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News and insight about working in and with today's contingent workforce.
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Workforce news and insight from Sean Rehder, a former Recruiter, 1099 Independent Contractor Compliance Manager, and Supplier Qualification Program Manager turned web developer.
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Sunday, August 31, 2003
 I added Behr Process to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the Inside Los Angeles Job Blog. They are located in Santa Ana, Ca.
Description:
Being a leader in our industry requires one resource above all others - great people. To successfully respond to the changing needs of our customers and strategies of our competitors, BEHR has identified, developed, and retained quality people who can adapt to rapid growth - people with the vision and courage to express their views, people willing to assume risk, take ownership, and be accountable for their actions. In return, BEHR provides an exceptional working environment and recognizes that its people are the driving force behind our success. BEHR prides itself on providing a positive, safe, quality environment where employees are well compensated for their hard work. Team spirit promotes cooperation among fellow employees. A policy of open communication between all levels of the company means that employees have the opportunity to make a substantial impact on the future success of BEHR and enjoy themselves along the way.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Diana Molina, Human Resources
posted by Sean Rehder at 8:30 PM, (Permalink)
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I added AccentCare to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the Inside Los Angeles Job Blog. They are located in Irvine, Ca.
Description:
AccentCare is a family's trusted companion and the leader in providing personal in-home care solutions and services for seniors 24 hours a day, seven days a week -wherever home may be. Our trained specialists create and implement a comprehensive plan of care that empowers seniors to live independently at home and brings peace of mind to everyone touched by the aging process.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Human Resources,
Lisa Edwards, Marketing and Public Relations
Scott Safriet, Sales
Terry Bayer, Operations
Vincent Cook, Corporate and Investor Relations
Mary Beth Pastore, IT Support
posted by Sean Rehder at 8:48 AM, (Permalink)
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Saturday, August 30, 2003
I added Diversa Corporation to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the Inside San Diego Job Blog . They are located in San Diego, Ca.
Description:
Diversa Corporation is a leader in applying proprietary genomic technologies for the rapid discovery and optimization of novel products from genes and gene pathways. Diversa is directing its integrated portfolio of technologies to the discovery, evolution, and production of commercially valuable molecules with pharmaceutical applications, such as optimized monoclonal antibodies and orally active drugs, as well as enzymes and small molecules with agricultural, chemical, and industrial applications. The Company has formed significant joint ventures with The Dow Chemical Company (Innovase LLC) and with Syngenta Seeds AG (Zymetrics, Inc.) focused on near-term commercialization of products for the industrial and agricultural markets, respectively. In addition, the Company has formed alliances with other market leaders.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Tammie LaRue, Marketing Specialist
Human Resources ,
posted by Sean Rehder at 3:05 PM, (Permalink)
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Thursday, August 28, 2003
 Recruiting & Staffing
News Postings
San Jose Leads Jobless Survey
The high-tech recession hammered jobs out of Silicon Valley over the past year at a pace outstripping every metropolitan area in the nation, according to figures released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
CIO Survey: Slowdown in IT Hiring Expected
Chief information officers (CIOs) expect a slight slowdown in the hiring of information technology (IT) professionals in the fourth quarter of the year compared with the third quarter, according to a report from Menlo Park-based Robert Half Technology.
Six Sigma in Recruiting, Part 4: Lean Hiring
While the term Lean might seem rudimentary at first glance, it isn't. This is a concept that, like Six Sigma, was originally developed in a manufacturing environment and can be successfully applied to other service functions like recruiting and hiring.
Sending Jobs Overseas Draws Debate at Home
With the job outlook grim, outsourcing overseas is an increasingly thorny issue. Those opposed say it effectively means exporting work. Those in favor say it enables U.S. companies to compete globally. One thing is clear: The debate is bound to escalate as the practice spreads.
posted by Sean Rehder at 4:35 PM, (Permalink)
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Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Employee Development
News Postings
How New Managers Become Great Managers
The best managers are those who have an appetite for learning and are willing to work on themselves. Management is very hard; even the most gifted people must commit themselves to lifelong learning and self-development.
Are We Done with the 40-Hour Week?
There was a time — first during the Great Depression, then in the postwar years — when the 40-hour week was an American staple. But those days bear little resemblance to today.
Small Firms Draw Talent with Big Benefits, Team Focus
When it comes to attracting new talent and vying for clients, bigger companies with deeper pockets can easily swamp small companies. But the smallest companies can avoid such a fate with benefits packages that rival or surpass their industries' standards and possessing an engaging and supportive structure built around employees.
Fund Your Geniuses
Tuition reimbursement is an investment in your best and brightest, those people ambitious enough to pursue an education even while working. As employees develop their skills, you can reap the rewards of those improved skills on the job. It's a win-win for everyone.
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:27 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Bias Agency Faults Allstate on Rehiring of Agents
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that Allstate violated federal laws against age discrimination when it refused to let some agents take lower-paying jobs elsewhere in the company to keep their benefits.
Sifting Out the Bad Seed
When a door-to-door magazine salesman killed a 66-year-old woman, his employers said they weren't responsible because they didn't know about his criminal record for assault. Is it enough for companies to claim ignorance to avoid liability?
Struggle in Sacramento over State Workers' Comp
The state senator chairing a special legislative committee working to rehabilitate California's workers' compensation system demanded that insurers offer written promises to cut premiums to business owners if lawmakers enact a proposed slew of tough reforms.
California Likely to Be Exempt from OT Regulation Proposals
Proposed federal changes to overtime eligibility and pay likely will have little impact in California. That's because state overtime laws are already more generous than federal laws, say those in the labor industry.
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:22 PM, (Permalink)
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Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Compensation
News Postings
Siebel Settles Shareholder Suit, Ups Disclosure
Siebel Systems said Tuesday it settled a shareholder lawsuit that had accused it of violating its own rules on granting stock options, and the company said it would disclose more about the pay of its board members and top executives.
