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Sifting Not Drifting through the Sea of Applicants
Many applicants today will blast resumes to hundreds of employers and using electronic means makes this an easy, common practice. Applicants using this method leave hiring managers with stacks of resumes with little genuine interest to sift through. A pre-interview telephone screen may be your best bet is weeding out the – well, weeds – leaving you with more roses from ...Submitted by KiWi | Published about 1 year ago | -
Policies and Forms
Policies: *Access to Personnel Files Policy* *Attendance Policy* *Blogging Policy* *Business Ethics Policy* *Business Travel Expense Policy* *Human Capital Management Drives Financial Performance* *Call-In Pay Policy* *Cell Phone Usage Policy* *Child Care/Dependent Care Policy* *Drugs and Alcohol Policy* *Electronic Mail (e-mail) Policy* *Emergencies Policy* *Employment at Will/Applications ...Published about 1 year ago | -
How to Deal With Pregnancy, Legally - FAQs
Provide Another Job Can She Work? Length of Leave Stay off Until Delivery? Keep Job Open? Status During Leave Fringe Benefits Hiring Only Marrieds Protected? All Female Workforce Income Maintenance Long-Term Disability Fringe Benefits Vacation Provide Another Job Q. If, for pregnancy-related reasons, an employee is ...Published about 1 year ago | -
Oklahoma Employment Law
Overview Applies to: Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Employers of ten or more full time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees. $5.85 $6.55 $7.25 07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) (Same as Federal) All other employers. $2.00 ...Published about 1 year ago | -
Managing & Retaining Generation X
In order to prepare for the new workforce, understanding what makes them tick and tuning in to what is important to them will keep them longer and more satisfied. Generally speaking, Gen Xers are between the ages of 28-42, they don’t plan on staying with one job or company forever, and will not sacrifice their family for their job. Many were ...Submitted by KiWi | Published about 1 year ago | -
Oregon Employment Laws
Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.95 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: Premium pay required after 10 hours a day in nonfarm canneries, driers, or packing plants and in mills, factories or manufacturing establishments (excluding sawmills, planning mills, shingle mills, and logging camps). Beginning January 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, the rate will ...Published about 1 year ago | -
Managing & Retaining Generation Y
In order to prepare for the new workforce, understanding what makes them tick and tuning in to what is important to them will keep them longer and more satisfied. Generally speaking, Gen Yers are between the ages of 18-28, they were heavily marketed to, and are more influenced by their peers. Many experienced family breakdown with the rise of divorce, are ...Submitted by KiWi | Published about 1 year ago | -
Pennsylvania Employment Laws
Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.15 $7.25 July 2009 (Same as Federal) 40 External Links Pennsylvania Department of Labor Website: http://www.dli.state.pa.us/Published about 1 year ago | -
Getting Ready to Manage Generation Z
We know about Gen X & Y – but who is Generation Z? (Is it too soon to consider them as a workforce?) Coming soon to an office near you… (If they aren’t there already). Nearly 70 million Generation Y employees are embarking on their careers, entering the workforce for the first time. In prior articles, we identified what Gen Y ...Submitted by KiWi | Published about 1 year ago | -
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Rhode Island Employment Laws
Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.40 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: Time and one-half premium pay for work on Sundays and holidays in retail and certain other businesses is required under two laws that are separate from the minimum wage law. External Links Rhode Island Department of Labor Website: http://www.dlt.state.ri.us/Published about 1 year ago | -
HR Dictionary
5 tips for working in a global workplace Globalization brings in many challenges and opportunities to the 21st century workforce. Work related travel, long work hours, teleconferencing worldwide and being virtual are some of the modern-day gifts to the workers. Globalization brings in many challenges and opportunities to the 21st century workforce. One of the major challenges is to efficiently collaborate ...Submitted by itzjoseph | Published about 1 year ago | -
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South Carolina Employment Laws
Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly No state minimum wage law. External Links South Carolina Department of Labor Website: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/Published about 1 year ago | -
Easy Retention Efforts
Ok, so it isn’t easy and a lot of times it goes unnoticed, unthought-of, and is bane of your existence. What is IT? IT is employee recognition and appreciation. There are few words that can evoke a feeling of appreciation like “Thank You” or “Nice Job.” Over the years, numerous studies and surveys have documented that money is not the primary ...Submitted by KiWi | Published about 1 year ago | -
SIX MUST-HAVE IT SKILLS
Competence in "computer literacy" comprises the following general skills today in the workplace: Quality Assurance - Handle QA by pointing out problems incurred relative to software and hardware; know what to exSubmitted by shechaiyah | Published about 1 year ago | -
South Dakota Employment Laws
Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $5.85 $6.55 $7.25 07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) (Same as Federal) External Links South Dakota Department of Labor Website: http://www.state.sd.us/applications/LD01DOL/frameset.asp?navid=&filtertype=1Published about 1 year ago | -
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Here are a few select pieces of writing to show my diversity of knowledge as well as my extensive oral and written communication skills.Submitted by Kpasa84 | Published 7 months ago | -
Tennessee Employment Laws
Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly No state minimum wage law. External Links Tennessee Department of Labor Website: http://state.tn.us/labor-wfd/Published about 1 year ago | -
Texas Employment Laws
Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $5.85 $6.55 $7.25 07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) (Same as Federal) More Info: The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The Texas State minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead ...Published about 1 year ago |




