said the Philippines and Mexico have proven to be good sources for labour.
"We're getting a lot of people from India, now, as well," he added. "It's been a mind-boggling experience michael kors factory outlet."
Willows has also been trying to drum up interest, in Canada, for people to move to Estevan, a city of approximately 11,000 about 200 kilometres southeast of Regina.
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