Branch Manager Stephanie Lamb is a voracious learner. You can hear it in the delight in her voice when she says, "Today I went to a client's site and learned what a turret truck was!" That appetite for learning is part of what makes Stephanie such a great leader in our Suffolk branch. "I do a lot of hands-on work," she says, listing the number of ... [Continue Reading]
Holiday Bonuses: What, Why, How
Not only are more businesses giving holiday parties this year than last, they're also giving more gifts in the form of bonuses, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. A full third (33 percent) of employers plan to give their employees holiday bonuses this year, up from 29 percent in 2009. Google recently made headlines by giving all its ... [Continue Reading]
Quick Link: Glassdoor.com’s 50 Best Places to Work
Glassdoor.com, a site most known for anonymous, often angry reviews of various workplaces, has announced its Best Places to Work for 2010. Facebook tops the list, followed by perennial employee favorite Southwest Airlines. Several consulting firms are in the top 10, as are General Mills, public relations firm Edelman, software firm SAS and ... [Continue Reading]
Relying on Reliance: Safco Products Distribution Center
We work together as a team. Overview Safco Products Co. is a leading provider of organization and comfort-enhancing workplace furniture and products. For more than 40 years, Safco has researched, developed and built high-quality, innovative products and backed them with the best service in the industry. In late 2008, Safco built a ... [Continue Reading]
News: Hampton Roads employment levels held steady
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary for October 2010 earlier this week. What the "Metro" report does is take the data from the "Employment Situation" report and distill it into 372 metropolitan regions across the nation. Of course, Hampton Roads is one of those regions, and based ... [Continue Reading]
Celebrate Smart: Avoid Office Party Fouls
The majority of American businesses are planning to throw some kind of holiday celebration this year (either 76 or 79 percent, depending on which recent survey you read). But those festivities can have some unexpected fallout: according to Fisher & Phillips LLC, 36 percent of companies that gave a holiday party reported some kind of behavioral ... [Continue Reading]
News: Staffing Led Job Growth in November
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its "Employment Situation" report for November 2010 this morning, and while the news was somewhat disappointing for the overall job market, temporary and staffing jobs had another month of growth. Overall nonfarm employment increased by 39,000 in seasonally adjusted numbers, the BLS reported; some industries ... [Continue Reading]
Reliance Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
All four Reliance offices will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday, November 26. We'll reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 29. We wish you all a safe, happy Thanksgiving. ... [Continue Reading]
Quick Link: More Workers Quitting Than Getting Laid Off
TLNT.com pointed out a fascinating bit of data in Tuesday's Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) release: in September 2010, 2 million people voluntarily left their jobs, while "only" 1.8 million were laid off. While there's an interesting discussion of what this could mean for the job market overall at TLNT, what it ... [Continue Reading]
Quick Link: Southwest Airlines on Employee Engagement
It looks like we're not the only ones who recognize the value of employee engagement for contingent workers. Last month, Joel Caparella of The Seamless Workforce interviewed Greg Muccio, Employment Team Leader for Southwest Airlines, at the Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit; he posted a brief audio of the interview yesterday. The interview is ... [Continue Reading]
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