Perpetuating the Problem of Poverty

How Saturating a City with Employment Agencies Facilitates Social Degradation and Financial Hardship.

http://www.protagonize.com/work/perpetuating-the-problem-of-poverty

In November 2013 I began working on an in-depth article about Temp Agencies, and how this form of employment service is predatory, economically unsound, and an infringement on human rights under the Human Trafficking Protocols described by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); which subsequently results in contributing to the problem of poverty and hardship within a community.

Business is about making money, we all know that; and there is an incredible amount of money to be made from ‘Human Capital’. The 2nd largest reported sales by an agency in Canada (the one beside the hockshop) had earnings in 2013 of over 1.4 billion dollars in Canada- BILLION!! – That’s more than McDonalds Restaurants. It also boasts a labour force of over 350,000 workers across Canada- which equates to hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers being forced to work near or at minimum wage by just ONE of these 45 local agencies.

The ripple effects of controlling and devaluing jobs, as well as the people who fill these positions, is causing a forced pseudo-poverty upon our residents. This spills over into our communities as ‘problems’, and the results are not comparable to a mere pebble in a pond- but more so, to a bolder in a puddle. It is destructive to the lives and livelihood of workers caught in this profit scheme, and it invariably puts undue strain on the social services within our community that are consequently needed to help offset the very situations in which these agencies perpetuate through their own existence.

There are many problems in society; problems that strain and test our ability to deal with them, and with each other. But problems don’t just appear out of thin air, they are the bi-product of a cause- a consequence of circumstance. There is always an actuator, an instigator, and/or a perpetrator. But when our primary course of action is to attack a ‘problem’ (the people), instead of addressing the ‘cause’ (the source), we only serve to further victimize the victims of social indifference.

*Please show your concern & support by signing this petition, and use the power of social media to raise awareness to this issue!

http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/mayor-jeff-lehman-end-the-predatory-practices-of-temp-agencies

Read the full online article at: http://www.protagonize.com/work/perpetuating-the-problem-of-poverty

Thank you

 

Temporary Employment & Recruiting Agencies in Barrie/Simcoe County

Adecco    566 Bryne Dr.  Unit A      705-728-5757    www.adecco.ca        

Specialization: Labour (Honda), Office, Tourism, Hospitality

“Adecco employs several thousand candidates in temporary positions daily (in Canada)

 

Appleone          21 Commerce Park Dr       705-735-1707     www.appleone.ca                 

Specialization: Manufacturing, Logistics, Office, Customer Service

“Just-in-Time staffing enables you to produce maximum results without the overhead of a full-time employee, through our ‘human capital’”

 

ESS Staffing          411 Huronia Rd.              705-730-1899     www.essdirect.ca                

Specialization: Skilled trades, sales/business prof’s, general labour & clerical jobs.

“ESS Direct is a full service Employment Agency and Recruiting Firm.   Acts as an intermediary between companies recruiting professionals, and candidates.”

 

IS2 Staffing Services       55 Cedar Pointe Dr.         705-735-1515     www.is2.ca

Specialization: Manufacturing, Distribution, Industrial Service Sectors

“IS2 is Canada’s best-in-class provider of Temporary Industrial Staffing.”

 

Labor Ready         29 Bradford St.              705-721-9334     www.laborready.com         

Specialization: Construction, Drilling/ Mining, Transportation, Retail, Farming,

“Each year, Labor Ready dispatches approximately 400,000 Temporary Associates to jobs in construction, manufacturing, hospitality, events, restoration, auto services, logistics and warehousing, retail support, waste and recycling and more.”

 

New Start Personnel    8-740 Huronia Rd.    705-739-2207 www.newstartpersonnel.com    

Specialization: Trades, Welder, General Labour, AZ/ DZ Driver

“Employer Cost Saving: Significant labour cost savings are realized through the efficient use of New Start Personnel & Training qualified personnel.”

 

NT Temps             39 Victoria St.        705-435-1540     www.nottawasaga.com/nt_temps 

Specialization: Manufacturing, agricultural, clerical, admin, accounting

“As a subsidiary of the Nottawasaga Community Economic Development Corporation, our goal is to contribute to the development of our business community as well as to the development of our human resources.”

 

People Source Staffing     15 Cedar Pointe Dr.     705-728-6167  www.Peoplesource.ca    

Specialization: Manufacturing & Industrial

“People source stands apart from other employment agencies by giving equal attention to the needs of all varieties of clients.”

 

Randstad (Spherion)      4 Cedar Pointe Dr.         705-735-1106     www.randstad.ca     

Specialization: Clerical/ Admin/ Customer Service, Warehouse/ Forklift/ Skilled Trades

“Our temporary staffing solutions deliver qualified candidates to ensure your organization has the flexibility it needs.”

 

The Staffing Connection   141 Dunlop St. E.  705-719-9082 www.thestaffingconnection.ca    

Specialization: Light Industrial, General and Skilled Labour

“We are a recruitment solutions company with a roster of qualified employees who are ready to work.”

 

Turn Key Staffing Solutions     49 Collier St.       705-733-8336  www.turnkeystaffing.ca    

Specialization: Industrial, Skilled Labour & Office

“We offer a full range of staffing services, including temporary, temp-to-hire, and full-time-hire.”

 

Ultimate Staffing Solutions         142 Commerce       705-721-1273      www.ultimatestaffing.ca    

Specialization: Skilled Trades, Manufacturing: Light Industrial; Warehouse; Logistics and Transportation, Administrative and Clerical, Call Centre and Customer Service, Human Resources, Information Technology, Accounting and Finance, Creative and Marketing.

“Whether you're looking for a temporary position, or an executive engagement to step up your career, we've got the talk AND the action!”

