44 BCBUSINESS FEBRUARY 2020
a stitch
in time
2020
HR
REPORT
As businesses throughout
the province know, good
people are hard to find—and
to keep. With talent in short
supply, companies and entire
industries must adjust to the
new reality. Over the next
few pages, we check in with
the apparel sector, which is
taking a strategic approach
to producing and attracting
the workers of the future.
We also chat with a tech firm
that puts itself out there to
get the right employees. Plus:
a headhunter offers tips for
keeping your team on-board
and engaged
b y F E L I C I T Y S T O N E
a n d N AT H A N C A D D E L L
THE B.C. APPAREL
INDUSTRY FACES A
SERIOUS SHORTAGE
OF WORKERS. IT
ALSO HAS A PLAN
TO CHANGE THAT
