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What employers are thinking
2008-06-09 18:34:00 I wanted to share this good advice I found from allbusiness.com. It's important to know what employers are thinking when applying for a job. Think about what they are looking for, and how you can help them fill those needs. What do you think? Do you have any other advice for employers? Interviewing Prospective Employees The reason you are interviewing is because you have a need in your business that can only be met by hiring another employee. Your objective when interviewing prospective employees should always be to hire the best possible candidate for the job. Ideas for making this process go smoothly include: Create a job description that identifies the most important qualifications your ideal candidate should possess. Include salary and benefit information. Collect résumés of prospective employees through such avenues as employment agencies, trade journals, newspapers, the Internet, and through networking. Go through the résumés and select the ...
Employers who encourage diversity reap the benefits
2008-06-04 11:38:00 Diversity issues should no longer pose financial or legal problems for employers, with a report out today indicating that organisations which take steps to remove workplace bias are better off than their counterparts. The r
ERISA: Employees? Nightmare or Employers? Heaven?
2008-06-02 16:18:00 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is federal statute that establishes minimum standards for pension plans and employee benefits, including health coverage, offered by private-sector employers. The Congress has included in the said law a "preemption clause." This clause essentially provides that state law yields to federal law when it comes to regulating employee benefit.
Points-based migration system makes work for employers
2008-06-02 02:01:00 The points-based immigration system has created an overwhelming burden on employers, who are struggling to understand and compl
Flexible working requests rejected by 69% of employers according to Labour
2008-05-27 17:00:00 Flexible working arrangements are proving hard to secure despite new laws - with seven in 10 employers admitting they rarely accept requests to work from home. The Labour Market Outlook survey of 735 UK employers,
Employers and unions want migrants Workers Registration Scheme scrapped
2008-05-21 13:06:00 The Workers Registration Scheme (WRS) should be scrapped, according to an alliance of employers, unions and migrant groups.
Isolated Mums Want Employers to Keep Them in the Loop
2008-05-21 07:00:00 Working women on maternity leave want their employers to take a more active role in keeping in touch with them while they are caring for their newborns, according to a major survey of federal public servants. The Community and Public Sector Unions today released initial results of a survey of nearly 1300 members who had taken ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Isolated Mums Want Employers to Keep Them in the Loop", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=524" });
More employers embrace flexible scheduling - Boston Globe
2008-05-21 00:00:00 Boston Globe More employers embrace flexible schedulingBoston Globe, United States -17 hours agoTo boost morale, in 2006 the airline began allowing nearly one-third of its 3500 US staff to work from home. As well, employees can trade shifts with one … More: continued here If you like this blog/post, you can support it with a $3.00 contribution.
Union?s ?Secret Pact? With Employers, Other Unions Raises Eyebrows
2008-05-18 00:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston As president of the Services Employee International Union (SEIU), Andy Stern has presided over a union that has grown impressively while at the same time just about every other union in the country has diminished in size and power. Some might think this a tremendous victory for president Stern. But how he ...
By: Publius Forum
Bizymoms.com Launches New Resource for Work at Home Employers - PR.com (pre
2008-05-13 00:00:00 Bizymoms.com Launches New Resource for Work at Home EmployersPR.com (press release), NY -23 hours agoBizymoms.com knows firsthand how hard it can be to find a quality work at home job. Everyone there believes that all a woman needs to make her work at home… More: continued here If you like this blog/post, you can support it with ...
Three Sure-Fire Methods of Scaring Off Potential Employers
2008-05-12 11:45:00 You put together the perfect resume and emailed copies to five or ten of your target companies. That was several weeks ago and you haven’t heard a thing. Why haven’t any of your potential employers called? Of course, there could be any number of reasons, especially in a highly-competitive job market. However, if you are feeling ...
80% of UK Employers Say Alcohol is Biggest Threat to Their Staff
2008-05-09 19:30:00 What four out of five employers place alcohol at the top of the list of concerns for their staff, you know there must be a problem. Of course, when you go on to read the article and it says that only one in ten employees have ever been drunk at work, I think you’d ...
Facebook users will let employers see profiles
2008-05-09 18:03:00 While many Facebook users may be secretly surfing the social networking site on the job, many Canadians say they are willing to let their employer look at their profiles, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
News : Facebook users willing to let employers see profiles
2008-05-08 17:06:00 By Claire Sibonney TORONTO (Reuters) - While many Facebook users may be secretly surfing the social networking site on the job, many Canadians say they are willing to let their employer look at their profiles, according to a poll released on Wednesday. Almost half of 1,200 people questioned in an online survey said they would be comfortable sharing their personal profile with their current employer, while two in five would consider letting prospective employers look at their Facebook account in addition to their resume. "Everybody is trying to figure out the best thing to do with it and our sense is 'embrace it'," said Brian Singh, managing director of ZINC Research, which conducted the poll with Dufferin Research. Many Canadian companies and government departments have blocked office Internet access to Facebook, the most popular social networking site in the country. The poll showed that out of Facebook's 9 million Canadian members, almost 9 in 10 a...
