Counter-Spin, breaking news:
Due to continued layoffs in the area, Shell may be able to shift away from their foreign worker program and use all local workers. Don’t get too excited though, they anticipate there will still be times they need to rely on out-of-province workers.
With the recession loosening the labour market considerably, Harradence said Shell believes it can staff the entire project with local workers. “We’re moving definitely away from our foreign worker program,” she added, noting the company is also moving away from its out-of-province workers program but are watching closely because there will be times when they need those workers . . . She said the loosening of the labour market will represent “huge savings” for the company.
Seems we need just a few more layoffs for the 5,000 worker Scotford Upgrader project to be able to rely on local labour. Read the entire article here.
Disclaimer – please forgive the provocative tongue-in-cheek tone, it is an unfortunate situation for those who have experience an unwanted layoff, and I sincerely hope the trend does not continue. This is not meant to convey any anti-foreign-worker sentiment, either.
Sorry Jeff, but I much prefer “Balls to the wall”. But I like your glass half full attitude.
C
Balls to the wall . . . still to come. I prefer to think I’ve got a half glass of water! We’ll have to revisit the issue in a couple years over a drink and determine how much water was in the glass.