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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 ...

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• 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 ...

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 Utah state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state law authorizes the adoption of the Federal minimum wage rate via administrative action. The State law excludes ...

Overview Applies to: Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly (Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees) $5.85 $6.55 $7.25   07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) (Same as Federal) More Info: The Virginia state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state adopts the Federal minimum wage rate ...

When it comes to terminating employees, HR can help shape the process, guide the conversation and minimize potential damage to both company and employee. But it can't assume the responsibility nor make the task pleasant for anyone involved. Still, "HR should always be a significant part of any termination in any company," says Amy Schrameck, regional director of human resources for ...

In my many years of observing leaders, I have noticed a number of signs that a person has high potential for corporate leadership. A wide cognitive “bandwidth”, the capacity and inclination to see things in a broader context, is an earmark of a CEO who anticipates how changes in the external environment will affect the business or of a marketing vice ...

Three waves of change are converging worldwide to create a talent tsunami in the workforce, shifting power from the employer to the talented individual. Those three waves are (1) demographic changes, (2) candidate empowerment, and (3) the increasing value of talented employees relative to other success factors. Recruiters and managers who ignore this tsunami will be swept away; those who take ...

One of the most overlooked aspects of business is the employee manual. Many business owners don`t even consider this until it’s too late and they are running into problems. Your best bet is to develop an employee manual as soon as you consider hiring your first employee, to make sure your expectations and company procedures are clearly outlined. 1. Orient ...

It is a common phenomenon that employees do not know their legal rights or the type of compensation for which they may be eligible after they have a workplace accident. Worse than this, have been involved in a workplace accident and not even know it! So we can see that it is extremely important to have an understanding about labor law. ...

The immigration debate isn't just about undocumented workers, employers are key players too. No matter which side of the debate you favor or what role you play in the hiring process, job seekers of all kinds should understand the rules that employers must follow when hiring both citizens and noncitizens. The "Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1996":http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/ofccp/ca_irca.htm says employers ...

Who's going to tell her? - handling employees with body odors - includes related article in the causes of body odor Carolyn Hirschman When an employee has a problem with body odor, it usually falls to HR to address the situation with tact - and a firm grasp of the potential legal pitfalls. It was the situation no one wanted to ...

I found another study that demonstrates the strong link between employee engagement and the bottom line: this one from Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm. (Note: I wrote previously about similar results from research conducted by Wharton and Towers Perrin.) Watson Wyatt’s 2007-2008 Global WorkAttitudes Report also examined the drivers of employee engagement across global regions and employee segments. Among its ...

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Smaller businesses are significantly less likely than larger ones to offer health insurance, surveys show, but there are small firms that offer comprehensive benefits and do so with excellence. Renee Schaaf, vice-president of retirement and investor services for The Principal Financial Group (PFG), spoke recently to Smart Answers columnist Karen E. Klein about a national contest her firm sponsors to identify ...

Letting an employee go is a difficult situation most managers want to avoid, but with the right preparation and professionalism, you can get through such a tough talk with your dignity (and your employee's) intact. Firing Best Practices Another manager or HR representative should always be present, especially if terminating a potentially hostile employee or one who might twist your ...

The immigration debate isn't just about undocumented workers, employers are key players too. No matter which side of the debate you favor or what role you play in the hiring process, job seekers of all kinds should understand the rules that employers must follow when hiring both citizens and noncitizens. The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1996 says employers ...

I'm getting older and as I age I become even more ingrained with a learning style that has served me well since high school. Yes, you know the one. Sit in a room with a collection of peers and discuss the topic of the training to include listening to the instructor drone on and on and with only an occasional pause to ask questions ...

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $5.85 (Same as Federal) (Same as Federal) $6.55 07/24/2008 $7.25 07/24/2009 External Links Idaho Department of Labor Website: http://www.cl.idaho.gov/

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $6.33 8 40 More Info: The premium overtime pay requirement on either a daily or weekly basis is not applicable to employees who are compensated at not less than one and one-half times the minimum rate or to employees of enterprises having a gross annual sales volume of ...