Maternity leave causes headaches for employers
2008-05-07 10:01:00 Maternity leave still causes major headaches for employers, according to a legal expert. Audrey
?IT, retail sectors emerging as two largest employers?
2008-05-06 22:03:00 IT sector will continue to grow at 30% a year: Nasscom3 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
China's New Labor Law As Plague On All Employers' Houses.
2008-05-05 14:13:00 As regular CLB readers know, I have been repeatedly preaching (right word) for some time about the massive impacts to expect from China's new labor contract law, which went into effect just this year. My consistent theme has been that disgruntled employees represented by Chinese litigators ready to pounce will bring an ill wind to all employers in China. To read some of my previous posts on this, check out the following: 1. "China's New Labor Law -- It's A Huge Deal. Huge I Tell You." (November 11, 2007) 2. "China's New Labor Contract Law." (November 25, 2007) 3. "China's New Labor Law Gives SOME Employers The Jitters." (December 19, 2007) 4. "China's New Labor Law. Still Coming. Still A Big Deal." (December 28, 2007) 5. "China's New Labor Law: Compliance Comes Easy." (January 3, 2008) 6. "NPR On China's New Labor Law -- Low Tech Getting 'Difficult.'" (January 8, 2008) 7. "China Labor Law: What's Good For The Law Firm And What's Good For The Lamb...
By: China Law Blog
Rohit Agarwal: Making recruiting easy for employers
2008-05-03 20:00:00 Rohit Agarwal, CEO techTribe Networks started has created a platform for Indian IT and other professionals to exchange ideas, information, research and even help them look for opportunities to grow their careers.7 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
Employers cut Fewer Jobs in April, Jobless Rate Falls
2008-05-02 17:53:00 yahoo news: WASHINGTON - Employers cut far fewer jobs in April than in recent months and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, a better-than-expected showing that nonetheless reveals strains in the nation’s labor market. For the fourth month in a row, the economy lost jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. But in April the losses ...
By: Thought-Blender
Summer job seeking advice for employees and employers
2008-05-02 16:11:00 John Tesh posts some good tips so we'll forgive him for not mentioning myfirstpaycheck.com in his list of job boards for teens. He also writes, "Encourage your teen to spend the majority of his time networking not just looking for jobs on his laptop. Why? Because 90% of job openings are not advertised and 90% of job candidates only apply for advertised work opportunities." I'm not sure where he gets these numbers from, but I believe them. One of the things I spend most of my time on is convincing businesses to post their job openings on myfirstpaycheck.com. Unfortunately, many companies don't put in a lot of effort into hiring and managing part-time employees, but would you rather put a sign in your store window and hire the first kid who comes in or put a sign in your window and spend 5 minutes and $20 to post on myfirstpaycheck.com allowing you to collect many more applicants and promoting your company to a valuable customer base at the same time? The more tim...
Company cars lose allure as more employers switch to cash allowances
2008-05-01 12:54:00 UK companies are moving away from company cars, choosing to provide a cash allowance, instead, new
TUC calls for better occupational health assistance from employers
2008-04-28 17:15:00 The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on UK employers to provide better occupational health assistance, after it found that 175 million working days were lost as a result of sickness absence in 2006. The union has publ
Skills Pledge sign-up low as only 13% of UK employers take an interest
2008-04-28 16:27:00 Only 13% of UK employers have signed the Skills Pledge more than
Quotabull: ?We shouldn?t have to give employers complete control over our p
2008-04-25 16:04:00 You get used to listening to that Alvin and the Chipmunks voice. ? New York state Gov. David Paterson, who is legally blind, on the special tape recorder he uses to listen to long articles or books played “at speeds so fast, it is difficult for others to comprehend”; April 21. We shouldn’t have to give employers complete control over our private life so they can save a few dollars on medical care. ? Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute, which advocates for employee privacy, on a report that Whirlpool Inc. “suspended 39 workers who signed insurance paperwork claiming they don’t use tobacco and then were seen smoking or chewing tobacco on company property”; April 23. A coal-fired power plant in Bergheim, Germany. Building new coal-fired power plants is ill conceived. Given our knowledge about what needs to be done to stabilize climate, this plan is like barging into a war without having a plan for how it should be conducted,...
