Workplace Diversity: Small Business In Canada And India

Workplace Diversity -1001

Title: Cultural Research Project Prepared By: Kiranpal Mann Student No: c0645417 Date: 1st April, 2016

Professor: Rebecca Mitchell

Comparison Report:
This report on the comparison of a Canadian small business with a similar Indian local business is based on the brief company information, comparison of particular business practices, and the business strategies variations of two small businesses. Sitara Sarnia Restaurant is the small business selected to compare

The huge differences in the pay scale of both countries, the average hourly rate in Canada is from $15-$20, whereas in India is only INR 200 to INR 300 per hour in small restaurants i.e. equivalent to only CAD $4 -$6 per hour (Pay scale Canada 2016).
Also, according to Euromonitor (2015), consumers in Canada prefer to eat outside in traditional and continental small restaurants but often prefer the international cuisine especially South Asian Indian Restaurants. In India, the small restaurants target routine low profile working class consumers, students, and tourists. Prasad has ranked 389 out of 11,570 restaurants in Delhi; therefore, it is one of the highly preferred South India restaurants (Trip advisor 2015). On the other hand, Sarnia has also become a centre of economic and education activities as a modern in Canada. The importance of Sitara restaurant is high as it not only caters the Indian community but also serve the centre office locations of London Street, received more attention from tourists and the business

Manjit Singh Brar is a middle-aged person (around 55 years old) and restaurant manager for more than 5 years. The location pg the Sitara restaurant is 1308 London Rd, Sarnia, Ontario. There are no fixed timings of the manager at the restaurant as he is responsible for all store affairs. The interview was agreed for quite a while but it was not possible on weekdays and on lunch or dinner timings due to extremely busy schedule. He had confirmed the appointment for Sunday, March 6,2016 at around 4 pm, as it was relaxation time after busy Sunday lunch Buffet. Mr. Manjit has more than 15 years experience in hospitality industry and has worked in leading restaurants before Sitara. He knows the retail sector in small restaurant industry quite well and is famous for entertaining customers delightfully.
1. Do you have part time or full-time workers?
Both, the Chefs and admin are the full-time permanent workers, the other are contractual hourly-based workers.
2. What is the average pay range of your kitchen and admin staff?
We are paying $4k per month to our head chef and $2k per month to assistants in the kitchen. The pay scale of admin staff varies from $1.5k to $3k per month.
3. The average daily working hours in your restaurant?
On average, 8 hours shifts are managed in three shifts per day. Full-time staff serves the full shift, whereas contractual workers have various hours serving, depends on mutual needs of workers and restaurant.
4. The average age group of workers in your