Halifax Transit to reduce service amid staffing shortages, union responds
However, O’Leary says recruitment efforts are hindered by the lack of retention.
“When somebody comes out of training and they find out they’re working 60 hours a week and they’re not getting their days off, they can’t get vacations when they need them, they can’t get time off for doctors appointments…that’s too much.”“I do not think that in the next year that they’ll have the work back to the way it was,” says O’Leary. “I don’t think that they’ll be able to hire and retain employees to bring the service back up to where it needs to be.”Hi there, From Sept. to Dec.
“Nova Scotia is one of the fastest growing provinces in the country, there should be a line up of people wanting to work here,” O’Leary says. “It should be a worthwhile place to work. Halifax Transit is not the employer of choice at this moment.” O’Leary says a safe, good working environment with a livable wage will be necessary to see retention of employees resume.
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