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Govt wants Westin to hire 70-80% from local market
by The Daily Herald
Posted: Mar 9, 2006 15:44 UTC
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PHILIPSBURG - The Executive Council wants Westin Resort, scheduled to be opened in St. Maarten at the end of this year, to hire seventy to eighty per cent of its employees from the local market. Employment for some 250 persons at all levels within the establishment is expected to be created when the property opens its doors, Labour Commissioner Louie Laveist told reporters on Wednesday.
Commissioners Laveist, Sarah Wescot-Williams and Roy Marlin, representatives of University of St. Martin (USM) and representatives of the Departments of Labour and Education met with General Manager of Westin Resort, Grand Cayman Dan Szydlowski and Director of Food and Beverage Marcus Repp on Tuesday about employment opportunities at the resort.
A press release issued by the Government Information Service (GIS) yesterday quoted the Westin officials as saying the establishment placed a lot of emphasis on training of staff irrespective of their skills. GIS said Westin officials would be looking for persons who possess positive attitudes, team spirit, willing to work flexible hours and willing to learn, among other attributes, to join the Westin family.
The officials were also quoted as saying they wanted to maintain the quality service for which the hotel chain is noted throughout the world.
Laveist said during Wednesday’s Executive Council press briefing that a job fair would be held some time after Carnival to give unemployed persons and school leavers who don’t have plans to immediately pursue tertiary education an opportunity to seek employment at the resort.
He said that while Westin would want to retain certain “high level management” positions, government wanted most of the hiring to be done from the local market.
He said a list of the openings within the company would be made available for those interested. “I will leave no stone unturned in seeking ways for the people of St. Maarten to participate in the economic boom,” said Laveist.
He said he would travel to Grand Cayman on Wednesday, March 22, to discuss a training programme for potential Westin employees and to get ideas about improving public transportation in St. Maarten.
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