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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Corporate America Embracing Their Version of the Peace Corps
Overseas corporate volunteer projects are proving to benefit both the employer and employee. Several companies are sending bands of highly skilled employees to foreign countries on a variety of volunteer projects.
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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.
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Avoid Culture Shock When Rewarding International Employees
When properly executed, employee recognition programs and rewards can go a long way in inspiring employees, especially during difficult economic times.
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Americans Clueless About Paying for Long-Term Care, Report Concludes
Survey respondents think they can rely on Social Security, Medicare and regular health insurance to cover their bills.
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Henderson Resigns as General Motors CEO
In a press release, Chairman Edward Whitacre stated, 'At its monthly meeting in Detroit today, the General Motors board of directors accepted the resignation of Fritz Henderson as director, president and CEO of the company.'
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Business Groups Turn to Capitol Hill to Amend E-Verify Regulations
Starting Tuesday, September 9, new federal contracts of $100,000 or more will come with a requirement that companies sign up for a government-run electronic employment verification system that has generated vociferous criticism from many employers.
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Top 10 Workforce Management News Stories of 2009
Health care, pay discrimination, immigration issues and unemployment were among the topics that dominated the news in 2009. The year began with sea change in American politics as Barack Obama was sworn in as president and the Democratic Party took control of both houses of Congress.
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Retention Concerns
Companies are concerned about retaining top talent. Almost two-thirds are more concerned now than they were before the economic crisis.
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IBM Corp Optimas Award Winner for Global Outlook
For creating a career development and learning initiative that reaches employees in most of the 170 countries where the company operates, IBM is the 2010 winner of the Optimas Award for Global Outlook.
