BC HRMA Annual Spring Conference: Blue Skies, Grassroots

Event participants:

Chuck Harrison, Lorene Novakowski, Derek Knoechel, Nicola Sutton and Thora Sigurdson will be presenting "Changing Workforce Demographics: Labour & Employment Issues" at the BC HRMA Spring Conference.

Chuck Harrison will provide an overview of the key demographic trends and current government statistics and projections that indicate that labour supply and workforce demographic issues will increasingly be dominant issues facing human resource practitioners.

Lorene Novakowski's practice includes working closely with both start-up and established companies in the new and green economies to assist them through the employment contract, pay, benefits and other issues that come into play in their fight to attract and hold the best and the brightest.

Derek Knoechel will take the lead to address how the unions are responding, exploiting or failing to adapt to labour supply issues and the changing demographics of both the general work force and their membership.

Nicola Sutton brings her experience to address the issue of abolition of mandatory retirement.

Thora Sigurdson will bring insights gained through her practice involving immigration and foreign worker issues to this session.