FAQ's Cases - Stewart McKelvey

3unionized workforce at their plants in Airdre, Alberta, Langley, British Columbia, Brandon,Manitoba and Winnipeg, Manitoba.[6] Mr. Holodryga testified that one of his primary functions was to look after themanufacturing of the goods they manufactured in Regina. It was his responsibility to establishthe manufacturing budget based on sales projections provided to him by the marketingdepartment, to then look after the production of the goods necessary to fulfill the sales andmarketing plan, and to adjust manpower as necessary for that purpose.[7] He testified that 2010 had been a particularly wet year which resulted in slowsales of equipment during that year. He further testified that they did not achieve the saleswhich they had forecast for 2010. As a result, the company developed a winter sales incentiveprogram so as to get dealers to commit orders for the coming year so as to allow them to betterplan their production and inventory levels.2011 CanLII 72774 (SK LRB)[8] This winter sales program allowed dealers to order goods at significant discountsif orders were placed prior to February, 2011. It also provided generous financing terms fororders placed during this promotion. Based upon the success of the winter booking program,he testified that the sales projections required that the Employer increase its workforce.[9] Also during this period, the Employer made improvements to the manufacturingfacility and equipment used to manufacture the goods which were manufactured in Regina. Mr.Holodryga testified that when the business was purchased from the previous owners, thebusiness was a “family owned” business. He testified that the equipment was outdated andneeded replacement. In particular, he noted that there was a need for a paint facility. TheEmployer ultimately spent around 14 Million dollars to upgrade the production facility.[10] In March of 2011, Mr. Holodryga testified that there were good sales from thewinter booking program. The finished goods inventory was in line with projections, so, hetestified, that they began to hire additional employees to meet the sales projections for 2011. Itwas during this staffing up period that most of the employees impacted by this application werehired.