WorldCom to Put Curbs on CEO's Pay, Influence
WorldCom Inc. will set aside 25 percent of its profit for dividends, place strict limits on executive compensation and offer no short-term earnings projections as a result of a new set of corporate governance restrictions drafted by its court-appointed monitor.
Check the Cubicle Next to You
Who you work with just might matter, at least when it comes to your paycheck. Regardless of their gender, managers who work with more women, or whose bosses are women, face less pay than those who work with more men, according to a new study. And some may be paid less depending on the age of their subordinates.
Garamendi: Workers' Comp Reform Ahead
There may be disagreements about the precise solution to California's growing workers' compensation crisis, but there seems to be little argument that the system poses a threat to the health of California's economy and is in desperate need of reform.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:09 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Study Ties Biggest CEO Raises to Largest Layoffs
Chief executives of companies that had the largest layoffs and most underfunded pensions and that moved operations offshore to avoid U.S. taxes were rewarded with the biggest pay hikes in 2002, on average, a new report has found.
Free to Be Fired
The "at will" doctrine, a legal doctrine that was first established by a 19th century lawsuit, still largely defines the relationship between employers and employees into the 21st century.
One Year Later: Sarbanes-Oxley Still a Volatile Issue
A year after Sarbanes-Oxley was signed into law, its effectiveness is still to be judged, but its effects have come in torrents.
Fall in New Jobless Claims Hints at a Slow Recovery
Fewer Americans lined up to claim unemployment benefits last week, with the latest figures suggesting that the nation's economic recovery is gathering steam, but not enough to generate strong job growth.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:05 PM, (Permalink)
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Monday, August 25, 2003
Benefits
News Postings
'Underground' Squeezes Honest Firms
Speak of workers' comp fraud, and the most common image is a supposedly injured worker secretly filmed while bowling or lifting weights. But while the industry and media reports have focused attention on such claimant fraud, employer fraud is believed to be much costlier.
Autoworkers Union Seeks Benefits to Cover Abortions
The United Auto Workers union is asking automakers and parts suppliers to extend health care benefits to cover voluntary abortion. The outcome of the abortion negotiations will help set the agenda for smaller unions, many of which do not have the coverage and use the UAW contract as a benchmark.
Limited Rights Sting Surprised Employees
A new frustration is arising among hundreds of thousands of workers across the country who have used chunks of their paychecks to buy insurance policies through an employer. The catch has come in the form of a 30-year-old law that has hamstrung employees' ability to sue over disputes involving their employer-sponsored health-care coverage.
Consumer-Directed Plans Expected to Grow Rapidly
By 2010, consumer-directed health plans could claim as much as 24 percent of the health insurance market, according to a new report from market research firm Forrester Research Inc.
posted by Sean Rehder at 9:39 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Davis Expected to Sign Pro-Labor Bills
A trio of labor-backed bills in the final stages of approval by the Legislature would expand employer liability for employee harassment, give workers more incentive to sue when things go wrong, and shift the burden of proof onto businesses that do get sued.
Many Small Businesses Hold Back on Spending Plans
Small-business owners are holding tight to their wallets — despite a federal tax cut in May meant to boost their spending. Just 26% of small companies plan to buy computers and other big-ticket items in the near future, says a recent survey of 1,190 small firms by the National Federation of Independent Business trade group.
More Companies Adopt Gay-Friendly Policies
More big U.S. companies prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and adopted other gay- and lesbian-friendly policies during the past year, according to a gay rights' group survey released Monday.
Small Business Gets Credit for Creating Jobs
Small businesses are creating 75 percent of all new jobs and represent 99 percent of all businesses in the U.S., according to a report released this week by the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy.
posted by Sean Rehder at 9:37 PM, (Permalink)
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Sunday, August 24, 2003
Workplace Safety
News Postings
Workplace Violence Remains Biggest Worry at Offices
Workplace violence continues to be the biggest security concern businesses have nationally according to a 2003 survey by Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations Inc. Violence has been the No. 1 threat facing companies for the last five years, according to this year's 10th Top Security Threats and Management Issues Facing Corporate America survey released in late July.
Depression Common -- but Costly -- in Workplace
A recent report in the Journal of American Medicine found that missed productivity due to depression costs employers around $44 billion a year. According to Jodi Aronson Prohofsky, the vice president of clinical operations for Cigna Behavioral Health, more than 50 million people in this country will suffer some degree of depression this year.
Commuters Drive Stress into the Workplace
Stressful commutes spill over to the job: The more hassled drivers feel by their morning commute, the more verbally abusive they are to co-workers and the more they try to sabotage productive efforts, suggest several studies.
New Rules and Proposed Legislation Could Affect Ergonomics on State Levels
A June 2003 ruling in Maryland has modified a former interpretation of the state's workers compensation laws to make it easier for injured employees to receive compensation.
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:54 AM, (Permalink)
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HRIS
News Postings
Yahoo and Overture Are Only the Beginning
The tech industry is poised for a major eat-or-be-eaten phase. Who dines, and who's bait? The answers will reshape the IT landscape -- and dictate much about the future of jobs and investment.
Why Tech Will Bloom Again
To hear some folks tell it, the information-technology revolution is kaput. The industry that has driven the economy and captured our imaginations for years has peaked for good, insists a chorus of skeptics. Does all this mean that tech will be boring? Slow-moving? Inconsequential?
10 Things a Tech-Savvy Executive Should Know
Nearly every "nontechnical" company function is now dependent on computers, and nearly every industry's work flow has been altered by the Internet. As a result, it's hard to imagine any business that isn't confronting critical technology decisions on a regular basis. But what essentials should an executive know about Information Technology?
