HR Workshop Series
Event Description:
HR Solutions: Help for Small Business
We get it. You are a small business without a big HR department. You are doing your best to manage your staff but ‘Human Resources Manager’ is one of many hats you wear on a daily basis.
Whether you have 5 employees or 500, your HR strategy is key to running a successful business. But, how do you stay on top of the ever changing HR trends?
Help is here! Join us at the HUBSPACE, for a concentrated half day workshop containing three sessions specific to your small business needs. By lunch time, you will leave with practical tips and tricks you can put in place right away, that will help you manage your HR needs in the office.
The Future of Talent/HR - the World of Work is Changing
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.What is your organization doing to attract, develop and retain tomorrow’s employees today? Never before have we seen a shift in the workplace as large as the one we’ll experience in the next few years, specifically around social media, demographics and globalization. Everything we know about our business is shifting and we must evolve, think differently, and be proactive to not only survive, but thrive in an ever-changing environment. The world of work is changing…are you ready?
Kara Biles, CHRP, RPR
Kara is a Certified Human Resources Professional with significant HR experience in unionized and non-unionized environments, in both the public and private sectors. She is an experienced talent strategist and leader in providing HR expertise, strategy, and advice. She approaches situations in a consultative, people-oriented manner with a focus on achieving business results. In addition to her role as Manager, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning with Canfor, she instructs part-time in the HR programs at both UNBC and CNC, is a Director with the Chamber of Commerce, Vice-President on the Board of Trustees with the Two Rivers Gallery and Past Chair of the Northern Advisory Council of the HR Management Association.Engaging Generations in the Workplace
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.Never before have we seen so many generations in the workforce at one time: Boomers, Gen X and Millennials are all congregating around the same water cooler. Learn how workplace attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours are impacted by the era we grew up in. Gain insight on how adjusting our choices and attitudes toward different generations can lead to a strengthened organization. HR Consultant Shirly Desjardin will provide tips and practical techniques on how to communicate with the various generations in the workplace to help bridge the gaps.
Shirley Desjardins
Shirley Desjardins is the owner and operator of HRPG Consulting. Shirley has over 30 years of professional HR experience, 15 of which have been in leadership roles. Shirley is a certified senior Human Resources Generalist with in-depth knowledge and experience in all disciplines of human resource management. After 30 years providing services to public sector clients, Shirley’s passion has always been to extend her knowledge and experience to the private sector and provide global, expert, accountable and measurable HR consultancy, advice, services and practices that ensure the ongoing and exceptional performance of northern BC businesses and the communities they serve.Accessing Alternative Labour Markets
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Are you struggling to fill your workforce? Are traditional recruitment efforts coming up short? Has your workplace considered ways you could access alternative labour markets?
In this one hour session, AiMHi and PGNAETA will share various resources to help you access skilled labour pools that are often overlooked.
Diverse-Ability and the Workplace
Join us as Employment Training Specialist, Joanna Sheppard, shares how AiMHi's Infinite Employment Solutions program can help match businesses with people with varying skills. The program staff provide support to both the business and the employee ensuring the best possible experience for everyone involved. Infinite Employment Solutions believes that all people have the right to contribute to their community by having meaningful and gainful employment.
Joanna Sheppard
Joanna Sheppard has been an Employment Training Specialist at Infinite Employment Solutions at AiMHi for the past 6 years.
Connecting Business to Skilled Aboriginal Citizens
Join Tamara Gregg, Industry Connector Coordinator at the Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment & Training Association (PGNAETA), as she discusses the Industry Connector Program. This new initiative, launched in November 2014, helps to engage business, union, and industry with skilled Aboriginal citizens to help overcome the potential critical labour market shortage. Learn how PGNAETA can help you today! 
Tamara Gregg
Tamara is the Industry Connector Coordinator at PGNAETA.
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