Because of what it calls a severe financial shortfall due to the global recession, Vancouver 2010 organizers are asking businesses to loan them around 1,500 employees so the committee won’t have to hire them, reports The Canadian Press.
Dave Cobb, Vancouver 2010 deputy chief executive officer, said in a statement, “it’s a creative solution to maintain a balanced budget and everyone from corporations to government can be part of the solution”.
Organizers will still be hiring some specialized staff and employ people who live in Whistler, British Columbia – the host mountain resort for the Games.
Cobb said, “those involved in the program will get the experience of a lifetime and will take their inspired new skills and confidence back to their respective employers when it’s over, creating another lasting legacy for the Games”.
Vancouver 2010 had originally anticipated hiring 3,500 temporary employees. The committee’s full-time workforce was expected to be about 1,400 people during the Games. Vancouver 2010 also needs the services of about 25,000 volunteers, reports The Canadian Press.
Positions are available in 32 of the Games’ 53 departments and organizers said they’re especially hoping companies in the Sea-to-Sky region of British Columbia get involved as there is also a severe accommodation shortage in the area.
