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SUMMARY:Business Continuity – Human Resource Planning
DESCRIPTION:The staffing challenges from the Omicron variant have been widely reported\, with up to 1/3 of the workforce potentially becoming sick and unable to work.  But even after Omicron subsides\, business continuity risks   of all types   will continue.\n\n\n\nHuman resource planning is an excellent way to mitigate the risk to your business and maintain business continuity at the highest levels possible\, despite challenges such as the Omicron surge.  Done well\, it should also help strengthen your organization in good times!\n\n \n\nJoin Kevin Woolliams\, Managing Director at HR West and Jeff Novinger\, President of PBF Pita Bread Factory for a practical and interactive session that explores approaches to identifying risks and then making plans   with your employees   to eliminate or reduce those risks so your business can thrive even when the unexpected happens.\n\n\n\nEvent Details:\n\nDate:  Thursday\, January 20\n\nTime: 10:00am - 11:00am\n\nVenue: Zoom Webinar\n\nCost: Free for BBOT members\n\nRegister:  Click here to sign up online or call 604 412 0100 or email us to sign up  \n\n \n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\n \n\nKevin Woolliams is the founder of HR West. He is regarded as a leader in human resources and labour relations with more than twenty six years of senior level experience. Kevin has tackled HR problems from the smallest (two employee start-ups) to the largest (Fortune 500) firms across Western Canada in a range of industries (manufacturing\, hospitality\, retail\, distribution\, pharmaceutical\, education\, social services\, petro-chemical\, mining\, trades\, transportation and more).\n\n Kevin works effectively with employees\, supervisors\, managers\, executives and ownership to integrate human resources solutions into broader business needs and driving solution-based human resource/labour relations strategies to build individual and organizational cultural change that focus on business priorities.\n\n\n\nJeff Novinger is the President of PBF Pita Bread Factory.  PBF is based in Burnaby and thanks to the dedication of its 250+ employees makes amazing BC produced bakery products that are sold across North America  Jeff is the Vice-Chair of BC Food and Beverage and has worked across Western Canada for a variety of large food and beverage processors.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is delivered as part of our Centre for Burnaby Business Resilience which is supported by the following partners:\n\nPlatinum Sponsors:\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			 \n			\n			 \n			\n		\n	\n\nGold Sponsors:\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			 \n			\n		\n	\n\nSilver Sponsors:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img alt="" height="203" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/hrplanbanner1.png" style="width: 400px\; height: 203px\;" width="400" /><br />\n<br />\nThe staffing challenges from the Omicron variant have been widely reported\, with up to 1/3 of the workforce potentially becoming sick and unable to work.&nbsp\; But even after Omicron subsides\, business continuity risks &ndash\; of all types &ndash\; will continue.<br />\n<br />\nHuman resource planning is an excellent way to mitigate the risk to your business and maintain business continuity at the highest levels possible\, despite challenges such as the Omicron surge.&nbsp\; Done well\, it should also help strengthen your organization in good times!<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nJoin <em>Kevin Woolliams</em>\, Managing Director at HR West and <em>Jeff Novinger</em>\, President of PBF Pita Bread Factory<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> </span></span>for a practical and interactive session that explores approaches to identifying risks and then making plans &ndash\; with your employees &ndash\; to eliminate or reduce those risks so your business can thrive even when the unexpected happens.<br />\n<br />\n<u><strong>Event Details:</strong></u><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 111\, 111)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;" />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">Date</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">:&nbsp\; Thursday\, January 20</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 111\, 111)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">Time</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">: 10:00am - 11:00am</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 111\, 111)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">Venue</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">: Zoom Webinar</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 111\, 111)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">Cost</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">: Free for BBOT members</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 111\, 111)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">Register</span><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">:&nbsp\;<a href="http://burnabyboardoftrade.chambermaster.com/events/register/3464">&nbsp\;</a></span></span><a href="http://burnabyboardoftrade.chambermaster.com/events/register/3464"><span style="color:#0000FF\;">Click here to sign up online</span></a><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;or call 