Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
How about a world where there is 75% unemployment because there won’t be enough high-skills jobs that require humans? A world where low-skilled labor, often provided by staffing companies, will be replaced by a so-called robot economy? Those are some of the predictions put forth by this Future of Business series, which examines how cutting-edge technologies are rapidly reshaping our world.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 10, 2013
You’ve seen the bumper sticker, right? “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” There’s a home-spun logic in that, but when the implication is that we should raise taxes for more schooling done the traditional way, I call fiddlesticks. An informative lecture about the bubonic plague is merely background noise to a room full of students on Facebook.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 10, 2013
Most of us think of the web as being a place where we go to the browser, type something in the address bar, and wait for a response. While that is all well and good, it’s not the best system when immediate notification is important. It’s much better when we get notified automatically of an important event, without us having to go and do a lookup or search.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
According to a 2012 survey by OfficeTeam, in 2011 only 1% of respondents said they used video “very often,” but a year later that figure jumped to 53% and 13% expect to increase their usage in the next three years. “Many companies are embracing video interviews, which are often conducted online via webcam, as a way to quickly and cost-effectively evaluate applicants,” said Robert Hosking, executive director of OfficeTeam.
Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo
HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
Over the coming months you can expect to see some slow-but-steady changes to Staffing Talk. Some will be subtle or barely noticeable, while other improvements will hopefully be obvious. As always, we’ll be continually open to your suggestions and constructive criticisms during this time, so feel free to tell us how we’re doing. Just this week Staffing Talk welcomed a new. co-editor to the fray – Ms.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Avant Healthcare will pay $27,750 in penalties for posting discriminatory job ads [eNews Park Forest]. Temporary work is great for the economy [Policymic]. Internships and temp jobs are only good for young people [New York Times]. The nation’s largest staffing firms get even larger in market share [SIA]. Accountable Healthcare Holdings Corp expands by opening a Regional Therapy Co-Location [PR Newswire].
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
Amazon to investigate claims of “neo-Nazi” intimidation and mistreatment of temporary warehouse employees in Germany [The Independent]. Accountemps survey shows three-quarters of CFOs benefit from hiring temp workers during absences [PR Newswire]. Talent management at Towers Watson says immigration reform needed for employers to be competitive [HRE Online].
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
U.S. Senators propose bill to expand visas for foreign college graduates with degrees in science, tech, engineering, and math [Politico]. Silicon Valley execs support visa bill proposal for more high-skilled foreign labor [New York Times]. Registered medical marijuana user sues Adecco Group after her “failed” drug test leads to her termination [Bangor Daily News].
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
If you believe the experts’ predictions and all the various studies out there, the economy is going to continue on its upward path this year. In turn, many also predict that the job market will improve. While those two things certainly don’t guarantee success for the staffing industry, it seems reasonable to assume that many will benefit from these trends.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Skeuomorph: a design similar the fake wood paneling in your childhood neighbor’s station wagon. Sometimes Wikipedia gets it so right when you want that easy explanation for things. In demonstrating the meaning of skeuomorph, they didn’t resort to heavily analytic explanations like Apple and hip software designers do.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
What does the future hold for human resources as the workforce becomes increasingly fragmented, as more people work around the clock and as “the office” ceases to be a fixed location? In two previous posts we have examined the death of the office and what these changes mean to workers themselves. This post will attempt to answer a few questions about what a changing workplace – and workforce – means for HR.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Jobless benefits claims plummeted by 27,000 last week, combined with a boost in consumer confidence [Bloomberg]. KGB USA Inc. ordered to pay $1.3 million in back wages to workers for wage violations [Lehigh Valley Live]. Nashville’s Trojan Labor sued for allegedly underpaying workers, requiring them to fill out extensive paperwork and purchase their own safety equipment [The Tennessean].
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
When we say “ the end of the office ,” we’re not talking about the long-running hit NBC-TV show, although that is ending as well. No, we’re referring to transformative changes taking place in terms of how we work, where we work, and who is performing the work. I am going to take a couple of posts this week to go into these areas, and look at the ramifications of these shifts.
Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch
Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Obama to focus on economy in tonight’s State of Union Address [PBS]. Action Staffing says Obamacare will be good for staffing companies [PR Web]. Temp worker dies at Bacardi Bottling on first day of work, allegedly because he wasn’t trained [EHS Today]. A positive perspective on mandatory E-Verify and its use in immigration reform [JDSupra]. Corporate Resource Services reports record quarter [Market Watch].
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
You know the drill. You get all excited about a great new candidate that you sent to your client for an interview. He or she seems perfect – matching all the requirements and even having a little more experience than what was necessary – and then you get the call: “Thanks, but no thanks.”. What happened? You ask what was wrong and you get told that they don’t hire people who drive SUVs.
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