Teacher strike could hit employers as staff are forced to take time off
2008-04-24 12:07:00 Employers across the UK could be hit today as staff take time off as a result of the nationwide strike by teachers. Tens of thousands of pupils w
Pensions Bill changes will hit leisure and retail employers hardest
2008-04-18 15:32:00 Leisure and retail employers are likely to be hardest hit by changes brought in by the Pensions Bill, a leading expert warned last week. Firms in these sectors often employ a large number of causal wo
Employers lack vision to see way past talent blind spot
2008-04-18 10:16:00 The UK will be missing out on thousands of talented workers unless organisations radically change their attitude to employing blind people, leading campaigners have warned. The number of people losing their sight is likely
Employers opt for temporary hires in uncertain economic climate
2008-04-09 10:03:00 Demand for permanent staff is slowing as employers continue to favour a flexible workforce, research has shown. The monthly Report on Jobs
Employers are turning to part time workforce to ease skills shortage
2008-04-08 06:09:00 With greater emphasis on work life balance and a critical skills shortage in Australia, employers are turning to the part time workforce to fill job vacancies. To meet this increasing demand for part time employees, Rhonda Sermon (pictured) and Shereen Jolly, two clever mums from Perth, are using technology and the Internet to bring employers and this pool of largely untapped ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Employers are turning to part time workforce to ease skills shortage", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=387" });
Centrica HR chief calls for employers to show support for UK?s Territorial
2008-04-07 09:42:00 A leading employer of reservists has appealed to fellow HR professionals to fully support workers serving with the Territorial Army (TA). The plea follows employee concerns that TA soldiers have been reluctant to tell their
Employment and the law ? what employers need to know.
2008-04-01 19:00:00 Farmers Weekly Interactive has teamed up with leading law firm Vizards Wyeth to address some of the issues that employers need to be aware of.
By: FWi - All News
Purnell pleads with employers to stand by back-to-work schemes despite Lear
2008-03-31 23:00:00 Work and pensions secretary James Purnell has insisted that employers should keep faith with the government's employment ambitions despite the closure of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). He called on more firms to sig
Why Teens Aren't Finding Jobs, and Why Employers Are Paying
2008-03-28 22:15:00 An article about the declining number of teenagers in the workforce, and some of the possible factors behind it. Interesting piece, but it starts, "What do Warren Buffett, Walt Disney and Ross Perot all have in common? Besides being iconic American businessmen, all three have "newspaper carrier" on their boyhood résumés. But don't bother looking for leaders of tomorrow's corporate America to be walking down your block at dawn: Your newspaper carrier today is most likely an adult in a car. As recently as 1990, nearly 70% of newspaper carriers in the U.S. were teens. But that number dropped to 18% in 2004, and more declines are likely, according to Robert Rubrecht, director of circulation and marketing at the Newspaper Association of America."It's an evolutionary process," he says." A terrible example of the declining number of teens working, but interesting stuff at the end about private/public partnerships in Bostonread more | digg story
Why Teens Aren't Finding Jobs, and Why Employers Are Paying
2008-03-28 22:15:00 An article about the declining number of teenagers in the workforce, and some of the possible factors behind it. Interesting piece, but it starts, "What do Warren Buffett, Walt Disney and Ross Perot all have in common? Besides being iconic American businessmen, all three have "newspaper carrier" on their boyhood r??sum??s. But don't bother looking for leaders of tomorrow's corporate America to be walking down your block at dawn: Your newspaper carrier today is most likely an adult in a car. As recently as 1990, nearly 70% of newspaper carriers in the U.S. were teens. But that number dropped to 18% in 2004, and more declines are likely, according to Robert Rubrecht, director of circulation and marketing at the Newspaper Association of America."It's an evolutionary process," he says." A terrible example of the declining number of teens working, but interesting stuff at the end about private/public partnerships in Bostonread more | digg story
Most employers don?t check Facebook when screening applicants
2008-03-28 09:51:00 Three in four employers don't use social networking sites as recruitment tools, research has revealed. A poll of more than 220 HR professionals by Personnel Today and law firm Charles Russell found that 73% of companies av
Groups Attempt to Ban Employers from Searching Facebook Profiles
2008-03-25 18:53:00 If you’re looking for a job, one thing you need to be aware of is that many employers search the Web for dirt on job applicants. That means you better make sure your Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking profiles don’t contain that half naked, drunk party pic from your last New Year’s party. ...
