It’s swine flu season, and many companies are facing a great challenge: allowing people time off to prevent disease from spreading — without putting too big a dent in productivity.
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Tags: absences, swine flu, telecommuting, time off
Signs of economic recovery may be visible, but some indicators are as bad as ever.
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Tags: Department of Labor, DOL, job openings
Some managers think their best employees will stick with the company just because they have nowhere else to go — but that type of attitude could leave many employers with a huge turnover problem in the near future.
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Tags: Adecco, managers, rebound, retention problems
Though many companies have laid off employees, a lot say they’ll bring those workers back once the recession ends.
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Tags: layoffs, OI Partners, rehire
Companies that are hiring now should have a lot of talent to choose from. But just how much depends on where you’re located.
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Tags: cities, job seekers, locations, Simply Hired
Thanks to layoffs and hiring freezes, there are a lot of talented people looking for jobs. But how can HR figure out if it’s the right time to add staff?
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Everyone is generally looking forward to the end of the current recession. But employers should also prepare for an HR problem likely to come after the upturn.
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Tags: Adecco Group, recession, turnover
In this economy, it’s not uncommon for employees to moonlight to make ends meet. Some of those jobs are more unconventional than others.
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Tags: CareerBuilder, moonlighting, second jobs
Companies face a lot of staffing decisions in a rough economy — which are often complicated by tough legal questions. For clarification, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a fact sheet on legally trimming exempt employees’ salaries and schedules.
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A British company’s alternative to laying off employees: helping them get temporary jobs with competitors.
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Tags: BT, competitors, layoffs
