Skills Shortages: A Paradox Resolved (In Principle)

By Amelia Chan, CHRP In turning our focus to the future, it is interesting how often the past provides resolution to present challenges. The ever-looming paradox...

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A Sampling of ‘Supply’ Side Myths

By Amelia Chan, CHRP This piece supplements Skills Shortages: A Paradox Resolved (In Principle). Read the full article now. The “supply” of qualified, motivated and suitable...

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The Age of Uncertainty: No Horizon Line for Retirement

By Graeme McFarlane As the baby boomers age, the make up of the Canadian workforce is changing.  Economic uncertainties combined with longer life spans have...

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Income Disparity Deepens Divide

By Jock Finlayson The past year witnessed considerable public and media interest in the issue of inequality, as evidenced by the emergence of the “Occupy...

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HR’s Guiding Hand is Yours: Shaping Tomorrow Together

By Maureen Campbell For the most part people live pretty routine lives – going to work, raising families, enjoying life, and through it all, many...

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That Was Then, This is HR: An Evolution of Opportunity

By Neil McEachern, CHRP Candidate One can safely state that in recent years there has been a large expansion of practitioners joining the field of...

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Rethinking Workplace Wellness in a Results-Oriented World

By Antonio Zivanovic While it is well known that health and productivity are definitively linked, wellness programs are a tough sell in tough times.  Fortunately,...

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BC HRMA: The Voice(s) of HR

By Jason McRobbie “It’s all about becoming a new business partner,” said BC HRMA’s CEO Simon Evans. “If I go back 20 or 30 years,...

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