 

Express Employment Professionals 15 Cedar Pointe Dr.       705-881-7775      www.barrieon.expresspros.com/

Specialization: Offers solutions in administrative, professional and commercial areas.

“As a staffing agency we help to provide local jobs, human resource services and professional training.” 

 

Barrie Employment Agencies - Full List

Ultimate Staffing Solutions Inc, 142 Commerce Park Dr Unit V

Certified Outsourcing Services, 35 Anne St S

Truenorth Executive Search- Inc, 1 Berczy St

(1570371 Ontario Inc) Phoenix Search Group- Barrie, 660 Bayview Dr Unit 16

Hire Quality Inc, 443 Sunnidale Rd

Academy Placement Services Inc, 303 Dunlop St W Unit 7

Protocol Education (Canada) Limited, *Gd Po Box 22010 Rpo Big Bay Point

Workforce Personnel Inc, 49 High St Suite 205 Po Box 162

Ess Direct Inc, 411 Huronia Rd Unit 1b

(2069305 Ontario Ltd) New Start Personnel & Training, 80 Bradford St Suite 533

*Search Expedition Group, 38 Mcconkey Pl

Westcott Thomas & Associates Limited, 92 Caplan Ave Suite 308

Lightspeed Human Capital Management Inc, 25 Morrow Rd Suite 111

Choices Career Consulting Inc, 140 Dunlop St E Suite 204

Select Personnel, 80 Bradford St

Barrie Employment Resource, 231 Bayview Drive- Suite 201

Dorvict Resource & Consulting Centre Inc, 44 Cedar Pointe Dr Unit 1103b

Express Employment Professionals, 15 Cedar Pointe Drive

Is2 Staffing Services Inc, 55 Cedar Pointe Dr

Adecco, 566 Bryne Dr.  Unit A (Prev: 64 Cedar Pointe Dr)

Randstad (Spherion) Canada, 4 Cedar Pointe Dr

1529150 Ontario Inc, 140 Dunlop St E Suite 206

Turn Key Staffing Solutions Inc, 49 Collier St

Jade Equipment, 179 Hanmer St W

Vital Recruitment Specialists Ltd, 92 Caplan Ave Suite 260

Sterling Consulting Group Inc, 80 Bradford St Unit 141

A Great Mix Bartending Services, 15 Wessenger Dr

General Labour Staffing, 29 Anne St S Unit 6

Peoplesource Staffing Solutions Inc, 11 Victoria St Unit A2

K. A. S. Personnel Services Inc, 511 Welham Rd Unit 2

Lighthouse Consulting, 443 Sunnidale Rd

Interim Homestyle Services, 80 Bradford St Suite 525

Staffing Connection, 140 Dunlop St E

Career Connection Inc, 80 Bradford St

Human Resource Capital Group Inc (Spherion Staffing Solutions), 4 Cedar Pointe Dr Unit D

Appleone Services Ltd, 21 Commerce Park Dr Unit B

Truenorth Executive Search, 74 Toronto St

Spherion Workhforce Architect, 11 Victoria St Suite 218

Toronto Personnel Inc (Winters Technical Staffing Service), 149 Welham Rd Unit 23

Wal-Mart Hiring Dept, 364 St Vincent St

Ava Placement Svc, 8 Berry Crt

Spherion Workforce Architects, 64 Cedar Pointe Dr Suite 1413

Labour Ready Temporary Services Ltd, 29 Bradford St

Results Temporary And Placements, 94 Dunlop St W
 

Barrie Employment Agency Revenues - 2013

 Sales (All Sites)

Dorvict Resource & Consulting Centre Inc

(Dorvict Home & Health Care Serv) 

$       20,024,640.00

Is2 Staffing Services Inc

$      4,417,200.00

1529150 Ontario Inc (140 Dunlop St E Suite 206)

$       981,600.00

Turn Key Staffing Solutions Inc

$        9,816,000.00

Peoplesource Staffing Solutions Inc

$       4,319,040.00

K. A. S. Personnel Services Inc

$       1,963,200.00

Human Resource Capital Group Inc (Spherion Staffing Solutions)

$        21,719,031,480.00

Appleone Services Ltd

$        15,018,480.00

Toronto Personnel Inc (Winters Technical Staffing Service)

$         981,600.00

Labour Ready Temporary Services Ltd

$         1,389,530,000.00

Total Reported Sales 2013      $        23,166,083,240.00

(10 Of 48 Agencies Earned Over $23 Billion in Canada)

 

Sales (Indiv. Site) Barrie Revenues

Ultimate Staffing Solutions Inc

$         7,263,840.00

Certified Outsourcing Services

$          1,177,920.00

Truenorth Executive Search- Inc

$           1,079,760.00

(1570371 Ontario Inc) Phoenix Search Group- Barrie

$           500,616.00

Hire Quality Inc

$            500,616.00

Academy Placement Services Inc

$            500,616.00

Protocol Education (Canada) Limited

$            495,312.00

Workforce Personnel Inc

$            402,456.00

Ess Direct Inc

$            402,456.00

(2069305 Ontario Ltd) New Start Personnel & Training

$            311,488.00

Search Expedition Group

$            311,488.00

Westcott Thomas & Associates Limited

$             200,960.00

Lightspeed Human Capital Management Inc

$             196,320.00

Choices Career Consulting Inc

$             100,480.00

Select Personnel

$             98,160.00

Barrie Employment Resource

$             98,160.00

2013 Reported Sales (Barrie)   $       13,640,648.00

(16 of 48 agencies earned over $13 Million in Barrie)

The financial information provided on this page shows the reported revenues of 26 Barrie agencies whose sales figures were made public. 22 agencies did not post their 2013 revenues, and are therefore not included in this list.