Survey Finds IT Workloads Rising
In a recent survey, 55 percent of chief information officers said the number of projects in their information technology department has increased in the past 12 months. New initiatives are contributing the most to the rising workloads, according to 46 percent of executives.
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:52 AM, (Permalink)
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Thursday, August 21, 2003
I added The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the JobBlog. They are located in Los Angeles, CA.
Description:
At The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ® it means to have a passion for the coffee business, take pride in what you do, have a friendly attitude and have a desire to provide our customers the world's finest coffee experience. As we continue with our planned growth, we are looking for individuals who want to join an exciting company and become part of our growing team.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Holly Brown, Human Resources
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:33 PM, (Permalink)
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I added Rodopi Software to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the JobBlog. They are located in San Diego, CA.
Description:
"We at RODOPI see it as our mission to provide our customers with "one-stop" solutions for their billing, management and customer care needs. Our diversified structure and knowledge allow us to face the challenges of the most demanding and complex projects. We work closely with customers and prospects to provide superior quality software products and a broad range of services. We focus on establishing long term relations with our customers, built around the outstanding quality of our products and services combined with very competitive pricing. We follow the latest technology closely and train our staff appropriately in order to provide the best value to our customers. We always lead our customers toward scalable and upgradeable solutions in order to preserve their investment. Our supreme goal is to make our customer successful. We look at it as the only way to our own success."
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:02 PM, (Permalink)
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Recruiting & Staffing
News Postings
Recruiting and Succession Planning
Succession planning is the fastest and cheapest way to get a well-qualified person into an open position. Unfortunately, very few organizations have a well-thought-out or well-executed succession planning program.
'Jobless Recovery' Keeps Recruiter Business Down
Executive search firms laid off recruiters and suffered through another trying year in 2002 and have little to look forward to this year, according to Boston Business Journal research.
The Economic Consequences of Reducing Cost Per Hire
There has been a steady decline in average cost per hire in corporate North America over the past several years. What factors have contributed to the trend? Does a decline in the average cost per hire mean that staffing is getting more efficient?
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Febuary
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, a government report said on Thursday, with the power blackout having a ``minimal effect'' on the data.
posted by Sean Rehder at 4:10 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Spread of 'Sobig.F' Virus Is Fastest Ever
A computer virus that circulated across the Internet this week, hard on the heels of another nasty online infection, has been declared the fastest e-mail outbreak ever. MessageLabs Inc., which scans e-mail for viruses, said that within 24 hours it had scanned more than 1 million copies of the "F" variant of the "Sobig" virus, which was blamed for computer disruptions at businesses, colleges and other institutions worldwide.
Manufacturers See SBA Loan Ceiling Raised
The Congressional Manufacturing Caucus pushed through a Small Business Administration reauthorization bill that increases the amount of money small manufacturers can borrow through SBA programs and creates new programs specifically aimed at helping manufacturers.
Small Time Crooks?
The Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, is a 1938 law that was part of Roosevelt's New Deal. It's been in the headlines recently because it's been facing its first major overhaul in 54 years. It also has the dubious distinction of being the law most often violated by employers.
Employer Security
With a growing barrage of lawsuits filed by employees, more businesses are turning to a new defense: insurance. Once considered edgy, employment practices liability insurance -- EPLI -- is gaining the favor of businesses to ensure they have enough money to fight off employee lawsuits.
posted by Sean Rehder at 4:07 PM, (Permalink)
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
I added Informatica Corporation to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the JobBlog. They are located in Redwood City, Ca.
Description:
Informatica Corporation is a leading provider of data integration and business intelligence software. Using Informatica products, Global 2000 companies can leverage their existing information assets for enterprise insight that helps them improve business performance, increase customer profitability, streamline supply chain operations and proactively manage regulatory compliance. More than 1,800 companies worldwide rely on Informatica to address their end-to-end needs for enterprise data integration and business intelligence.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Michael Palmer, Human Resources
Rob Mey, Manager of Corporate Inside Sales
posted by Sean Rehder at 8:52 PM, (Permalink)
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Employee Development
News Postings
Dial-Up Workers Feel Disconnect
Most telecommuters started working from home in hopes of striking a happier balance between job and family. Now some are finding that they labor more hours and endure greater stress, only to see their careers nosedive.
New Study Finds Growing Need for Flexible Workplaces
The Employment Policy Foundation's (EPF) Center for Work and Family Balance released a new study that examines the needs of America's working caregivers for more workplace flexibility. The study focused on workers providing eldercare, child care or both and potential workplace solutions to helping those employees achieve better work and family balance.
Program Gives Low-Income Interns Computer Skills, Job Experience
Two-dozen low-income adults are taking part in a help-desk training program that gives them a crash course in computers and summer internships with local businesses and government offices.
The Illusory Work-Family Equation
Balancing work and family is a hot topic these days, but anyone who has tried to pull off that feat probably already knows: The idea of being able to get those two sides of life in equilibrium is crazy.
posted by Sean Rehder at 6:41 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Not Too Old to Fight Back
Michael Stern was unceremoniously escorted from his office at RF Technologies Inc. with his sales trophies in tow after 12 years at the Brookfield company. The down economy was all the reason the company gave in firing the man who had been its top salesman for all of the 1990s. Meanwhile, the company retained the services of several younger sales representatives.
Accountancy Rules May Trickle Down to Small Firms
The effects of the accounting scandals of 2001-02, and the federal regulatory crackdowns that followed, are still cascading down to the state level. The state Board of Accountancy is now examining auditor-independence provisions of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act that try to keep certified public accountants from getting too cozy with their corporate clients.
Abused Women Get Unpaid Leave under New Bill
Victims of domestic and sexual violence in Illinois soon may be protected from losing their jobs when they must take time off from work to do such things as go to court and seek abuse counseling.
