READY FRESH PRODUCE STAFF RETENTION

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READY FRESH PRODUCESTAFF RETENTION
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READY FRESH STATISTICS

• 120 Employees in Toronto
• 220 Employees in Vancouver
• Produces 80 million pounds of pre-cut products
  annually

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Employee StatisticsVancouver

• Draw from Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey
• Mainly new imigrants
• Non English speaking
• Advertise in Ethnic papers, radio
• Other employees recommendations we pay our
  employees cash bonus for new employees that stay
  over 3 months

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We need to understand our employees

• Get your feet wet Program where as employers
  we work the floor with our staff to better
  understand their needs. This occurs as a regular
  program with all management and staff
• Climate surveys, we do this twice per year to
  understand the employees needs.

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How do we keep our staff a happy bunch?

• Work the shifts around their car pool schedule
• Offer ESL classes at no charge after work and at
  lunch
• Pay for performance program ( P.I.P)earn up to an
  extra 50.00 per week for increased productivity
• Banked time can be used for vacation

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More opportunities to keep employees..

• Overtime pay is important to our staff as well we
  pay vacation pay as a percentage of overtime.
• If sick time is not used in a calendar year we
  pay it out to them in January. This reduces the
  employees calling in sick at year end
• Staff recognition as years of service performed
  every two months
• Annual family day held in September
• Free coffee tea supplied

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A happy employee is a long time employee..

• Parking Lot BBQs held through out the year
• Celebrate Ethnic Holidays
• Extended leaves allowed
• Rotation of work duties
• Work boot supplied annually
• Uniforms, gloves supplied daily

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What are we researching now for future employees?

• Increase P.I.P payouts
• Hot lunch program

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