How to Impress Your Job Interviewer
A “can-do” attitude is paramount during a job interview. No one is going to hire a candidate with a lackluster attitude about working for the company.
Even Amid COVID, Some Employers Say Finding Employees Can Be Difficult
Restaurants took a hit at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, forced to close and reopen with restrictions of all sorts. Plenty of restaurant workers have been rehired over the past couple of months as infections leveled off. But why are some restaurants now having a hard time finding people to hire? Wanted signs at …
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Job Openings See a Rise in June
We anticipate the growth in job openings will continue to translate into new hires, suggesting broad swaths of the economy are rebounding.
New Paid Sick Leave Law OK’d by Colorado Lawmakers
Beginning Jan. 1, employers with more than 15 workers will have to allow employees to accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work. Workers can accrue up to 48 hours of sick leave a year.
OSHA Plans More Workplace Inspections for COVID-19
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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5 Ways Temporary Staffing Can Help You Control Costs
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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Unemployment Benefits Expanded For COVID-19
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 …
5 Mistakes That Will Hurt Your Chances of Landing the Next Temp Assignment
Congratulations! You’ve been hired for a temporary assignment in the field you love and the pay is solid. So how can you be sure you keep the job? Here are five mistakes that you don’t want to make. 1. Not Arriving on Time Getting to work on time isn’t something you want to do only on your first day …
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Giving Workers with Criminal Backgrounds a Second Chance
By Larry Hannappel The nationwide talent shortage has prompted some employers to rethink hiring people with a criminal background, reflecting a movement to provide jobs to workers looking for a second chance. A background check, of course, can be one of the most important tools in finding the best job candidates. (Apprentice Personnel has the highest level …
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How to Comply with Colorado’s New Pay-Equity Law
As far as equal-pay laws go, Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act will be one of the toughest when it goes into effect Jan. 1, 2021. Employers at the moment have about a year to get things right, including making sure their notices are in order. In the simplest terms, each job posting will …
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