Employers groups stunned by demise of Learning and Skills Council
2008-03-24 09:29:00 Employer groups have expressed "utter amazement" at the government's decision to close the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), its chief skills funding vehicle. The government last week announced that the LSC, which has an a
The Almanac of American Employers 2008: Market Research, Statistics & Trend
2008-03-23 12:27:00 BUY NOWReview : The best of the employer directories... The first easy comparative reference I have come across that gives job seekers a chance to pre-view the stability and policies of a prospective employer. --Nationally-syndicated columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy Review : The almanac is more than simply a collection of profiles. Also included are practical hints and guidelines for job-seekers, trends in the U.S. economy that are likely to affect employment, an extensive list of websites related to job-seeking, and aggregate employment of specific industries and occupations, as well as outlooks for each. --American Reference Books Annual
Employers Prohibited From Filing Multiple H-1B Visa Petitions For Same Work
2008-03-19 21:28:00 Employers Prohibited From Filing Multiple H-1B Visa Petitions For Same WorkerIf you're caught violating the new federal rule, the government will throw out your duplicate petitions, withhold the visas, and keep your money.http://www.informati...
Employers Need to Innovate to Retain Seasoned Employees
2008-03-14 00:00:00 Do you want to continue to work for income past "retirement" age? Are you prepared to entirely relinquish the joys (and frustrations) of your workplace even if you believe you have enough money to live on comfortably for the next...
Australia?s first premium job site, exclusively for employers & high salary
2008-03-12 21:21:00 Six Figures is Australia?s first premium job site that connects high salary earners with genuine six figure jobs direct from employers. Unlike the generalist job sites, Six Figures provides personal and individualised attention to both job seekers and employers, guaranteeing each job will result in a perfect match between employer and the high salaried professional. Officially launched ...
US employers slash jobs, thousands drop out of the labour force
2008-03-09 02:16:00 Dangerous cracks in the US job market are deepening. Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years and hundreds of thousands of people dropped out of the labour force - ominous signs that the country is falling toward a recession or has 7 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
US employers slash jobs, thousands drop out of the labour force
2008-03-08 03:33:00 Dangerous cracks in the US job market are deepening. Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years and hundreds of thousands of people dropped out of the labour force - ominous signs that the country is falling toward a recession or has already toppled into one. For the second straight month, nervous employers got rid of jobs nationwide. In February, they sliced payrolls by 63,000, even deeper than the 22,000 cut in January, the Labour Department reported on Friday. The grim snapshot of the country's employment climate underscored the heavy toll the housing and credit debacles are taking on companies, jobseekers and the economy as a whole. "It sounds like the recession bell is ringing for the US economy, although it is still faint," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group. On Wall Street, stocks tumbled. The Dow Jones lost 146.70 points, a little more than 1 per cent to close at 11,893.69. The Dow was down 370 for the last tw...
Employers may be liable for injuries sustained by third-party equipment
2008-03-07 13:03:00 Thousands of employers could be sued by staff who are injured even when using equipment that wasn't provided or maintained by them, a law firm has warned. A Court of Appeal judgment on a case where a
Asia - Still A Labor Paradise for Global Employers?
2008-03-06 09:33:00 Dissatisfied staff, increasing job mobility, rising wage demands, lack of talent management strategy - these are real issues currently facing the war of talents in booming economies of the Asian region. Asian workers are more than willing to chase the best jobs and money, hence creating a talent and retention crisis for both local and western ...
By: The Cool Manager
Employers ignore youngsters? IT skills and knowledge
2008-03-04 17:00:00 Employers are ignoring the IT skills and knowledge of young people who have recently entered the workforce, claims a survey. It found that although 82% of school leavers and 84% of graduates felt confident about their IT sk
Workplace pension is most important benefit offered by employers
2008-03-03 13:38:00 A workplace pension is the most important benefit an employer can offer, new research has revealed. A study of 1,154 workers by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) found three-quarters of employees
Employers must pay to plan university degrees
2008-03-03 08:23:00 Employers that want to tailor university degrees to the needs of their business should be prepared to get their wallets out, further education experts have said. According to a leaked government paper last week, officials a
Equal pay audits could expose employers to a flood of claims
2008-02-29 09:50:00 Private sector firms carrying out equal pay audits could leave themselves open to mass claims for back-pay, according to a 'no-win no-fee' lawyer. Andrew Vernon, consultant at Birmingham-based law firm Carvers, said only a
Employers on ?suicide watch? after Lords ruling on ex-employee suicide
2008-02-28 15:56:00 Employers could be held liable for the suicides of ex-employees after a landmark ruling by the House of Lords. Law Lords unanimously ruled that the widow of a man who killed himself six years after a workplace accident shou |
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