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Dear Workforce How Do We Curb Toxic Employee Behaviors?
I am HR Manager a nonprofit mental-health organization. Many managers are complaining about poor workplace behaviors of employees. Although not illegal, these behaviors are unhealthy and unproductive. Employees do not seem capable of getting along with each other, and it's harming our ability to ...
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Worker's Marijuana Use Cause of Explosion; Comp Benefits Denied
Three of the court's nine judges dissented to a portion of the opinion. Judge Raymond Abramson noted that Greg Prock had used a torch in the past to open barrels, and said the accident may not have been directly caused by Prock's past drug use.
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Tech Tools for Hiring Disabled Candidates
Here are some handy tools when considering hiring the disabled: • Hire Gauge is a free tool that helps employers calculate the potential cost benefits of hiring someone with a disability. Developed by Think Beyond the Label , a public-private partnership that focuses on increasing job opportunities
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Surveys Focus on Veterans' Employment
A CareerBuilder survey found that 20 percent of employers plan to actively recruit U.S. veterans over the next 12 months while a separate survey by Monster.com found that 69 percent of firms found that veterans perform their job functions 'much better' than non-veterans.
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Returning Veterans Unarmed for Job Searches
Face long odds in finding employment; have trouble translating their experience into work skills.
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FTC Warns Mobile App Marketers Providing Background Checks
The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to marketers that the agency says may be providing criminal background information to employers through the marketers' background screening applications—an activity the FTC says may violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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EEOC Sets New Guidance on Criminal Background Checks Under Title VII
This enforcement guidance is required reading for any business that takes arrest or conviction records into consideration in any employment decision.
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Video Interviewing Cuts Costs, but Bias Worries Linger
One recruiter says that since incorporating online interviews she has cut spending from about $10,000 per search to roughly $500. Yet an employment lawyer advises clients to proceed with caution when using it.
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2011 Game Changer: Ryan O'Leary
Ryan O'Leary is changing the way people find government jobs. As manager of human capital consulting at federal contractor PDRI Inc., O'Leary leads a team creating the job-discovery portion of a portal for what President Barack Obama has called the "9/11 generation" of veterans and another team
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Background-Check Tool Keeps Tabs on Sex Harassment Cases
Since mid-2010, the latest technology tool by ebosswatch.com has been nearly as popular among human resources and hiring managers as it has been with job seekers.
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Best Practices in Outsourcing
In this complicated business environment, organizations continue to redefine their business practices, reassess their recruiting needs and face ongoing challenges related to overall talent management.
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Survey: 37% Use Social Media to Check Candidates
Thirty-four percent of hiring managers and human resources professionals said they found information on social media that caused them not to hire a candidate.
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Background Checking Goes Global
… fudging, he says. Â Â Â Of First Advantageâ s 3,700 employees, 700 are in overseas locations doing pre- employee screening chores in India, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Australia. China is a big focus for First Advantage …
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International Recruiting Applicant Screening in Developing Markets
… company, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, employs 4,500 people, with 1,200 outside the U.S. devoted to employee screening . Papageorgiou reports that screening by local employers in the developing markets has accelerated during the past …
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Intellectual Property Theft Lessons From Coca-Cola
… of Waco, Texas, plans to release several new products by the end of the year to add to an existing suite of employee screening services. A product called Employee Engagement Assessment gauges employees in six categories. The product also dissects …
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Is There a Bias Against Hiring the Jobless?
Experts contend that employers increasingly discriminate against jobless Americans in hiring decisions, and such practices could violate equal opportunity laws.
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E-Verify at a Glance
Although there is growing use of E-Verify by private employers, a large percentage of those companies are using it because they are required to-either because they operate as employers in a jurisdiction where it is legally required or because they are federal contractors or subcontractors. For the
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Foiling Résumé Fraud
In a tough job market, some candidates go beyond being creative and fake aspects of their r�sum�s to increase their attractiveness to would-be employers. By recognizing a few of the most commonly used deception techniques, employers can better position themselves to identify applicants who work ...
