What are the chances that you can ever erase an e-mail? No chance, says Attorney Matthew Effland. When you send e-mail, it's saved in many places, most of which you can't access. For example, Effland says, your e-mail is likely stored in: Your computer's cache and e-mail outbox, Your e-mail service provider's computers and/or corporate e-mail ... [Continue Reading]
Staffing a Major Contributor to Future Job Growth
According to the latest 10-year U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections, job growth in the employment services industry is expected to be nearly twice the rate of overall job growth in the economy. Released in December 2009, the 2008-18 projections anticipate job growth in the employment services industry to increase by almost ... [Continue Reading]
Leave the Competition in the Dust
Competition is fierce these days and small and large firms are closing their doors at a shocking rate. Daryl Rigby of Bain & Company in Boston advises companies on what to do during a downturn. “Think of a company as a race car careening around a track, where recessions are the curves,” he says, “and this is the time you need to be particularly ... [Continue Reading]
ANSERTEAM, LLC announces WBE Certification
Virginia Beach, VA (August 5, 2009) – ANSERTEAM, LLC, a member-owned network of the top independently owned staffing companies in the U.S. and Canada, has been certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). ... [Continue Reading]
Notes on a Napkin Prove Messy for Employer in Age Discrimination Case
Comments made during a termination meeting and notes on a napkin sealed an employer's fate in an age discrimination case. The typically conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that a fifty-eight year old executive who was fired after seventeen years with a Virginia manufacturing company is entitled to a jury ... [Continue Reading]
Obama Administration Re-Emphasizes Tough I-9 Enforcement
By Diane Geller, Esq. Any questions as to whether the Obama Administration would be less aggressive in enforcing the immigration laws were removed on August 18, 2009. Two directors of a small private company in the State of Washington were charged with and plead guilty to felony charges of aiding and abetting the use of false statements on Form ... [Continue Reading]
OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements and the Staffing Industry
The OSHA Recordkeeping Standards are not widely understood by clients of staffing companies, which could create confusion within a staffing company. In an effort to clarify and simplify the application of the OSHA Recordkeeping Standards to the staffing industry, RCS has taken excerpts from those standards, OSHA publications, and OSHA Standard ... [Continue Reading]
Do Employees Have a Right to Privacy?
It used to be easy, says Attorney Matthew Effland. If you spotted someone reading on the job, you just told them to go back to work. Now, they have headphones on-are they listening to an audio conference on HR compliance, music that relaxes them, or a digital book? Unfortunately, you are going to have people who abuse your technology. They are ... [Continue Reading]
Four Building Blocks of the Retention Process
Keeping good employees is critical to organizational success. However, many organizations look at this area as a series of tasks to be performed. This is a process, not a set of tasks...and once that mindset is taken, a comprehensive, ongoing system can be developed to ensure your retention goals are realized. Here are four areas to consider when ... [Continue Reading]
Managing Survivors After the Layoff: Nine Ways to Reduce Employee Stress
By Bruce L. Katcher, Ph.D. President of the Discovery Consulting Group, Inc. It was 8:30 AM in the offices of a large Midwestern telecommunications company. The normally crowded, bustling hallways were empty. There was an ominous feeling in the air throughout the building. Employees were nervously burrowed in their cubicles. Many of them had ... [Continue Reading]