The Wynford Group

Current trends and projections for Western Canada and the Canadian market place from the Wynford Group’s Canadian Salary Surveys.
How to use salary information to leverage your human capital.
What can you do in this uncertain environment?

Date: December 3, 2008

Time: 5:00 pm

Where: Royal Glenora Club - 11160 River Valley Road

Event Information: www.cipsedmonton.com

	Breakfast Seminar
Attraction & Retention Strategies using Total Rewards October 23rd, 2008 - Delta Vancouver Suites 550 West Hastings Street Registration & Networking 7:30am-8:00am, Event 8:00am-10:30am $30 (non-members) $25 (BCHRMA Members)

Compensation & Reward Strategies to Increase Attraction and Retention	Using Retirement Plans to Retain Mature Workers
Gail Evans, The Wynford Group	Chris Forman, Granville West Group
Understand and use Compensation, economic trends & projections for BC, Western Canada and the Canadian marketplace from The Wynford Group's National Canadian Compensation Surveys. Find out the latest tactics to attract and retain employees that will work for your organization.	Capital Accumulation Plans: What are they? How to use them effectively. Building flexibility into retirement plans for different age groups. What information do you need to provide to employees in the current turbulent environment?
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The Human Resources Institute of Alberta
&
The Wynford Group

Present:

COMPENSATION UPDATE
&
MARKET TRENDS 2008

Calgary - Tuesday, October 21^st, 2008

Time:
Registration - 7:30-8:00am Speakers - 8:00-10:30am
Location:
The Westin Hotel: 320 - 4th Ave. SW, Calgary
Cost:
HRIA Members: $45.+GST Non-Members: $60.+GST

Edmonton - Thursday, October 16^th, 2008

Time:
Registration - 7:30-8:00am Speakers - 8:00-10:30am
Location:
Alberta Research Council: 250 Karl Clark Road, Edmonton

Cost:
HRIA Members: $45.+GST Non-Members: $60.+GST

Calgary Registration (please click here)

Edmonton Registration (please click here)

PLEASE NOTE: this event is eligible for 4.5 recertification credits

towards your CHRP designation renewal

Compensation: Is the Labour Market still Hot?
Gail Evans, The Wynford Group
Current economic and compensation trends for the Alberta and Canadian marketplace from the Canadian Compensation Surveys. Projections for 2008. What are the latest in total reward strategies?
Older Worker Retention Strategies - A Health Check
Daryl Johnson, Johnson & Associates
Older, graying, mature, or "seasoned" workers have been targeted as a key source of talent to meet current and emerging attraction and retention challenges. The session will focus on:
Recent studies portraying the business environment from the "older workers" perspective. How to overcome barriers that continue to exist for the employment of older workers. Highlights of best practices research findings for recruiting, retraining and retaining older workers.
Please RSVP by:	October 16^th - Calgary October 10th - Edmonton
Calgary Registration (please click here) Edmonton Registration (please click here)
For more information please contact sbarton@hria.ca or wynford@wynfordgroup.com Continental breakfast provided
Space for these events is limited and will fill fast!

Containing the Effects of
Turnover and Retirement
at Your Organization

May 21 - 22, 2008
Edmonton, Alberta

Leveraging your Compensation and Benefits Policy to Maximize Retention
11:00 - Thursday, May 22, 2008

Presented by:
Gail Evans, President, The Wynford Group and
Brent Gordon, Human Resources Manager, Midwest Surveys Inc.

While salary and other monetary compensation will always be important, employees are increasingly concerned with other benefits as well. Developing creative compensation and benefits packages is a good way to convince employees that the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side.

Soliciting the views of your workforce about what is most important to them and what they would like to see
Understanding the importance of work/life balance to employees
Taking into account the different needs of a diverse workforce
Offering benefits that help employees balance family and career
Are ‘flex-benefits’ an option for your organization?

Registration: (click here)

For more information: (click here)

BowesHR, The Wynford Group, BowesBenefits, and IBEX Payroll

are pleased to present

Compensation Reward Strategies to Increase Attraction & Retention

May 6 - The Manitoba Club, 194 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB.

