Recent HHRPA News

A Look Ahead

As we reflect on 2008, it gives us great pleasure to proudly look back on the Association’s accomplishments and to the contributions that each of our Members have made to our success…it certainly has been a year filled with change and growth for the HHRPA!

From the outset of 2008, our focus has been on what matters most to our Members – addressing initiatives that will advance the HR profession, promote innovative hospitality strategies and enhance organizational performance. The rollout of our first ever HHRPA Resource Network Fair, the 2008 Conference in association with Cornell University and the recent Members/ Housekeepers meeting are just a few examples of initiatives that helped drive success in 2008.

As we look forward to 2009, we enter a year of economic uncertainty for our Industry yet we are very confident that with the strength of our Association, we can continue to work as a cohesive unit to better understand and address HR issues affecting Toronto’s hospitality industry. Please find some important notes of interest below:

2009 Membership Renewal

Please be advised that 2009 membership renewals are now due. Considering today’s economic landscape, you can look forward to a freeze on 2009 Membership dues, which remain at only $300.00 for Full Members, $150.00 for Associate Members and $250.00 for Affiliate Members. With membership representing more than 65 GTA hotels, companies and post-secondary institutions, members of the HHRPA have the opportunity to join valuable Association meetings, attend social and networking events, participate in the Annual HHRPA Conference, benefit from our improved Association website, and participate in the annual Job Chart salary survey.

February 2009 HHRPA Members Meetings

Thank you to all those who participated in our February Members Meeting, which focused on discussion and brainstorming around overcoming the challenges many of us are facing with WSIB, especially in this year of heightened cost-awareness given the current economic uncertainty in our industry. This interactive meeting included a panel of guests from WSIB, the OSSA and Hicks Morley LLP, and focused on WSIB-related topics such as improving the ESRTW process, medical notes and related documents, and understanding the employer’s duty to accommodate. We are happy to share the following presentation material that was distributed during this meeting:

2009 HHRPA Members Meetings

Please find below the tentative list of 2009 HHRPA Members Meeting dates so you can plan your schedules accordingly…we look forward to your attendance! Please connect with a member of the Board if you have a topic suggestion you would like to see discussed in 2009.

  • March 19, 2009 (north/east location)
  • April 15, 2009 (airport/west location)
  • May 20, 2009 (downtown location)
  • June 17, 2009 (Annual Full Members meeting, location TBD)
  • September 16, 2009 (north/east location)
  • October 15, 2009 (airport/west location)
  • November 19, 2009 (downtown location)

Daily Bread Food Bank

In consideration of today’s economic landscape, the decision was made to not hold our usual year-end social event in January 2009. Instead, we were please to support our community by making a monetary donation on behalf of the HHRPA to the Daily Bread Food Bank, which enables Daily Bread to purchase and deliver food to those in need.