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To plan for seasonal hiring, companies invest significant time and money to prepare, starting as early as Q1 for the year’s holiday season. Unfortunately, most don’t have the right processes and technology in place to accommodate all those new employees. The holidays are the most stressful time of the year for hiring new staff, with summer a distant second.
by Lori Chesser and Elizabeth Van Arkel On July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an updated I-9 employment eligibility verification form to replace all prior versions. The new I-9 must be used by all employers starting September 18, 2017. The new version contains relatively minor technical corrections. Automatic EADs While it […]
Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), if an employee willfully and knowingly disregards company policy, is she not voluntarily terminating her employment? Also, in that same vein, when does misconduct move from violating company policy and arrive at “gross misconduct”?
Question: I understand with the new FLSA regulations that “An employer may require an exempt employee to work more than 40 hours in a workweek without having to pay a premium for overtime hours.” Most of our employees are exempt, but currently we give them the option to be paid straight time for hours worked […]
Over the last few posts, Darchelle Nass, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administrative at Addison Group, has offered insight into the world of phone screening. In part one, she offered some tips on listening for body language. And in part two, she offered some best practices jobseekers can use to ace a phone […]
When reviewing benefits for a new role or an updated benefits package, the first thing working parents think about is “how will this support my family and foster my success at work?” Benefits can make a significant impact on employee performance, success, and work-life balance, creating improved outcomes for the business overall. The corporate world […]
Research has revealed that 75% of American workers don’t believe they have access to the latest efficiency-boosting technology while simultaneously revealing that employees who believe their workplace effectively uses mobile technology and other efficiency-boosting technology are more creative, satisfied, and productive at work. And more creative, satisfied, and productive employees yield more innovative and profitable […]
by Robert P. Tinnin, Jr. Q I own a small software development company that has been phenomenally successful in the few short years we have been in business. I attribute our success in large measure to our employees, who are very tight-knit and cohesive. Nine of our 10 current employees are Anglo males between 35 […]
We live in an age of -isms. Some communicate community and common interests, like feminism or nationalism. Many signal prejudice, oppression and alienation, like racism, antisemitism, nepotism, and sexism. Others simply categorize, like absurdism, cubism, and socialism. Some are ancient, like Catholicism, while others are newer, like lesbianism or transsexualism. Isms are philosophical categories that […]
Do you consider yourself or your team leadership a “constructive deviant,” a “destructive deviant,” a little of both, or none of the above?