Labour Market Partners Inc.

A thoughtful, insightful, forward-looking, human-centric analysis and recommendations for post-pandemic labour force development.

Governments Must Fix the Skills Mismatch for a Post-COVID World As COVID-19 widens the gap between supply and demand, countries cannot stop at short-term measures—they must plan strategically for skills in a recovering economy.

Excited to announce a new partnership (with a valued partner from my earliest days of consulting) with the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA). My business partner, Marianne Seaton, and I will be working closely with OMSSA to deliver our newest program, Client-Centric Strategies©. CCS is a virtual education program that addresses modern coaching and problem-solving practices in human services for working with people who may present multiple service challenges. It's competency-based, providing workplace tools for normalizing essential knowledge, skills and supporting behaviours and emphasizes evidence-based strategies for building relationships and working collaboratively to achieve desired results. Here is a link to a more detailed description:

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Interesting developments in Cali regarding what constitutes an independent contractor for precariously employed workers.

California is cracking down on the gig economy The state Assembly just passed a bill that could give Uber and Lyft drivers basic labor protections for the first time.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/01/22/humans-are-suffering-axing-of-basic-income-pilot-project-leaves-trail-of-broken-dreams.html

‘Humans are suffering’: Axing of basic income pilot project leaves trail of broken dreams | The Star Survey of 6,500 participants reveals struggles of those who embraced chance at a better life.