Penny-Pinching Firms Add Insult to Injury
Across the corporate landscape, disabled workers are becoming an increasingly common casualty of the drive to cut costs. As recently as three to five years ago most companies paid health benefits for the long-term disabled until they were 65 years old. But as health-insurance costs and the number of disabled employees climb, more companies are firing them.
posted by Sean Rehder at 6:38 PM, (Permalink)
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Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Compensation
News Postings
Roundtable: Overtime Pay On March 31, the Department of Labor published its long-awaited proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act. The revisions would redefine who is eligible for overtime pay by changing "white-collar" exemptions that were created in the 1940s. Supporters say the legislation would simplify and streamline an outdated system. Some labor groups say it would take away workers' overtime rights. What is the potential impact of the legislation on businesses and their employees?
Executives Beware: Compensation Laws Face Scrutiny
As the federal government continues to wrestle with the fallout of the Enron debacle, corporate executives are watching to see what may happen to their deferred compensation benefits.
Proposed Overtime Changes Worry Workers
Millions of mostly white-collar workers could be in danger of losing overtime pay while still having to work the extra hours under a broadly worded Bush administration proposal to overhaul the nation's overtime rules.
They're Getting Richer!
The Bush tax cut lowered the tax rate on dividends to 15% from a top marginal rate of 38.6%. Since May more than 200 firms have raised their payouts to shareholders, and — in a time of scrutiny over pay packages — the increases are minting riches for bosses who own a lot of company stock.
posted by Sean Rehder at 4:09 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Small Time Crooks?
The Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, is a 1938 law that was part of Roosevelt's New Deal. It's been in the headlines recently because it's been facing its first major overhaul in 54 years. It also has the dubious distinction of being the law most often violated by employers.
Employer Security
With a growing barrage of lawsuits filed by employees, more businesses are turning to a new defense: insurance. Once considered edgy, employment practices liability insurance -- EPLI -- is gaining the favor of businesses to ensure they have enough money to fight off employee lawsuits.
U.S. to Allow Northwest Air to Use Stock in Pensions
The Labor Department issued a rare exemption to federal pension rules yesterday, allowing the Northwest Airlines Corporation to use the stock of a regional airline subsidiary to help cover the $1 billion shortfall in its employee pension plans.
Regis Division Agrees to Settle Race Discrimination Claim
Edina-based hair care retailer Regis Corp. said that it has reached a $3.225 million settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a race-discrimination case against its Supercuts division.
posted by Sean Rehder at 4:05 PM, (Permalink)
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The Job Tracker Function has been added.
In the left hand navigation on the home page, I added a Job Tracker function that goes back 3 days from whatever the current date is. I only track jobs that I have contact information on, or at least try to (lol). The listings link to the profile of that agency within CWO. This is where you will find the contact information and also a job tracker for that specific agency that goes back farther than 3 days and then links out on the web to the full job description. I haven't decided how far back, but I'm thinking about 3 weeks.
As always, if you have information or jobs that you want listed, please let me know.
posted by Sean Rehder at 2:55 PM, (Permalink)
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The Customer Directory Has Been Added
I added a directory tool that is made up of companies and contacts that I come accross or have contact with. I've added it to the Left Hand Navigation on each page. Some listings are not complete, but I am in the process of updating all of the listings.
If you want to be listed, let me know. Or if you know of any contacts at any of the companies listed, please let me know and I'll drop them an email to see if they want to be listed also.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:52 PM, (Permalink)
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Monday, August 18, 2003
Benefits
News Postings
Employees Pay More as Health Costs Rise
After years of generous health-insurance benefits, American workers increasingly are paying much more for their health-care. Though the consumer price index is beginning to show a slowing in the rate of price increases, overall spending on health care by employers continues to climb as aging Americans use more medical services. Employers, saying they can no longer afford the 12% to 15% annual increases in the cost of providing health benefits, are raising workers' copays, deductibles and monthly premiums.
Skyrocketing Health Costs Pit Colleagues against Each Other
The battle over rising health-care costs has long pitted employers against workers. Now, as more companies slash their health-insurance benefits, it is starting to set worker against worker.
Most Employees Know Little about Their Pension Plans
For millions of American workers, few retirement issues are more vital than the health of their pension plans. But companies have waged a successful battle to keep crucial information about their plans a secret.
Retiree Healthcare Benefits Being Slashed
As Congress debates whether government should subsidize prescription drug costs for older Americans and reduce free benefits for wealthy seniors, some local employers are getting slammed financially with medical benefits coverage for retired employees.
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:35 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
SBA Helps Businesses Meet Their Match
For many small-company owners, the Small Business Administration is a provider of economic assistance after a natural disaster. Some also get SBA-backed loans to help their businesses expand. The agency, however, provides other services, including a new program called Business Matchmaking, to help small businesses get contracts with the government and big corporations.
Why Branding Is Important in HR
Employment branding has always been a topic of great interest to many leading recruiting professionals, and the importance of mastering the concepts and skills behind branding have much greater implications for HR professionals in the "new economy."
California Woes May Hurt Companies
With a multibillion-dollar budget deficit to contend with, California's economy is stuck in one of its worst financial fixes ever. But analysts say the Golden State's economic woes could spell trouble for Wall Street too if firms that do a large amount of business in the state are hurt by measures to fix the world's fifth-largest economy.
Not Much Job Growth, but Mediocre May Look Good in 2004
It is a recovery. And it is not a jobless one. As the economy has gradually shown strength, unevenly to be sure, one critical mantra has been to call it a jobless recovery. But there are statistics that belie that and indicate that the number of people with jobs has been growing since last fall.
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Saturday, August 16, 2003
I added Alcone Marketing Group to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the JobBlog. They are located in Irvine, Ca.