Registration & Breakfast 7:45am - 8:15am,
Presentations 8:15am - 10:00am

$30 (+GST)

Presented by:
Gail Evans, President, The Wynford Group

· Current economic and compensation trends for Manitoba and the Western Canadian marketplace from The Wynford Group's Canadian IAT Salary Surveys.

· What are the latest Total Reward Strategies that will work in the "Resurgent Prairie Economy"?

Engage! - Create a High Performance, High Retention Culture

Presented by:
Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd, IBEX, a payroll outsourcing, employee management and human resources software company consistently recognized as one of Manitoba's fastest growing businesses.

· Newspapers and magazine articles scream out about the current labour shortage. Many companies are aggressively increasing wages and improving benefits in an effort to attract new employees. In this session, Darryl Stewart will explain why these tactics are not the whole solution and will share some of his experiences and strategies in developing a high performance culture that can be applied in today's challenging labour market.

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Special Information Session

The Wynford Group's New Public Sector Survey

May 6 - The Manitoba Club, 194 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB.

Networking 10:00am - 10:30am
Public Sector Information Session 10:30am

There is No Charge for this Session

· The Wynford Group is launching a new comprehensive salary survey across all major public sector organizations.

· Focus on Western Canada's competitive labour market.

· Over 85 positions including:

· Executive and Management (over 30 positions)

· Professional

· Facilities and Trades

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Compensation Reward Strategies to Increase Attraction & Retention

April 2nd - Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BC

Registration & Networking 7:30am - 8:00am, Event 8:00am - 9:30am
$25 (Non-members) $20 (BCHRMA Members)

Gail Evans, President

Graeme Doak, Session Chair

· Current economic and compensation trends for BC and the Western Canadian marketplace from The Wynford Group's Canadian IAT Salary Surveys.

· What are the projections for 2008 and beyond?

· What are the latest Total Reward Strategies that will work in the "Olympic" economy?

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Special Information Session

The Wynford Group's New Public Sector Survey

April 2nd - Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BC

Networking 9:30am - 10:00am, Event 10:00am - 11:00am
There is No Charge for this Session

· The Wynford Group is launching a new comprehensive salary survey across all major public sector organizations.

· Focus on BC and Western Canada's competitive labour market.

· Over 85 positions including:

· Executive and Management (over 30 positions)

· Professional

· Facilities and Trades

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Federated Press

Presents:

HR METRICS

Does your HR Measure Up?

Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver (645 Howe Street, Vancouver)

April 9 & 10, 2008

April 9th, 2008

Presented by: Gail Evans, The Wynford Group

HUMAN CAPITAL ANALYTICS: MEASURING THE IMPACT OF HR STRATEGIES

In this session, participants will gain understanding of how to use the key HR metrics associated with assessing and increasing Human Capital productivity and engagement to become industry leaders. Topics covered include:

A diagnostic process using Human Capital Metrics to determine HR strategies that drive business value and performance in your organization.
Key HR Metrics from the recent Canadian Human Capital Benchmarking Survey
Benchmarking your organization against industry best practices
Interpretation of results to determine the most critical HR strategies to increase the Return on Investment of your Human Capital in your organization
Case study: How companies have used this information to gain support for critical HR programs.
Metric-based strategies that will increase productivity and engagement in your organization.

Registration: Phone (403) 539-4389 - Calgary

PDF HR Metrics Brochure: (click here)

http://www.federatedpress.com

is pleased to present

in Regina
on March 19, 2008

Compensation & Reward Strategies to Increase Attraction and Retention
Compensation - How Hot Is It?

Presented by: Gail Evans, The Wynford Group

Current trends and projections for Western Canada and the Canadian marketplace from The Wynford Group's Canadian Compensation Surveys.
What are the latest reward strategies?
Total Reward strategies to attract and retain employees

Location: Delta Hotel (1919 Saskatchewan Avenue)
Registration: 5:15 - 6:00

Dinner: 6:00

Presentation: 6:45 - 7:30

Registration: sandra@sahrp.ca

is pleased to present

in Red Deer
on March 11, 2008

Compensation & Reward Strategies to Increase Attraction and Retention
Compensation - How Hot Is It?

Presented by: Gail Evans, The Wynford Group