--000000000000e1903f060c7f4e3e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you Elizabeth for taking the time to recap your recent experience and provide the information that you did. I agree we need something truly competitive to bring those opportunities our way as we are missing out on valuable assets to grow our business. I have included Tim and John here and maybe it is time we reach out to someone within the industry to really understand what kind of liabilities and costs we could encounter becoming part of this program and then the benefits we could reap by being involved. Let's set up sometime next week and talk about next steps Sharon On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 1:43=E2=80=AFPM Elizabeth Manjarrez wrote: > Dear Sharon, > > I wanted to take a moment to recap my recent visit to Sprott Shaw College > and share some concerns I encountered during the meeting. > > As you are aware, our collaboration with Sprott Shaw has been > longstanding, and we have successfully hired their students while also > hosting their practicum. However, the recent change in their management h= as > introduced some challenges that I believe warrant our attention. > > Upon introducing The Key to the new management, I found the encounter to > be uncomfortable from the start. The representative was rather curt and > quickly inquired about what The Key could offer to their students and > alumni. I proceeded to outline our offerings and highlight our previous > successful partnerships with the college. However, the atmosphere turned > increasingly tense when I communicated that we couldn't provide LMIA or a= n > official letter of employment to do sponsorship. > > The representative's demeanor became notably rude, expressing a preferenc= e > for agencies that not only supply the requested documentation but also go > above and beyond by covering the first three months of rent for new > students, more competitive salaries, and offering extended health benefit= s. > Specifically, she mentioned Nurse Next Door and Care at Home as examples = of > agencies providing such comprehensive benefits. > > To summarize, the representative asserted that The Key had nothing > substantial to offer and suggested that we were losing out on potential > candidates to competitors offering more extensive benefits, including > employment letters. This encounter has left me feeling discouraged and > somewhat humiliated, given our long and successful history with the colle= ge. > > I find myself facing a significant career challenge. It has become > increasingly difficult to compete with other companies offering a range o= f > benefits to hire caregivers, particularly those with registration numbers= . > While I remain satisfied with the caliber of caregivers we recruit=E2=80= =94many of > whom are qualified nurses=E2=80=94our primary obstacle in Vancouver lies = in > securing registered caregivers essential for serving clients within VCH. > > I am reach