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FEATURE says, adding that HR has to contend with the immigration and accounting issues from these different countries. 355137_RobertHalf.indd 1 Glebe Chambers 707 Bank Street Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3V1 Telephone: (613) 563-7660 Facsimile: (613) 563-8001 The sky’s the limit Just how big can this industry get? Donald McInnes, president and CEO of Plutonic Power Corporation in Vancouver, thinks we’re only just scratching the surface, depending on how you define green technology. “It’s a continuum,” he says. “General Electric, for example, has invested a ton of money in figuring out how to build better jet and train engines. If they can cut the emissions by 25 per cent or make it more efficient, is that green? Green really just means doing more with less.” Plutonic is a green power generation company with plans to lead in the development of utility-scale hydro electric. Instead of flooding large areas of land, Plutonic 11/22/07 4:24:09 PM diverts the water from rivers. The company went from four employees to 25 in two years and expects to add another 20 professional and support staff as it fulfills its contract to build a power plant for BC LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Hydro by 2010. LAW‘S BEST PRACTICE McInnes says it’s rare these days Profiled in the Ottawa Business Journal to find employees who will give up and Canadian Lawyer as Ottawa’s top large pay packets just to join the labour and employment law firm. industry. “We have had a few people apply because they are dying to ■ occupational health and safety work for a company doing its part ■ workplace safety and insurance for climate change, but generally ■ privacy compliance speaking it’s an employees’ mar■ labour arbitration ket in Vancouver and Calgary,” he ■ wrongful dismissal says. “There is huge demand by all ■ labour board proceedings employers for staff in the finance ■ collective bargaining ■ employment standards and engineering fields, which is ■ employment contracts creating tremendous upward pres■ human rights sure on the cost of getting those ■ workplace policies kinds of people and retaining ■ pay equity them.” For the other Green 15 companies www.emondharnden.com visit HRThoughtLeader.com. Services dans les deux langues officielles Eve Lazarus is a Vancouver-based freelance writer. 11/19/07 10:20:29 PM Februa y 354707_Edmond.indd r 1 / M a r c h 44 2008 HR P R OF E S S I ON A L http://accountemps.com http://www.emondharnden.com http://www.HRThoughtLeader.com

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HR Professional - February/March 2008 Contents Editor's Letter Contributors Leadership Matters Boards By the Numbers Did You Know Sustainability Education News: E-Recycling Communications News: HR Study FYI Ethics World Watch News: Legislation Legal Compensation Focus Strategy The Colour of Money Sustainable Skills From Brown to Green HR Trends: From Winners to Also-Rans Branding Human Capital HR 101 Interview with David Suzuki Off the Shelf The Last Word

HR Professional - February/March 2008

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