Portland Metropolis Corridor is making an attempt to fill greater than 200 vacancies
The town of Portland is making an attempt to fill greater than 200 vacant positions, with most within the areas of legislation enforcement, rehab and public works.
Metropolis Supervisor Danielle West stated recruitment and retention of workers is a precedence and it’s mirrored within the finances.
West is making an attempt new methods to compete in a decent labor market. Submit-COVID, she is making jobs distant and providing versatile and various work schedules, which metropolis spokesperson Jessica Grondin stated is enticing to job seekers.
Growing salaries is one other tactic, with town boosting police wages by 14 % to maintain officers from going to different communities with higher pay. And signing bonuses of $1,500 ti $2,500 are connected to a number of openings.
Grondin stated town supervisor strived to extend wages whereas protecting the tax improve to six %.
“Clearly, as she talked about within the finances, she fought for wage will increase in order that we may be aggressive and preserve folks,” she stated.
Price-of-living changes for inflation {and professional} growth and management coaching are additionally within the combine. And Grondin stated town supervisor is making an effort to speak extra with workers and get their enter to maintain transferring town ahead.
This text seems via a media partnership with Maine Public.
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