TFWs Remain Viable Solution for BC’s Shrinking Trained Workforce

By Christian Codrington and Kelly Pollack The recent and regular exposure of abuses against workers we’ve been hearing about, primarily in lower skilled jobs, doesn’t...

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Alberta’s Demand for Workers is Affecting BC’s Labour Market

By Ken Peacock and Jock Finlayson Within Canada there are no restrictions on labour mobility.1 People move freely between provinces to find employment, to retire,...

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Living, Learning, Leading: HR Then and Now

By Nancy Painter Once there were clerks who figured out how much each employee got paid, and made sure they got their money. Picture poor...

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BC HRMA Announces 2014 Professional Award Recipients

On April 16, 2014, the BC Human Resources Management Association (BC HRMA) announced the recipients of its annual awards – the HR Professional of...

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Workplace Investigations: Where And Why They Fail

By Gareth Jones Workplace investigations can be about virtually anything — alleged harassment, grievance, inappropriate use of the Internet, company property or social media, theft,...

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Col. Chris Hadfield Phones Home: “Good Morning Earth”

By Jason McRobbie With those three words, Colonel Chris Hadfield began his Twitter feed and woke the world daily for over five months as the...

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Government Relations Roundtable Hits the Road

By Diane Taylor, CHRP It was a full house on Friday, March 14th in Surrey, where the BC HRMA Fraser Valley region hosted the first...

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Boomeranging Boomers: Older Workers Can Help Solve The Labour Shortage

By Alexandra Lopez-Pacheo For decades, the 9.6 million Canadians born between 1946 and 1965 have been the single largest demographic in Canada’s labour force. Now,...

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