Description:
A full-service sales promotion and marketing services agency, with expertise in promotional marketing, creative services, youth and family marketing, promotional merchandise, marketing services, interactive media, event marketing, entertainment marketing, merchandising POP, sports marketing, trade marketing and media services.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Carol Boyer, HR
posted by Sean Rehder at 9:17 PM, (Permalink)
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I added BDS Marketing to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the JobBlog. They are located in Irvine, Ca.
Description:
Founded in 1984 as a Field Marketing agency, we have expanded our services to include “assisted selling,” demonstration, training, promotions, field marketing, merchandising and interactive technology. We have a presence in every major consumer electronics, computer and office superstore retailer every week of the year. We have experience in more than 8,000 retail locations and more than 280 national chains. We now occupy a 44,000 square foot building in Southern California’s technology capital, the city of Irvine, California. Although we have a strong presence in the consumer electronics and computer industries, BDS got its start in the packaged goods industry and also has clients in telecommunication and health care. Our interactive services and Web-based products provide a new generation of marketing tools that drive your success.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Shawn Ziemba,
Sara Silfvast,
Beverly Ham, Owner
Mark Dean, Owner
posted by Sean Rehder at 9:01 PM, (Permalink)
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I added Art Institute of California - Orange County to the list of companies that I am going to blog on the JobBlog. They are located in Santa Ana, Ca.
Description:
The mission of The Art Institute of California — Orange County is to provide postsecondary education programs that will prepare students for entry-level positions in their chosen fields through market-driven curricula.
If you have any feed back on them for me, please let me know.
Contact(s):
Susan Lackey, Human Resources
posted by Sean Rehder at 8:39 PM, (Permalink)
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Thursday, August 14, 2003
Recruiting & Staffing
News Postings
Customer Service and Job Postings
How can any recruiter possibly provide a responsive, high-quality recruiting experience and personalized customer service? Recruiters want to provide candidates with great service, because those who have been ignored, dismissed as not qualified, and treated with discourtesy will not forget the experience and may never recommend our firm to friends or apply again — even when they may be an excellent choice for a future position.
Silicon Valley Unemployment Rate Dips
There were an estimated 78,000 adults jobless in Santa Clara County in July, 8.4 percent of the county's work force, according to a report released by the state Employment Development Department.
Providing a More Positive Candidate Experience, Part 2
Two methods to help provide a more positive "candidate experience" for the select few candidates whom you may want to hire include varying the application process for top candidates, and identifying and building a rapport with the applicants who will become appropriate for positions in the near future.
Jobless Claims Edge Higher
New claims for unemployment benefits last week edged up by a seasonally adjusted 2,000 to 398,000, the Labor Department said in a second report. Even with the rise, claims have been under 400,000 -- a level associated with a weak labor market -- for four straight weeks, a sign that the pace of layoffs is stabilizing.
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Employee Development
News Postings
Men at Overwork
Productivity improvements are a boon in a healthy economy, helping to make American business more competitive abroad and keeping a lid on inflation as employees work harder to meet strong demand for their products. But economists have spotted the downside; today's soaring productivity is having a harmful side effect: it's holding back job growth in an economy that's finally growing again, albeit slowly.
Discover Your Company's Untapped 'Potentials'
Who will emerge to lead your business in the next five to 10 years? What are you doing about it now, so leaders will be ready to step up? If training is the first thing that comes to mind, you may want to expand your definition of "development" to include a more systemic approach.
Vacation Time Stresses Employers
With vacation season at its peak this month, employers already operating with lean staffs are grappling with how to keep businesses at full speed with so many workers gone at the same time. Companies may fail to plan ahead when it comes to allocating vacation time — creating problems when too many employees are absent.
Employers Placing Priority on Harassment Training
Among the myriad subjects now commonly addressed in employee training is harassment. Sexual harassment, as well as age, disability and race discrimination, are among the types of harassment employees experience in the workplace. But it wasn't until the early 1990s that sexual harassment and discrimination training became a higher priority for companies large and small.
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General
News Postings
A Lump-Sum Threat to Pension Funds
Though little chronicled, a rush by individuals to pull cash out of a weakened fund represents a hidden risk to pensions. Their accelerating withdrawals can work like a bank run, draining so many assets that the plan's solvency can be threatened.
EEOC Sues Caterpillar for Discrimination
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar was hit by two federal discrimination lawsuits on Wednesday charging it permitted harassment of some black and women employees at two Illinois plants.
What Is Title VII?
In the United States, protection from workplace discrimination is covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For an employee, Title VII is there to ensure they have the fairest opportunity for employment. For an employer, ignoring or skirting the title can be costly.
Settlement Reached in Color-Bias Suit
In a rare but growing area of discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said yesterday that it has settled a "color discrimination" lawsuit involving a dark-skinned black waiter who alleged that he was discriminated against by his lighter-skinned black supervisor at an Applebee's restaurant near Atlanta.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Compensation
News Postings
An Employee Guide to Restricted Stock
Going forward, restricted stock won't be quite so restricted anymore. Microsoft Corp.'s decision to stop issuing its employees stock options -- and instead give them restricted stock cast a spotlight on restricted stock, a form of pay that until now has been used chiefly to reward only top executives.
CEOs Still Sitting on Piles of Pay
Big pay increases, bonuses and stock-option grants awarded under what corporate governance critics say are often thin rationales — are surfacing at many companies completing their 2003 fiscal year.
Delta to End Exec Pension Funding
Delta Air Lines will stop contributing to a pension plan aimed at retaining its executives during the industry downturn, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
PeopleSoft's Top Brass Get Stock Options
Pleasanton software firm PeopleSoft Inc., which is embroiled in a tussle with rival Oracle Corp. over Oracle's $7.3 billion takeover bid, said several of its top executives, include CEO Craig Conway, received options to buy company shares.
