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Flexible Staffing In The Executive Ranks

Staffing Talk

Flexible staffing meets the executive suite. Of course they don’t get the stock options and other forms of compensation available to their permanent counterparts, but they might have already earned the big bucks in their previous life. “Companies can get the talent when they need it, and turn it off when they don’t.

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What We Can Learn About Jobs from Texas

Staffing Talk

At my company, Tempworks, the deal flow from Texas has been huge and stayed strong even during the disastrous staffing climate of 2007. Immigration and an abundance of low priced labor competing for these jobs dampens compensation. As my cousin Hank says, a dry well teaches us the worth of water.

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Manpower: World Leader Or Leadership Embarrassment?

Staffing Talk

Of course we love to write great content around the staffing industry on a daily basis here at Staffing Talk. As a result, we always have our ears to the ground – and the chat rooms – checking out the noise around the staffing industry. Staffing is Staffing is Staffing. She has purple hair!

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Want to Retain Employees? Pay Them to Quit.

Staffing Talk

New employees receive full salary compensation during the training, which begins with two weeks of talking on the phone with customers in their call center. In 2007 about three percent of the people took the opportunity. They start their employment with an intense four-week customer loyalty training course. How well does this work? “In

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NY Judge Dismisses Lawsuit: Work-Life Balance Is Not The Employers’ Responsibility

Staffing Talk

According to the 2007 lawsuit, 603 female employees took maternity leave from Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s financial/media company over a period of six years. This was just one example of irregular patterns in the compensation process, which Preska said showed the EEOC had no statistical evidence, just anecdotal. “No

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7 Juicy Recruitment News Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into – 16th May 2016

Social Talent

Temp pay meanwhile rose at the fastest pace since July 2007, with panellists frequently citing the inflationary impact of the new National Living Wage. The NHS is struggling to fill permanent roles and this is pushing up demand for agency nurses and locum doctors as hospitals try to ensure safe staffing levels. UpScored Logo.

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Staffing News Of The Day, January 19, 2012

Staffing Talk

Paul this week to failing to pay more than $150,000 in payroll taxes and another $276,987 to cover the employer’s share of FICA taxes, which fund Social Security and Medicare, from 2005 through 2007. Keep an eye on this as it is especially interesting when applied to businesses and unemployment or worker’s compensation claims.