Investing In People Key to Growth: Canada Lags in Non-formal Learning

By Christian Codrington, CHRP The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development broadly defines non-formal education as an “organized and sustained educational activity” that can “take...

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Human Resources: In Pursuit of Professional Balance

By Christian Codrington, CHRP When does a job, move from the status of an occupation to that of a profession and what are some of...

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Self-Regulating the HR Profession in BC

By Christian Codrington, CHRP I was fortunate that my first job out of university was in my chosen field of education. After studying organizational behaviour,...

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HRMA Government Relations Roundtables Extend to the Interior

HRMA held its first Government Relations Roundtable in the BC Interior on December 9. Held at Manteo Resort in Kelowna, the roundtable featured Hon....

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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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Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Big Data and the Human Touch

By Christian Codrington, CHRP To be a ‘fly on the wall’ listening to an argument between two individuals can be an insightful peek into the...

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Should HR Handle the Screening?

By Erin Breden Hiring the right person is critical, but what role should HR play in finding the perfect candidate — particularly during the early...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

When Mick Jones of The Clash belted out this line in the 1991 punk classic, the state of employee morale was not his inspiration....

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