604 412 0100 or&nbsp\;</span></span><a href="mailto:admin@bbot.ca" style="text-decoration-line: none\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(120\, 162\, 47)\; box-sizing: border-box\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><span style="color:#0000FF\;">email us</span><span style="color:#000000\;"> to sign up</span></a><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span>&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<u>About the Speakers:</u><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em>Kevin Woolliams</em></strong> is the founder of HR West. He is regarded as a leader in human resources and labour relations with more than twenty six years of senior level experience. Kevin has tackled HR problems from the smallest (two employee start-ups) to the largest (Fortune 500) firms across Western Canada in a range of industries (manufacturing\, hospitality\, retail\, distribution\, pharmaceutical\, education\, social services\, petro-chemical\, mining\, trades\, transportation and more).<br />\n&nbsp\;Kevin works effectively with employees\, supervisors\, managers\, executives and ownership to integrate human resources solutions into broader business needs and driving solution-based human resource/labour relations strategies to build individual and organizational cultural change that focus on business priorities.<br />\n<br />\n<strong><em>Jeff Novinger</em></strong> is the President of PBF Pita Bread Factory.&nbsp\; PBF is based in Burnaby and thanks to the dedication of its 250+ employees makes amazing BC produced bakery products that are sold across North America&nbsp\; Jeff is the Vice-Chair of BC Food and Beverage and has worked across Western Canada for a variety of large food and beverage processors.</p>\n\n<p><br />\n<br />\n<em>This event is delivered as part of our Centre for Burnaby Business Resilience which is supported by the following partners:</em></p>\n\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><span style="font-size: 8pt\;">Platinum Sponsors:</span></span></p>\n\n<table style="width: 590px\; height: 104px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width: 210px\;"><a href="https://www.sfu.ca/"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-16764" height="50" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/SFU_horizontal_logo_rgb.png" width="210" /></a></td>\n			<td style="width: 5px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="width: 150px\;"><a href="https://www.bcit.ca/business-media/"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-16300 " height="117" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/bcit_cmyk_business_media_cmyk-2.png" width="82" /></a></td>\n			<td style="width: 5px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="width: 170px\;"><a href="https://www.douglascollege.ca/"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-13332" height="82" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/Douglas-bottom-under.png" width="155" /></a></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><span style="font-size: 8pt\;">Gold Sponsors:</span></span>\n\n<table style="width: 493px\; height: 104px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width: 157.6px\;"><a href="https://www.ea.com/en-ca"><img alt="Electronic Arts" class="aligncenter wp-image-15921" height="22" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/ElectronicArts_Coral_RGB.png" width="180" /></a></td>\n			<td style="width: 25px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="width: 157.6px\;"><a href="https://www.tdcommercialbanking.com/home/index.jsp"><img alt="TD Canada Trust" class="aligncenter wp-image-16712" height="67" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/TD_Canada_Trust_logo.png" width="75" /></a></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n<span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><span style="font-size: 8pt\;">Silver Sponsors:</span></span>\n\n<table style="width: 417px\; height: 200px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr style="height: 91px\;">\n			<td style="width: 197.778px\; height: 91px\;"><a href="https://www.fortisbc.com/"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-12668" height="92" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/FortisBC-Tag-Stackedl-C-CMYK.jpg" width="180" /></a></td>\n			<td style="width: 204px\; height: 91px\;"><a href="https://www.hemlock.com/"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-7637" height="43" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/Hemlock_Logoat150px.jpg" width="140" /></a></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width: 197.778px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="width: 204px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="height: 109px\;">\n			<td style="width: 197.778px\; height: 109px\;"><a href="https://www.portvancouver.com/" rel="attachment wp-att-17663"><img alt="" class="wp-image-17663 alignleft" height="82" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/Logo-Lockup-Vertical-Full-colour-1-700x354.png" width="162" /></a> &nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="width: 204px\; height: 109px\;"><a href="https://www.pac.bluecross.ca/"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-14718" height="28" src="http://bbot.ca/wp-content/uploads/PBC_RGB.20151000px-1.png" width="178" /></a></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp\;
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