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General
News Postings
Crisis Faces Workers' Comp
Business, labor and an irate insurance commissioner are making a last-ditch effort to push the Legislature to reform California's workers' compensation insurance program before the end of the legislative session next month. Failing to act in the final five weeks of the session would mean waiting another year and enduring another round of large hikes in rates.
What Is Title VII?
In the United States, protection from workplace discrimination is covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For an employee, Title VII is there to ensure they have the fairest opportunity for employment. For an employer, ignoring or skirting the title can be costly.
SBA Bills Allow Manufacturers to Get Bigger Loans
The Congressional Manufacturing Caucus pushed through a Small Business Administration reauthorization bill that increases the amount of money small manufacturers can borrow through SBA programs and creates new programs specifically aimed at helping manufacturers.
Most Expect Recovery Soon
A majority of small-business owners responding to a recently completed Harris Poll apparently believe an economic recovery is on the horizon and are making plans to add employees during the next six months.
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 Ten Tips for Successful Negotiating
Emory University had Ray Anderson, recently named Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Atlanta Falcons, speak at their university about the art of negotiating. Anderson also has written a book on the subject and got this review from Max More, Ph.D.:An original and one of the very best on negotiation
Almost everyone can benefit from improved negotiating skills. This 1981 classic, updated in 1991 with new material responding to questions from readers, continues to provide practical guidelines for executives dealing with each other, with superiors and staff, with customers, partners, suppliers, and government regulators. If you have ignored this as a pop book, take a good look at it. This practical, non-academic, and well-illustrated book does not waste the reader's time with filler. The authors explain the problems that arise from bargaining over positions, presenting an alternative approach. Their method revolves around four elements: Separate the people from the problem; focus on interests, not positions; invent options for mutual gain; and insist on using objective criteria. They offer helpful approaches for situations where the other side is more powerful, refuses to play, or uses dirty tricks. The range of situations in which their approach can be applied is almost limitless. Keep this one close at hand to refer to repeatedly until "principled negotiation" becomes ingrained and natural. Here is a brief review of Anderson's Ten Steps in Negotiating.- "The best tool of a negotiator is to be an aggressive, voracious, proactive listener."
- "You have to be prepared -- there’s absolutely no substitute for being prepared ... give yourself time to think, to do research, to figure out options."
- A major component of being prepared is to understand as much as you possibly can about your team’s strategy.
- "Be objective about the strengths and weaknesses of your case."
- "In your planning, right from the beginning, you’ve got to establish your walk-away position, your walk-away number -- you’ve got to write it down, and you’ve got to commit to it."
- Look for points of agreement. Know the value of making concessions, of compromise -- give the other side as much as you possibly can during the course of a negotiation."
Anderson urges every negotiator to be creative.
- When negotiating in an industry as ego-dominated as sports, Anderson advises: "Take your ego out of it."
- Anderson cautions every negotiator to "walk through the smallest details."
- "As I go through the negotiating process, I set up tests of sincerity, tests of trustworthiness for the other side."
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Benefits
News Postings
Long-Term Care Market Matures as More Employers Sponsor Plans
Today more than ever, employers face the difficult challenge of keeping benefits current as employees' expectations change, while managing the cost of providing benefits. As a result, employer sponsored long-term care coverage is probably one of the "hottest" products in the employee benefits market today.
Mandated Employer Health Insurance Gains Support
Legislators in the next few weeks will look at ways to expand healthcare coverage to the growing numbers of uninsured Californians, including plans to require employers to pay for coverage.
UAB's VIVA Launches Online Policy Applications
Hoping to build on its ongoing success, Birmingham-based health maintenance organization VIVA Health Inc. has begun offering small businesses an opportunity to apply for coverage online.
Deficit Strains Pension Agency
Ten years go, the government agency that insures traditional corporate pension plans racked up record deficits. Some policymakers feared that the agency would collapse, requiring a government bailout. Five years later, thanks to the bull stock market of the late 1990s, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. was on its way to record surpluses. Today, the agency is in deficit again, raising new concerns for its future.
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General
News Postings
California Loses More Than 21,000 More Jobs
California's struggling economy took another hit in July, when the state saw a net loss of more than 21,000 jobs, officials reported Friday. A survey of employers showed the number of nonfarm, payroll jobs fell by 21,800 from June to July, and by 22,800 compared with July 2002, the state Employment Development Department said.
Settlement Reached in Color-Bias Suit
In a rare but growing area of discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said yesterday that it has settled a "color discrimination" lawsuit involving a dark-skinned black waiter who alleged that he was discriminated against by his lighter-skinned black supervisor at an Applebee's restaurant near Atlanta.
Costly Medicine: Sarbanes-Oxley Changing Corporate Life
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the sweeping corporate finance reform law passed in July 2002, has changed life in the corporate world drastically. A year after the law's passage, public companies are spending more time, effort and money on their financial reporting. And some private companies are putting Sarbanes-Oxley provisions in place, or considering doing so.
Manufacturing Forecast Looks Hazy in California
Battered by recession, foreign imports, and spiking energy and workers' compensation costs, the sector has been bleeding jobs for more than two years. State figures released Friday show that California factories shed 6,500 jobs in July, and economists expect such losses to continue for at least the near term.
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Sunday, August 10, 2003
 Contingent Workforce 2.0
Today I launched my revised version of the site. It now includes a list of the site's programs, a directory of Staffing Agencies, a condensed links tool to Yahoo Groups, a JobBlog that I will be editing, a search tool that searches key works for this site, some online forms for people/businesses that would like to join the organization, and a tool for anyone who would like to post a job to the JobBlog.
Its all in its beta stage, so if you find any errors please forgive me and it would be cool if you let me know so that I can fix them.
