This empirical study examines factors which affect employee attrition in the British Columbia pulp and paper mill industry. Although no new pulp mills have been built in BC for decades, they are complex technical facilities that require a highly skilled work force. In the past ten years, 50% of those jobs have been lost in BC. New workers are less likely to consider joining an industry that is perceived to be in decline. In fact, pulp mills are experiencing high turnover and finding recruitment of skilled labour to be difficult. ... A survey was conducted using core questions based on existing job satisfaction research. The survey results provide rankings and correlations of employee intention to remain factors within a British Columbia pulp mill.
