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Best Dealerships To Work For
HGregoire Kia Vaudreuil
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.
lDealership group: HGregoire
lGeneral manager: Gabriel Di Nardo
lNumber of employees: 27
General Manager Gabriel Di Nardo on creating an inclusive
workplace culture: As our dealerships are located in
multicultural cities, we hire from the community we are
in. We hire anyone who fits the description, regardless of
age, sex, ethnicity, etc.
Di Nardo on training management and prospective management:
We make them shadow current managers, have
them work at other dealers within the group and test
them in different situations. This way, we make sure they
are prepared for the work they will have to perform.
HGregoire Kia Vaudreuil hires employees from the community to ensure a culturally diverse staff.
PHOTO: HGREGOIRE KIA VAUDREUIL
Lally Southpoint Ford
Leamington, Ont.
lDealership group: Lally Auto Group
lPresident: Adam Lally
lNumber of employees: 35
Lally Group President Adam Lally on providing
work-life balance to employees: We currently
do not offer work-from-home options. We
encourage managers to be flexible and reasonable.
We're all here to support each other, and
professional growth can't come at the expense
of your home life.
Community service is a priority at Bruce Honda, which raised
funds this year for the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation. Left to
right: Mary Surette of Yarmouth Hospital; Derek Boudreau, Bruce
Chrysler general manager; Rick Millner, Bruce Honda general
manager; and Heather Fleck of Yarmouth Hospital.
PHOTO: BRUCE HONDA
Bruce Honda
Yarmouth, N.S.
lDealership group: Bruce Automotive Group
lPresident: Justin Barker
lNumber of employees: 27
General Manager Rick Millner on departments/positions facing the biggest
hiring/retention challenges: We are finding that sales staff seems
to be the most challenging to hire and retain.
Millner on best practices for improving hiring and retention: We are trying
to keep consistent training in place to help our people succeed.
Millner on accommodating work-life balance for employees: We always
try to work hard to make sure when someone has an appointment that
we can accommodate as best as possible. We provide every new hire
two weeks of vacation and encourage them to take at least one full
consecutive week every year. We have shortened our Saturday schedule
as well to make sure staff gets the most out of their weekend.
Volvo Cars Waterloo
Waterloo, Ont.
lDealership group: Policaro Group
lGeneral manager: Chris Silveira
lNumber of employees: 26
Marcin Freyberg, vice-president, human
resources & IT, on departments/positions
facing the biggest hiring/retention challenges:
We actually don't have a challenge
in recruitment, as across the group we fill
positions on average within three weeks.
Some of the more challenging positions
to fill are usually in our corporate division,
which require unique and specialized
skills sets.
Employees at Volvo Cars Waterloo participate in
the Tree Planting Experience, which is among
the charities and organizations supported by the
dealership. PHOTO: VOLVO CARS WATERLOO
Freyberg on best practices for improving hiring and
retention: The key factors in attracting and, more
importantly, keeping employees are reputation and
culture. Our reputation in the industry is excellent.
We ensure fair treatment for everyone and maintain
transparency in our communications.
Lally on volunteer/charitable work performed
by employees: We're proud to support many
local and youth sports teams. This year our
Summer Patrol crew was out at summer
events in the community with games and
treats for kids.
Lally Auto Group's Summer Patrol crew set
up its Kidz Zone activities at Art in the Park
in Leamington, Ont., this summer. Lally
Southpoint Ford service shuttle driver Blake
Hunter and his grandson take part.
PHOTO: LALLY SOUTHPOINT FORD
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