Since labour shortage is an economic issue, the government can be more influential than the employer. Home support workers are the last to receive government funding, since hospitals and nursing homes are given more priority (Jeffords. 2013). If the government increases the funding for the home support workers, this will further decrease healthcare costs because the it is the workers job to provide proper care for the elderly population. If more people are being taken care of properly, less of them will be getting ill and depending on our health care services such as hospitals and nursing homes. Another way the government can contribute towards resolving the issue of worker shortages is by creating national training standards (Keefe. 2010).
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2013). Many home support workers today are overworked, underpaid and unappreciated (Keefe. 2010). Unionizing will help the dissatisfied employees by potentially increasing the compensation and benefits, while voicing their concerns about the working conditions (Keefe. 2010). It will further provide the workers a sense of hope for improvement, as well as increase the retention rate. The employer can also introduce job sharing as a strategy to cope with the current circumstances and to prevent burnout from the excessive workload (Belcourt. 2016). On the other hand, the government can make more of an impact on these workers, since they have the resources to change the situation. The government should allocate their resources more effectively, and prioritize home support workers a little more. The importance of home support workers is not emphasized enough, which is resulting in these detrimental circumstances (Jeffords. 2013). The government can also enforce national training standards, which will allow home support employees to work in any part of the country without the need of additional training (Keefe. 2010). Since training costs are high, the government should provide scholarships or bursaries for individuals interested in taking training in this field. This will help market the career better and raise awareness of this sector of employment, which will further eliminate the shortage of home support workers in Canada
2013). Many home support workers today are overworked, underpaid and unappreciated (Keefe. 2010). Unionizing will help the dissatisfied employees by potentially increasing the compensation and benefits, while voicing their concerns about the working conditions (Keefe. 2010). It will further provide the workers a sense of hope for improvement, as well as increase the retention rate. The employer can also introduce job sharing as a strategy to cope with the current circumstances and to prevent burnout from the excessive workload (Belcourt. 2016). On the other hand, the government can make more of an impact on these workers, since they have the resources to change the situation. The government should allocate their resources more effectively, and prioritize home support workers a little more. The importance of home support workers is not emphasized enough, which is resulting in these detrimental circumstances (Jeffords. 2013). The government can also enforce national training standards, which will allow home support employees to work in any part of the country without the need of additional training (Keefe. 2010). Since training costs are high, the government should provide scholarships or bursaries for individuals interested in taking training in this field. This will help market the career better and raise awareness of this sector of employment, which will further eliminate the shortage of home support workers in Canada