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How to Keep Your HR Engine Running During Economic Slowdowns

Zenefits

One of the most devastating economic slumps was the 2007-2009 Great Recession. Freeze or scale back hiring. Hire independent contractors. Keeping employees productive and engaged so that they will perform optimally, even during unstable times. While the U.S. Reduce or eliminate incentive pay. Lay off employees.

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How to Encourage Employees to Report Issues

HR Shelf

Between 2009 and 2017, Gartner collected responses from over 2 million employees from 167 companies. Employee onboarding and training is a great opportunity to inculcate the importance of misconduct reporting among new hires. Companies thrive when workplaces turn into safe and productive work havens.

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Guide to Hiring Employees in Australia

Recruiters Lineup

Hiring employees in Australia involves navigating through a set of legal, cultural, and practical considerations. Whether you are an established business or a startup, understanding the Australian employment landscape is crucial for building a successful and compliant workforce. What to Know Before Hiring in Australia?

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iCIMS - Technology for Induction - and ensuring Quality of Hire ~ HR.

Strategic HCM

iCIMS - Technology for Induction - and ensuring Quality of Hire. There’s been quite a bit of reporting in both traditional and social media recently about improving quality of hire. And one very good example of effective onboarding / induction technology is the product provided by this blog’s sponsor, iCIMS.

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How to Turn Pay Secrecy Obstacles Into Pay Transparency Opportunities

ExactHire

Just as recently, I learned about the passage of a new employment law in the state of Massachusetts that bans employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history prior to offering the individual a job. Essentially, gut counts for something. It is slated to be effective in July of 2018. Employ people in multiple states?

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On Thin ICE? Must Be Time for an Immigration Enforcement Update!

HR Daily Advisor

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began auditing Asplundh’s immigration practices in 2009, unauthorized workers would be dismissed in apparent good faith compliance with the law … only to be rehired, complete with names, identification documents, and Social Security numbers known to be fraudulent by hiring managers.

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Marijuana in the Workplace: A Year of Change for Employment Drug Testing

Cisive

Employers are protected from lawsuits related, among other things, to drug testing or disciplining an employee including termination if that action was taken in a good faith belief that the employee used or possessed marijuana at work, while on duty or in violation of the Company’s policy. The law as it is today ( L.D. New Jersey.