COVID cramping your search? We are here to help! You have been laid off during COVID. Your new job is sitting at home, looking for your next job. Despite the ongoing threat of the virus, some employers want you to show up in person as they sift through applications. You know that’s less than ideal. …
If you are among those who lost a job due to COVID-19, you may want to consider workforce re-entry sooner rather than later.
If you’re thinking about using a temporary staffing agency to help you with your day-to-day labor needs, there’s an advantage to consider that is often overlooked: Staffing agencies can save you money not only by absorbing hiring costs but also by reducing workers’ compensation costs.
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.
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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We anticipate the growth in job openings will continue to translate into new hires, suggesting broad swaths of the economy are rebounding.
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 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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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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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 …
