Labrador - Aboriginal Human Resource Council
Labrador - Aboriginal Human Resource Council
Labrador - Aboriginal Human Resource Council
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• Treat everyone the same, hears the same<br />
information and this information is passed<br />
on so you have to make sure that the<br />
message is converted properly and it can’t<br />
be left to interpretation as it could<br />
cause problems.<br />
• Business should not make assumptions (i.e.,<br />
bereavement leave).<br />
• Need a zero tolerance policy for racism,<br />
sexual harassment, etc.<br />
• One-Two, next steps:<br />
– AHRDAs can provide wage subsidies to<br />
business to hire <strong>Aboriginal</strong> clients (52<br />
weeks maximum plus education).<br />
– put AHRDA rule book on the side – think<br />
outside of the box.<br />
– AHRDAs help business with development<br />
of cultural sensitization training.<br />
Overcoming Barriers<br />
What could be done differently to overcome these<br />
barriers What advice do the AHRDAs have<br />
for business<br />
• More flexibility to meet the needs<br />
of business.<br />
• More cross-cultural training.<br />
• More focus on work experience for<br />
same – on-the-job training.<br />
• Job training funding for businesses (i.e.,<br />
excel training for specific job).<br />
• Give them meaningful employment/<br />
compensation.<br />
• Two weeks on/two-weeks off schedule – it<br />
takes time to adjust to the lifestyle.<br />
• All levels within a company need to be<br />
respectful of culture and language.<br />
• Provide pre-apprenticeship training at high<br />
school level.<br />
• Rotational work schedule.<br />
• Target younger people.<br />
• More job sharing, collective efforts, 48 jobs<br />
done by Grade 5.<br />
• Improve the quality of education.<br />
• Increase number of high school graduates.<br />
• Interview skills;<br />
– cross cultural awareness<br />
– (i.e., quiet and shy).<br />
• During turnaround, ensure that there is more<br />
than two Innu left.<br />
• The point was made that some skilled<br />
people don’t come across well in interviews<br />
because they are shy or because it is not<br />
culturally appropriate to play up your own<br />
abilities. Interview training would be useful<br />
for these people.<br />
COMMITMENTS<br />
The following go-forward commitments were made<br />
at the session:<br />
• Iron Ore will travel to communities and<br />
conduct job opportunity workshops.<br />
• Silver Spruce <strong>Resource</strong>s will meet with<br />
Nunatsiavut Government – about possible<br />
employment-mineral exploration.<br />
• Innu-Sheshatshui will promote career<br />
information centre.<br />
• Mining information kits will be sent out to<br />
groups shortly on best practices in mining.<br />
• <strong>Labrador</strong> Friendship Centre will meet with<br />
AHRDAs to fill a vacancy.<br />
• Voisey’s Bay will meet with AHRDAs over<br />
the next couple of months.<br />
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