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Is Hiring Teens a Good Alternative to a Tight Labor Market?

Stratus

With so many businesses struggling to keep up with a transient labor market, many industries are looking for ways to meet staffing shortages. Lower wages. Many people argue that minimum wage was never meant to be a livable wage, but rather an acceptable amount of money for someone new entering the workforce. Tech-savvy.

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EEOC Busy: Focus on Sexual Harassment

HRWatchdog

The EEOC continues to collect money from employers in lawsuits and settlements for sexual harassment. million into a settlement fund for wages and benefits lost by women in over 20 states who were denied positions because of the employer’s employment testing. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been busy!

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A Complete Guide to Hiring Employees in Hong Kong

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It stipulates that employers must provide a written employment contract to their employees within the first month of employment, highlighting terms such as wages, working hours, and leave entitlements. Wages and Working Hours: The EO addresses the fundamental aspect of employment – wages.

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Conducting an HR Audit – Review, Identify, Improve

CCI Consulting

Essentially, HR audits are an efficient tool used to improve processes like recruitment, retention, onboarding, training, salary and compensation, payroll, performance management, and many more common practices within an HR department. The word “audit” generally elicits the idea that an aspect of the operation is doing something wrong.

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CalChamber Podcast: Texting in the Workplace and Other Cautionary Employment Tales

HRWatchdog

Finding novel ways to increase efficiency or prevent workplace harassment can create serious problems for employers if not properly executed or thought out. A Virginia information technology staffing agency made headlines recently for posting a job ad seeking “preferably Caucasian” candidates. Review Your Work Before Submittal.

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Quebec: Changes to Labor Standards for Employees

Global People Strategist

These changes will also affect many staffing firms and employers alike, all over the province. These changes will also affect many staffing firms and employers alike, all over the province. The Bill was approved on June 12, 2018 and is set to affect non-federal employees in Quebec, or about 90 percent of the workforce.

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

Protected activity is defined as two or more employees who are acting together to improve issues such as wages, hours and working conditions. Through social media, employers may learn information regarding a candidate’s race, age, religion, disability or other protected classification,” says LaKisha M. He has since been rehired.)