No. 20: Overcoming racial bias in the workplace

On BIV Today...First, hosts Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin (1:24) discuss news that broke over the weekend including protests both supporting and opposing the Trans Mountain Expansion project and how a small oil spill will affect the project.Later, following the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month, North American employees at the retail chain begin anti-racial bias training this week. HRx Technology founder Wyle Baoween (8:49), whose company specializes in removing implicit bias during the hiring process, discusses what this training entails and how others can put an end to bias in the workplace.And are Canadians destined to retire later and later in life? Matthew Williams (20:50) of Franklin Templeton Investments Canada breaks down new research showing how the higher cost of living and lower incomes are forcing Generation X’ers to put off retirement plans.Find Business in Vancouver stories in print and online at https://biv.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.