NO PROTECTION TO CANADIAN EMPLOYER OF LIVE-IN-CAREGIVERS

[kannara]

After waiting for nearly 1 year, the selected Live in caregiver to help a disabled person is quitting within 4 months as some one else has enticed her with a better offer. A canadian citizen who has worked and paid taxes for 40 years is being left to fend for himself, All the rules in the LMO/ Permit seem to favour the new prospective immigrant without any regard for the employer. Breaking the contract seems so simple that agencies are encouraging them to do it. Hiring a locally available caregiver is very expensive as they do not want to stay for long
Hope the Government of Canada tightens the rules so that it is not at least disadvantageous to the resident of 40 years so as to benefit a caregiver from another country.

 

[on-hold]

Employees have the right to quit -- did you think you were hiring a servant, or a slave?

 

[kannara]

Paying several times more money than what the person was earning outside Canada and all as per Canadian rules regarding working times and rates all as clearly specified by Canadian Government cannot be termed as "Slave driving'.
This LMO process is being used by a few to bypass the Canadian immigration system , allowing entry into Canada through the backdoor at the cost of Canadians .
Why enter into a clearly defined detailed contract when it can be broken unilaterally by the caregiver? This process will be stopped because of few greedy agencies making a quick buck

 

[on-hold]

All employment contracts can be broken unilaterally by the employee -- an employee who can't leave is a slave. Paying them several times more than what they were earning outside the country is irrelevant; also, the Canadian government doesn't set their wage, it sets the lower boundary of their wage. If someone pays them more than you, that is likely a significant amount of money for them, and they should be free to accept it; or, if they find that work more conducive, they should be free to take it. Caregiving is clearly a valuable skill in Canada, as seen by the expensive local wages -- your former employee is taking advantage of their personal qualifications.

As for whether it is a back-door or not, that's irrelevant -- people who are given caregiver visas to work are following CIC's rules, and if those rules let them change jobs, that's fine. Your confusing the responsibility of the individual, with the responsibility of the government, with your own responsibilities.