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Six Steps to Better Employee Selection There are few areas of your business model that are as impactful as who you hire-especially when hiring key positions such as management and sales. Over the last dozen years of partnering with large and small business, I have found that most organizations have a significant need to enhance their employee selection process. I encourage those I serve to view their employee selection process as a continuous work in progress - always room for improvement. Following are 6 steps to better employee selection: Read on. Ten Strategies For Controlling Costs With Staffing Looking to improve operating margins in your business? Then take a look at your staffing strategy. From the assembly line to the executive office, effective staffing is essential to maximizing profitability. Below are 10 practical strategies for using staffing to reduce overhead, manage operating costs, and improve organizational performance. Read on. Is Pay-for-Performance Effective? Pay-for-performance has become an utter ruse in many organizations. Despite billions of dollars invested in technologies which purport to make the process of paying-for-performance a snap, the reality is that most employees never see anything remotely indicating that their pay will increase along with their performance. There are four reasons why I believe this is so: Read on. Affordable Care Act: Preparing for 2014 President Obama's re-election confirmed that the Affordable Care Act will continue to be rolled out, and that its "pay-or-play" rules will become effective on January 1, 2014. These provisions require public and private employers with 50 or more full-time employees to provide affordable health coverage for their employees and pay for 60% of the cost, or pay an excise tax to the IRS ($2-3,000 per employee, per year). Under these rules, full-time means 30 or more hours per week. Part-time employees are pro-rated according to a multi-step formula, but certain seasonal employees may be excluded. Coverage is "affordable" if the employee's portion of the cost is 9.5% or less of the employee's household income. To prepare for January 1, we recommend that employers take several steps: Read more "Bumpy" Road Ahead: A Prudent Employer's Guide To Pregnancy Discrimination Laws When an employee announces her pregnancy, a prudent employer should proceed cautiously because a bumpy road lies ahead as legislators and policymakers at the state and federal level push for greater protection for pregnant employees. In fact, some states have already passed legislation that goes beyond federal requirements. Read more |
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> FEATURE ARTICLE Six steps to better employee selection > TIP OF THE MONTH Ten strategies for controlling costs with staffing > Q & A Is pay-for-performance effective? > LEGAL UPDATES Affordable Care Act: Preparing for 2014 Employer's guide to pregnancy discrimination laws Area Temps, Inc. 1228 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 Toll Free: 1.866.995.JOBS www.areatemps.com |
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