Cooperation with the local community

During 2014, Candia Maris employed and trained 130 Cretan employees (99,23%), contributing in this way to their vocational training and lifelong learning. Moreover, thus, the hotel offered to local society 1.624.540,23  euros, in total.

In 2014 we continued incorporating key principles of local employment enhancing the social economy, the local dimension, the partnership, the Collaboration and the necessary approach from base to top, so we could provide high quality services as a local progressive group.

During the year, employees had the opportunity to attend educational seminars to enhance their existing knowledge and skills, or to develop new ones. Thereby, they attended seminars, such as fire training, performance appraisals training, NLP Business Practioner training, educational German learning seminar, as also CCNA RS and CISCO training.

In addition, Candia Maris employed students of various faculties and departments, thus enabling young professionals to gain the requisite experience, in order to start their successful career. Among the cooperating universities were OTEK/EPAS, IEK Aixmi and Hotelier. In that way, a total of fourteen (14) students carried out their internship in various departments of the hotel.

Finally, Candia Maris, respecting all the rules of labor and human rights, offered in addition to every employee free meals, uniforms, and pension benefits, as well as some additional services as incentives (wedding gift, special rates for friends & family, and “employee of the month” & “employee of the year” award).