Gaps in your resume. Thanks to COVID-19, millions of unemployed Americans are now facing the prospect of trying to find a new job with at least one big gap in their curriculum vitae. Should you be nervous about explaining why that gap exists? Well, it depends, right? Layoffs, needing to take time off to care …
There are plenty of benefits to hiring temporary workers, but there’s also a right way and a wrong way to go about it. We’ve come up with a list of five mistakes companies make in hiring temporary workers that we’re sharing here as more employers begin to restart business operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Not …
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OSHA is planning to increase workplace inspections in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and has revised its enforcement policy for recordable cases of the virus. Earlier this year, OSHA said it would require only employers in the health care industry, emergency response organizations and correctional institutions to make work-related determinations of COVID-19 cases. All other employers were exempt except in …
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More restaurants and hotels are likely to reopen soon, so we expect demand in hospitality to resume in fairly short order.
We’re all interested in making sure operating margins are as healthy as they can be, whether clambering back from COVID-19 or at any other time. Turning to temporary staffing is an obvious way to control costs. We talked recently in this space about how a temporary employment agency can help you reduce the risk of hiring mistakes. Here …
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In fits and starts, we’re getting back to work. As that happens, and as the economy starts up again, employers will need to consider whether to rehire or replace workers they furloughed or laid off as COVID-19 swept the world. Under the best-case scenarios, we could see a sudden, massive demand for goods and services. That …
The news about COVID-19 is getting better and, in Colorado, as in other states, plans are underway on how best to reopen the state. If you’re a business owner, how do you go about preparing for that moment when the all-clear is sounded, what steps should you take to ensure you’re ready, that your workforce …
We know that work is scarce and times are challenging. We also know that this, too, shall pass. Until it does, until this coronavirus pandemic is defeated, you may have lost your job or had your hours slashed. The good news is that the $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress in late March includes a big expansion …
With the coronavirus spreading, there are no doubt more immediate and urgent concerns at the moment. But at some point, when our attention turns back to “normal,” the safety of employees will remain front and center. OSHA, in fact, has said as much, promising to crack down on employers with a history of violating federal safety standards. The …
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has issued emergency rules to “ensure workers in food handling, hospitality, child care, health care, and education can get paid sick leave to miss work if they exhibit flu-like symptoms and have to miss work awaiting testing results for COVID-19.” The Health Emergency Leave with Pay, or HELP rules, …
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