Q1. DYAD Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. is an electrical installation company operating in Hamilton, Ontario. Sales in 2021 reached $14.5m,, but because of the effects of Covid-19, the company thinks sales could decline to $9m in 2022. The company hopes that their recent bid for a government contract will come through in which case, sales could increase to as high as $24m. Before Covid-19, the company had expected sales to grow to $16.8m. As HR planner for DYAD Engineering, you are responsible for forecasting their potential talent needs.

Staff Demand Requirements

Sales ($ millions)

$4 - $9 $10 - $15 $16 - $20 $21 - $26

CEO	1	1	1	1
Vice Presidents	3	3	4	4
Senior managers	5	5	6	7
Electrical engineers	25	35	40	48
Electrical designers	8	10	12	14
Draughtspersons	18	20	22	25
Print staff and materials management	7	9	13	18
Electrical sales staff	10	15	22	28
Customer service reps.	6	9	13	20
IT staff	9	10	11	13
Accounting staff	8	8	10	12
Marketing staff	6	9	12	14
HR staff	8	8	11	14
Clerical and general staff	10	12	15	17

You will need to identify the "key" jobs, but here are the core jobs: electrical engineers, electrical designers, draughts-persons (persons who make drawings of electrical designs), and the support for core jobs are: print and materials management, sales, and customer service.

Use scenario planning terminology to examine the data provided in the table above. Detail specific changes and the corresponding implications for the HR department. Note: this question is worth 10 marks. Your detailed analysis and discussion must be worthy of this.