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Interview Tactic: Bring Seafood into the Mix
We recently ran an SBT on a Glassdoor survey about weird interview questions. Among the top were, “How many cows are in Canada?” and “Pick two celebrities to be your parents.” We asked readers to share their own odd interview inquiries. Here’s one that is definitely original: “I like, ‘What’s your favorite fish?’” “The […]
Provincial labor force differences across Canada
by Brian P. Smeenk Canada is a diverse country. Its ten provinces and three territories are endowed with varying natural resources and have developed their own industrial infrastructures and labour markets. Nevertheless, education is always a major factor in the ability to find a job. So commences a very interesting, recently published study by Statistics […]
Health Premium Increases Slowing, but Deductibles on Rise, KFF Finds
Premiums for employer-sponsored coverage increased at a lower rate this year, but this could be largely ascribed to a growing rate of enrollment in high-deductible plans, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s (KFF) annual health benefits survey.
Interview Technique: More Than Just Good Questions
BLR’s HR subscription website, HR.BLR.com, explains that success at interviewing jobseekers means not just knowing what to ask, but the techniques of how to ask. Yesterday’s Daily Advisor gave you 20 key questions to use in interviewing job candidates. Question content is key, of course, to getting the information you need. But so is another […]
Free Report Friday—13 Job Description Dos and Dont’s
No HR document is more important than the job description. It’s the architectural blueprint of your company, showing what all parts of the organization do, how they interrelate, and who sees that the work gets done.
Agency FAQs Address Many Unanswered ACA Concerns
By Benjamin J. Conley, JD Late last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued IRS Notice 2015-87, a series of 26 frequently asked questions (FAQs) addressing a range of unanswered questions under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) employer mandate and […]
CBO says revised AHCA not much of an improvement over prior version
The saga of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican plan to repeal and replace key portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has been a long and winding one so far. To recap: The original version of the AHCA was introduced in early March. After receiving lukewarm support and a discouraging report from […]
Time for federal contractors to meet new paid leave requirements
by H. Juanita M. Beecher Contractors entering into federal contracts on or after January 1, 2017, must comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new regulations requiring them to provide workers 56 hours of paid sick leave a year. The regulations implement President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13706, which was issued on September 7, […]
The CA Specials: Travel Time, Tools, Uniforms, Stubs
“In the US, nearly 13 lawsuits are filed every minute, and sometimes it seems as if most of them are in California,” says attorney Christopher C. Hoffman. Some special California rules that confuse HR managers are those around travel pay, deductions for tools, required uniforms, and pay stubs.