Recent study shows that as many as one third of all the job seekers contain facts that are less than truthful. This amount of lies in the job applications have made the employers to perform every aspect of background screening before hiring an employee.Employment reference checks are considered as the best inquiry tool for the employers to get to know deep about the prospective employee and it is substantially playing a critical role in all...more
As an employer, drug tests are a big factor in managing your team. Because the risks of an employee injuring him or herself or another person are so big, it is critical for many businesses to put into place a random screening process. Depending on the laws within your state, you have every right to request this type of testing. In fact, some companies are now doing this randomly for everyone from the top officials in the organization down to the...more
Companies that are restructuring or going through a merger should consider another approach to retaining valuable employees other than just throwing money at them.According to a recent McKinsey Quarterly report: Retaining Key Employees in Times of Change, there is a better and less costly way to keep good people and it can put the company in a stronger position to seize opportunities as the economy picks up, incentive programs.Companies should target the key players who are most critical and most at risk of leaving, and offer them a mix of financial and non-cash incentives geared to their aspirations and concerns.A European industrial company applied this approach during a recent relocation and restructuring, and found that it used only 25 percent of the budget it had spent before on a broad, cash-based employee retention scheme.Here are three ways to keep top talent without breaking the bank:1. Find the hidden gemsLook for the hidden gems that are critical to business success. Not just the usual high-flying sales people and senior executives, but the more average performers whose skills or social networks may be valuable to the company. These gems could be in IT, finance, or...more
In the US, the application of a Hazmat coaching also in small companies is encouraged. The primary application is to protect the whole entire enterprise from any sort of unforeseen disasters from panicking instead of doing essential unexpected emergency techniques. Likewise, both employers and staff members are required to go to and listen...more
The railroad industry has come a long way since the early 1900s, but even with all the technological improvements we have today, railroad workers are still not 100 percent safe at their job. The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) tries to protect the rights of injured railroad workers by offering them coverage for all medical bills, lost income...more
According to a recent study, the Canada has lost more than 30,000 jobs last month. The job market has nothing great to offer and it seems to be slipping off in the days to come. Provinces which had plenty of job options round the year are showing a poor performance. Quebec has shown a loss of more than 28,000 jobs. The down fall in the numbers is supposed to be the biggest in the country.Experts do not see any major growth in the months to come. Looking at the disasters in the job front the interest rates are to be reduced by Bank of Canada. Bank governor, Mark Carney says, As long as growth remains the way it is now, we may withdraw some of the monetary policy stimulus.Along with the job market, even the goods production market has experienced a fall in production by 18,000; however, construction sector has shown a growth. People rely on their jobs for economic security. The shift of the market away from the jobs has left the employees with an uncertain state of income. In fact 22% of the jobs in Ontario are referred as precarious. Such jobs have no security, low pay with high an fluctuating hours. Things become even more difficult for women and immigrants as they have very little...more
How effectively do you realize your help staff? Should you needed to pause, it is not nicely enough. However the executive assistants, clerks, technicians, and also other support staff for the organization are an integral part of one's results. The...more
We have recently seen a top level executive pre employment screening success when Scott Thompson (Former CEO of Yahoo.inc) was caught exaggerating his resume and using a fake degree of computer science.Similar story which was abandoned some years ago...more
It can be one of the most frustrating occurrences for an employer when monitoring employee working hours; to have an employee who fails to turn up to their rostered shift and neglects to provide the employer with any notice of their absence. This...more
On a recent business trip, I overhead a manager talking with a recently-hired employee in her department, and here is part of this discussion:Manager: Abby, youve been here one week. Tell me what youve learned.Employee: Oh, Ms. Ramirez, where do I...more
We provide payroll processing and as part of that process, we provided hundreds of free consultation regarding whether a prospective client needs our services or not. Sometimes, we fail to convince them to do the right thing and place those employees...more
According to conservative estimates, there has not been a significant increase in average pay for non-exempt employees since 2008. Besides this fact, an increasing number of employees have been laid off by businesses struggling due to an economy that...more