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CareerBuilder Buys Top Language Jobs
Top Language Jobs, which is based in London, operates in more than 25 countries, including across Europe and in the U.S.
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Staffing Firms Still Find H-1B Difficulties
For staffing firms, there has been difficulty bringing in workers on H-1B visas after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service released the 'Neufeld Memo' in 2010. The memo listed 'third-party placement/job shop' as an example of a firm that does not qualify as an H-1B visa employer.
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Robert Crouch to Lead Adecco's North America Operations
The former CFO of Adecco acquisition MPS played a key role, turning it into a company with revenue of $2.2 billion in 2008. Prior to MPS, Crouch began his career at Arthur Andersen.
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Contingent Workers to Make Up Bulk of New Staff at Auto Plant
Volkswagen Group of America plans to create 800 new jobs at its Chattanooga, Tenn., manufacturing facility, the company announced. Many of those new jobs will go to contingent workers at the facility who are now employed by Aerotek, opening up opportunities for new contingents.
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Availability, Pricing of Coverage Main Concerns for Insurance Buyers: Survey
The issue is particularly challenging for buyers with large natural catastrophe and supply chain exposures, according to the survey of the 25 member firms of the Independents, an international coalition of privately owned insurance brokers and risk management services firms.
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Apple and Foxconn: Beginning to See the Light
In remarkable moves, Apple and its major supplier Foxconn recently gave into public demands for better treatment of the workers who assemble electronic gadgets in China.
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Aon Moving Its Headquarters to London
Aon President and CEO Greg Case said the move, which must be approved by shareholders, is another step in the firm's strategic plan to grow Aon as a global platform. In particular, London will help Aon grow its business in emerging markets, he said.
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Norwegian Insurance Company Monitors Workers' Bathroom Breaks
Norway's chief workplace ombudsman Bjorn Erik Thon told a media outlet that one firm required employees to wear a red bracelet during their menstrual cycles to indicate the need for more restroom visits.
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Move to Flexible Workforce Is Permanent, Consultants Say
The online M Squared poll of independent consultants was conducted in December 2011 and included responses from 530 professional independent consultants.
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Dear Workforce How Do We Stop a Bully Director?
A Dear Perception and Reality: Bullying and abusive behaviors are action-and-response interactions that may be experienced—and perceived—differently, depending on an individual's mindset and the company's workplace values. Tackle your problem head-on. You should: • Assess the behavioral actions of
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Foul-ups Trump Safeguards in UBS Scandal
In the aftermath of such blatantly avoidable foul-ups, can you recall a single instance when outside analysts concluded that systems and processes had not been put in place or learning had not been delivered? I can't. It's the failure to act in line with all of these safeguards that's the issue.
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Aon Unit Sues Riskonnect After Employees Jump Ship
The company seeks injunctive relief and damages against the three employees and Riskonnect for wrongful activities, according to the lawsuit.
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Data Bank Focus: The International Picture
A look at unemployment rates in various industrialized countries around the world underscores the magnitude of joblessness in the United States. Not only does the U.S. have the highest rate of unemployment among these countries, it also has the widest gaps between pre-recession unemployment and ...
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Foul-ups Trump Safeguards in UBS Scandal
In the aftermath of such blatantly avoidable foul-ups, can you recall a single instance when outside analysts concluded that systems and processes had not been put in place or learning had not been delivered? I can't. It's the failure to act in line with all of these safeguards that's the issue.
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Great Expectations: Mastering Cultural Sensitivity in Business and HR
Experts say success in international business comes down to knowing the culture and language. But is that all there is to it? Is it enough to only master a few key phrases in a foreign language, as well as knowing when not to shake one’s hand and what topics to avoid in a business meeting?
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Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party and You
To their credit, Americans of different political stripes are not sitting passively in the face of economic problems. They are speaking up and fighting back. And that has implications for employers.
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SHRM Elects Three New Board Members
The recently elected officials are Coretha M. Rushing of Equifax Inc., Brian D. Silva of Fresenius Medical Care and Jos Tomas of Burger King Corp.
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Health of Overseas Medical Tourism in Question Among Employers
The promise of big health care savings for employers has yet to materialize. 'Employers are not risk takers, and there's the concern that if something bad happened to an employee in a distant country, they would be liable,' says one benefits expert.