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Friday, August 08, 2003
Workplace Safety
News Postings
Occupational Health and Safety 101
The Occupational Safety and Health Act, which requires all employers to provide safe working conditions for all employees, covers everything from nuclear substances to ladders. The act, enforced by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, has contributed to a reduction in work-related injuries and deaths. Before the administration's creation in 1971, more than 14,500 work-related deaths and 2.2 million injuries were reported annually. In the last three decades, workplace deaths have been cut in half. The number of injuries and illnesses dropped by 40 percent.
Could Federal Ergonomics Regulation Make a Comeback?
Ergonomics regulation could become a factor in the 2004 presidential elections as nearly all of the Democratic presidential candidates are taking a pro-regulation stance regarding federal ergonomics involvement.
Surly Supervisors Take More Than Mental Toll on Workers
Two recent reports show that workplace morale and turnover rates might not be the only by-product of workers who are stressed and unhappy, or even frustrated with their bosses and jobs – worker health may be suffering, too.
Businesses Learning to Manage Effect of HIV/AIDS in Workplace
Locally and worldwide, businesses are learning hard lessons about managing HIV/AIDS in the workplace, adapting to a new reality with an eye on the bottom line and employee health. Executives are seeing that healthy businesses need healthy workers.
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Recruiting & Staffing
News Postings
The Right Fit
How many business owners have wished they had a crystal ball that would allow them to see a potential employee's future with the company before they invested years and thousands of dollars training them? While they may not be fortune tellers, assessment tools do offer insights into whether new hires match the culture and goals of the company and whether an employee considered for promotion will further those goals.
Understanding Your Value
Value is a key word in business. It is the primary subject of product and service pricing models, a key driver of consumer satisfaction — and yet a concept eerily lost in the practice of recruiting.
Where the Good Jobs Are Going
Jobs that stay put are becoming a lot harder to find these days. U.S. companies are expected to send 3.3 million jobs overseas in the next 12 years, primarily to India. More and more of the jobs that are moving abroad today are highly skilled and highly paid — the type that U.S. workers assumed would always remain at home.
Planned Layoffs Surge in July
The number of job cuts announced by U.S. employers surged 43% in July after a two-month decline, a report said Tuesday, suggesting a rebound in the job market may not happen until the end of the year.
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HRIS
News Postings
Tech Training Slump Might Outlast Economic Recovery
Technology training firms have been learning some hard lessons in recent months. Though the market crash struck the technology education space later than other tech sectors, it may last much longer. Training providers have been robbed both of new workers to train and compelling new software to teach. As surviving firms regroup after a bruising 2002, some aren't even expecting things to improve when the broader economy finally does improve.
Attack of the HRIS!
There is an invasion going on. Human Resource Information System (HRIS) vendors — SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle, Lawson and others — are working on infiltrating the applicant tracking space as we speak. But before everyone panics, know that there are a few things that make the current invasion much less likely to succeed.
Government, Industry Experts Anxious over Possible Internet Attack
Government and industry experts are increasingly concerned about brewing hacker activity they consider a precursor to a broad Internet attack that will target a serious flaw in Windows software from Microsoft Corp.
More U.S. IT Jobs Heading Overseas
By the end of next year, one out of every 10 jobs within U.S.-based IT vendors and IT service providers will move overseas, as will one of every 20 IT jobs within user enterprises, according to a study by Gartner Inc., a research and advisory firm based in Stamford, Conn.
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General
News Postings
New Rules Leave Lawyers in Bind on Whistle-Blowing
Under new Securities and Exchange Commission rules that kicked in Wednesday, attorneys for public companies are permitted and encouraged to tip off federal regulators when they believe their clients are committing fraud.
General Mills Reports Underfunding of Pensions
General Mills Inc. reported Tuesday that its pension plans were underfunded by $224 million at the end of fiscal 2003 as a result of previously announced changes in the financial assumptions governing those plans. A year earlier, General Mills said its pension plans had a surplus of $571 million.
U.S. Productivity Soars as Jobless Claims Drop
America's business productivity soared in the second quarter of 2003 and new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a six-month low last week, a double dose of good news as the economy tries to get back to full throttle.
Judge Says I.B.M. Pension Shift Illegally Harmed Older Workers
A federal court ruled that I.B.M. violated age discrimination laws in the way it changed its traditional pension plan in the 1990's. The decision could cast doubt over similar changes hundreds of companies have made in plans covering millions of workers, and I.B.M. said it would appeal.
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Thursday, August 07, 2003
Employee Development
News Postings
Coaching Can Help Turn Star Player into Team Leader
There are many parallels between world class athletes and corporate executives. Both are expected to perform at peak levels, and you'd never see the best ones without a trainer/coach at their side. Before you choose to make an investment in your leaders, be clear on your purpose and personally understand the coaching process.
E-Learning Grows Up
After tinkering with e-learning for the past three to four years, corporations such as American Express and the e-learning vendors they work with have discovered what works and what does not.
Corporate Culture Shifting Slowly
Virtually every major employer has instituted specific programs to attract a broader work force, and most are pushing an agenda that reaches into the executive suite.
Religious Expression in the Workplace Can Benefit Companies
With at least 2,200 individual religions and sects worldwide, more individuals are seeking a place for faith at work. In a 2001 study by the Tanenbaum Center and Society for Human Resource Management, 20 percent of human resources professionals surveyed reported an increase in religious accommodation requests over the previous five years.
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General
News Postings
Planned Layoffs Surge in July
The number of job cuts announced by U.S. employers surged 43% in July after a two-month decline, a report said Tuesday, suggesting a rebound in the job market may not happen until the end of the year.
Worker Tax Credit Route Gets Tougher
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it will require low-income workers to prove their eligibility to receive an earned income tax credit next year to try to stop fraud associated with the program.
