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The Next Generation at Work: What Employers Need to Know to Recruit, Engage, and Retain Young Talent

FREE Employer Lunch & Learn | Wednesday, March 18

Today’s emerging workforce is bringing new expectations, new skills, and new perspectives into the workplace. Employers who understand what motivates young workers and how to create environments where they can succeed - are better positioned to attract, engage, and retain the next generation of talent.

This FREE Employer Lunch & Learn explores what drives today’s young workforce and provides practical strategies employers can use to strengthen recruitment, support employee engagement, and build youth-ready workplaces.

Session details:

  • Wednesday, March 18

  • 12:00–1:30 PM

  • 80 Glenwood Drive, Truro

  • Lunch provided

This session is ideal for employers, managers, and HR professionals seeking practical, people-centered approaches to workplace culture.

Spaces are limited! Register here to reserve your seat.

For more information, contact erinb@futureworx.ca

Looking for reliable, work-ready employees?

Connex: Breaking Barriers is an employer partnership for inclusive hiring.

Connex: Breaking Barriers is a targeted employer partnership initiative designed to help businesses address labour shortages while advancing inclusive hiring practices. Built in collaboration with a Community Steering Committee, this program connects businesses with motivated, work-ready individuals who are rebuilding their careers after incarceration or living with the stigma of a criminal record.

Breaking Barriers facilitates direct connections between participants and inclusive employers through a guided job search process, helping reduce hiring barriers and support informed, sustainable employment outcomes. This initiative offers employers the opportunity to access prepared talent, reduce hiring risk, and play a meaningful role in strengthening communities through employment.

Breaking barriers. Building futures. Turning potential into possibility.

Breaking Barriers is more than a placement program - it is a supported partnership that helps employers recruit, onboard, and retain motivated workers while contributing to long-term workforce stability. Where second chances become career pathways.

Be Part of a More Inclusive Workforce

Breaking Barriers offers employers the chance to meet real workforce needs while helping individuals rebuild confidence, stability, and long-term careers. By partnering with Connex: Breaking Barriers, you’re not just filling roles — you’re helping build a labour market where opportunity, accountability, and inclusion work together.

By participating in Connex: Breaking Barriers, employers will:

  • Access a pipeline of job-ready candidates who have completed pre-employment training and certifications

  • Receive ongoing support from the Connex team before, during, and after placements

  • Reduce recruitment and onboarding pressures

  • Strengthen retention through supported, confidence-building work experiences

  • Demonstrate leadership in inclusive, community-focused hiring

  • Have access to, and support applying for wage subsidies

Become an Inclusive Employer Today!

By participating, employers help reduce stigma, support reintegration, and contribute to safer, stronger local communities. Download more information here.

For more information, or to register - contact Ann Boyd: annb@futureworx.ca or by calling 902-233-1059.

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