NEWS photo Tom Burley THE CHRISTMAS rush has started up again for harried consumers, but these totem poles stand serene as they look down upon the hustle and bustle of shoppers searching for gifts in North Vancoaver's Capilano Mall. en-union labor pool established THE INDEPENDENT Contrac- tors and Businesses Association (ICBA) of British Columbia, the organization that represents over 350 construction companies in B.C., has begun to build a poo! of labor for the use of operators. . The fully computerized service called ERIC, Employment Referral In Construction, is designed to match unemployed construction workers with contractors needing their skills. : ERIC will handle all trades and serve all parts of the province. ‘The concept of a central regis- try for construction tradesmen and apprentices, free of any union af- filiation, is an idea whose time has come. With. our sector of the in- dustry responsidle for over 70 per cent of the construction activity in the province, we have grown too large to rely on traditional methods of hiring,’’ said Christina Koechl, president of ICBA. A modified form of the union Work from IT’S A simple enough idea to save time and improve concentration, but many executives ignore this time-saver. Recent studies tell us that the average person has 36 hours of work on his or her desk. That doesn’t include time for meetings, appointments, interrup- tions and unplanned telephone calls. That stack of files and un- finished work is a constant reminder of what you cannot ac- complish. It creates undue stress hiring hall, ERIC will ask the con- tractor to detail the type of skills he requires and then search its databanks for the individuals that match the contractor’s criteria. ERIC will verify the workmen’s credentials, references, and availability and provide the con- tractor with a list of potential employees. (Employees out of work the longest will be listed first). The contractor decides who to interview and who to hire and the terms of employment are nego- tiated between the employee and the employer. : There are absolutely no fees for tradesmen to register with ERIC, while the contractors are charged a per hire fee of 475.00 per tradesmen and $60.00 per appren- tice. ‘‘We are confident that ERIC will substantially reduce the time, money and effort open shop con- tractors spend to find quality workers,’’ said Philip Hochstein, executive vice-president of ICBA. clean desk and pressures and prompts you to tackle projects randomly rather than in order of priority. It makes you feel the job is never done. So start your day from a clear desk. You'll accomplish more with greater satisfaction. TIME:TIPS: a serics on improving your productivity by Daniel Stamp, Priority Management Systems Inc. put your waste on a diet RECYCLE . Va honore 43 - Wednesday, November 18, [987 - North Shore News TEACHING AWARD couver educator for exce SFU ECONOMICS PROFESSOR and North Vancouver resident Peter Kennedy was recently announced one of 10 Canadian teachers awarded a 3M Canada Inc. and Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education fellowship. The recipient of a 1983 Simon Fraser excellence in teaching award, Kennedy has also won teaching awards from the Western Economics Association, the Joint Council on Economic Education and the International Paper Foun- dation. In spreading his own personal commitment to excellence, Ken- nedy has organized workshops and seminars for others in the campus community, Sessions have been arranged for tutorial assistants and the next step will be to inspire fellow instruc- tors. THE LATEST news from Dun and Bradstreet Canada Ltd. shows a decrease in total Canadian com- mercial business failures for Oc- tober 1987 compared to October 1986. The figure for 1986 was 820. 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