State Fund Loses Bid for Injunction
California's state-owned workers' compensation insurer Tuesday lost a round in its legal battle with Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. A Superior Court judge in San Francisco denied a preliminary injunction that would have muzzled the state's head insurance watchdog and required him to keep his hands off the troubled carrier.
Journal to Pay Fired Workers in Settlement
The Journal Newspapers Inc. agreed to pay $71,500 to settle a union allegation that the company unfairly laid off workers and closed regional offices last year in an attempt to stop employees from unionizing, the company confirmed yesterday.
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Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Compensation
News Postings
Lavish Executive Pay Still a Target
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson said at a news conference on the first anniversary of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act that excessive pay for executives remains "one of the great, as yet unsolved, problems in the country."
Keeping Their Options Open
Technology company workers, while still gamblers, are more levelheaded today when it comes to their pay packages. But even with changing regulations looming, technology companies remain addicted to using stock options as part of employee compensation.
Comp Rates: More Pain on the Way
California employers face another round of workers' compensation rate increases with the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Board recommending an average 12 percent increase starting Jan. 1.
Survey Finds Support for 'Living Wage'
Californians support the idea of a "living wage" although they're divided on the idea of paying more to support it, according to a new statewide survey developed by California State University, Sacramento, economics professor Suzanne O'Keefe and conducted by the Field Research Corporation.
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General
News Postings
Republicans Want Special Session for Workers' Comp
Republican leaders of the California Legislature asked Gov. Gray Davis Thursday to call a special session to deal with the growing costs of the state's workers' compensation program.
UAW Negotiations Watched Closely
Before the recent start of contract talks with carmakers in Detroit, the United Auto Workers union boldly proclaimed that it is "bargaining for America." Observers say the outcome of negotiations is likely to send ripples traveling into many segments of the U.S.
Verizon Talks Are Less Upbeat as Union Cites Unresolved Issues
Verizon's largest union took a more negative tone yesterday about contract talks, saying that some difficult issues remained unresolved and that the company was intent on increasing employees' contributions for health coverage and obtaining the power to dismiss workers at will.
U.S. Service Sector Expands to Record High
The giant U.S. service sector raced ahead for a fourth straight month in July, beating expectations, to expand at the fastest clip on record, a report showed on Tuesday.
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Monday, August 04, 2003
Benefits
News Postings
State Pensions Face Loss of Billions
State taxpayers are having to spend billions of dollars to prop up public pension plans hit hard by stock-market losses, which squeezes state budgets at a time when tax collections are growing slowly.
IBM Loses in Pension Lawsuit
In a ruling that could prevent hundreds of companies from switching to less-costly pension plans, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday that IBM (IBM) illegally discriminated against older workers when it dropped its traditional pension in favor of a so-called cash-balance plan.
U.S. Steel Blames Benefits for Loss
United States Steel Corp. , the largest U.S. integrated steelmaker, on Monday reported a quarterly loss, compared to a profit last year, hurt by high pension and health care costs.
Consumer-Driven Health on a Roll
It's been a bellwether 12 months for consumer-driven health plans. Employer interest surged after the Internal Revenue Service last June conferred tax advantages for plans featuring rollover-eligible spending accounts, which the IRS christened "health reimbursement arrangements" (HRAs).
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General
News Postings
Union Workers Stay on Job as Talks Resume With Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. and unions representing more than 78,000 of its workers resumed negotiations yesterday after bargaining continued past the expiration of their contract. The primary concerns were over how much flexibility the company should have to lay off or relocate employees, and whether employees should pay for a greater share of health care costs.
Judge Says I.B.M. Pension Shift Illegally Harmed Older Workers
A federal court ruled that I.B.M. violated age discrimination laws in the way it changed its traditional pension plan in the 1990's. The decision could cast doubt over similar changes hundreds of companies have made in plans covering millions of workers, and I.B.M. said it would appeal.
Employment Costs Rose in Second Quarter
U.S. employment costs in the second quarter of 2003 rose as health and pension plan costs ballooned, a government report said. The Labor Department said its Employment Cost Index, a broad gauge of what employers pay in wages, salaries and benefits, climbed by 0.9 percent in the April-through-June quarter.
Factory Orders Up 1.7% in June
Orders to U.S. factories rose 1.7 percent in June, the biggest gain in three months, a fresh sign that the nation's battered manufacturing sector is turning a corner. The solid increase reported by the Commerce Department Monday came after orders went up by a modest 0.3 percent in May.
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Friday, August 01, 2003
Recruiting and Staffing
News Postings
Six Sigma in Recruiting: Moving Beyond Metrics
You've done it. You and your team have established a dashboard of metrics for your recruiting department or staffing firm. You are carefully tracking and reporting on your activities with metrics that are representative of your efforts. Now what?
Systematizing the Hiring of Top Talent
Right now, for most companies, hiring top talent is more art than science, with a little luck and a few great recruiters thrown in. Making hiring the best employees a systematic process will be the wave of the future. People skills like recruiting and interviewing need to be merged with IT technology, and this is turn needs to merge with flexible sourcing programs.
Providing a More Positive Candidate Experience
Most job application processes fail miserably when it comes to providing any form of interaction that could pass a standard customer service satisfaction test with a decent score. Unfortunately, this revelation isn't a new one, nor one that hasn't been addressed before, yet it continues to be one of the major barriers for firms seeking to upgrade the quality of their applicant base.
Wall Street Layoff Victims Look Outside the Industry
Financial services has lost 58,000 jobs since the sector's employment peaked in March 2001, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and still more shrinkage is expected. Those who lost their jobs will likely take bigger risks and make more radical changes than people who segue out of other professions. They're also more likely to strike out on their own as solo consultants or business owners.
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