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Periodic refresher training is required by many Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards as well as by some employment laws. And even when it isn’t, refresher training is essential for keeping skills sharp and preventing a dangerous sense of complacency. Varying your techniques during refresher training will keep learners engaged. The most effective and cost-efficient […]
Wage and hour missteps are common—but that doesn’t mean they’re not incredibly damaging to employers. Today, here are four you should avoid at all costs, plus an introduction to a comprehensive 1-day seminar that will answer all of your California wage and hour questions once and for all.
Finding just the right person for a job is the constant challenge for recruiters. Even when they have the benefit of up-to-date training, high-tech tools, and good common sense, they often face an uphill struggle. They’re either inundated with applications—many from unqualified candidates—or they’re left with such a small number of suitable applications that they […]
Yes, England’s Queen Elizabeth II was finally giving up some of her major duties, such as opening Parliament, to her son and CEO-in-waiting, Charles, the Prince of Wales. Charles has been keeping busy pursuing his “encore careers,” including advocating for the environment and traveling to visit U.K. countries.
A few weeks ago, we reported on a recent survey that collected real-life excuses employees used for being late. Employers beware of employees indulging in Thanksgiving leftovers; one worker blamed his tardiness on the turkey. (He was sleepy after eating it!) We asked our readers to share the strangest excuses they’ve heard for being late […]
What do you think workers are most thankful for this holiday season? Having friendly colleagues beat out supportive managers, according to a recent survey. The OfficeTeam survey asked respondents, “Aside from salary, what are you most thankful for at your current job?” Here are the top five responses: Friendly coworkers—24% Good benefits […]
Associated Builders and Contractors has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor alleging that its new hiring regulations for federal contractors exceeds the department’s statutory authority. The regulations, which implement Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, require federal contractors and subcontractors to aim to have individuals with disabilities make up 7 percent of […]
This summer, I had the chance to visit the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. There were many highlights, from the elephants to the pandas, but one thing that stuck out to me (and especially my 3-year-old niece), was the Orangutan Transit System, also called the “O-line.” It can be roughly described as two cables, […]
You may think working at your company has you in a rat race, but at a Wisconsin company, employees are in a roach race—literally! And this company also holds bedbug training camps. Well, not to train the vermin. So you probably have guessed that the company is a pest management firm. NewsRadio 620/WTMJ reports that […]
Your emergency response workers may someday have some of their tasks done by replacements, and they won’t mind a bit. And you won’t mind because these workers won’t be on your payroll. Researchers at North Carolina State University have been studying the movements of cockroaches, especially how they “wall follow”—find a break in a surface […]