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National Employment Standards - What Do They Mean for Your Business?: The Federal Government recently released its 10 National Employment Standards ("NES") --- a new "simpler" statutory safety net aimed at "protecting fair minimum wages and conditions for all working Australians". Although the standards will apply from 1 January, 2010, it is important for employers to just how they might affect...; Tags: Employer, Standards, Quality, Business Operations, Campbell Fisher; Blog posts 2008-06-22
Professional Employers Showing Optimism: White collar employers are cautiously optimistic about employment growth, with over 60 per cent planning to increase their head count over the next 12 months, a report finds.But while they plan to grow, employers remain concerned that wages pressures will impact on their earnings.A survey of 5,500 staff from...; Tags: Professional Services, Employer, Survey, Marketing Research, Marketing, AAP; News items 2008-06-22
Have Faith in the Bargaining Process: Labor's Workplace Relations legislation, to be released later this year, is underpinned by a focus on collective enterprise bargaining --- with the requirement that employers bargain with employees in "good faith". But what exactly will this elusive good faith bargaining GFB requirement entail, and will employers, unions and workers embrace...; Tags: Collective Bargaining, Employer, Labor Relations, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Campbell Fisher; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Equality or 'Transparency Tyranny'?: The Workplace Law Network explains how the draft Equality Bill, ‘Framework for a Fairer Future', could affect UK employers and their teams. It aims to "de-clutter" complex discrimination laws and bring them together under the heading of 'Equality Duty'. It also zeroes in on weak spots in...; Tags: Job, Employer, Workplace Law Network, Recruitment & Selection, Gender And Diversity, Government, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Joanna Higgins; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Whose Computer Is It Anyway?: The explosion of the Internet, and the ease of information access it provides, has become both a blessing and a curse for many employers. While it gives workers and their employers the ability to "google" helpful business resources, it can also threaten the security of a workplace computer system, result...; Tags: Workplace, Employer, Computer, Workplace Surveillance, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, E-mail, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Online Communications, Campbell Fisher; Blog posts 2008-06-11

Military Leave: Rights and Practices in the U.S.: With the activation of military reservists, a variety of questions have surfaced surrounding military reservists' employment, reemployment, and benefits. Some key information for employers and employees is available from the sources provided in this paper. To assist both employees reservists and veterans and employers, the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans'...; Tags: Hewitt Associates LLC, advisor, training, benefit, Web site, Web; White papers
Excavator Careers: Employers of excavating careers must adhere to state law and government regulations, which include protecting their workers. The companies must provide their staff workers a good operational environment. Employers offer excavation jobs are required to point out potential hazards in the work field while acknowledging the potential risks. Employers hire...; Tags: Excavator, supervisor, career, worker, environment; White papers
Constructive Discharge: When Quitting Constitutes Illegal Termination: Employers who are looking to eliminate "Problem employees" may take actions that put their company at risk. An employee who quits may still claim that his/her employer made working conditions intolerable. This paper explores how employers can avoid the danger of "Constructive discharge" litigation by practicing good human resource management.; Tags: Human resource management (HRM), Gale Group, HRM, termination, litigation, Human Resources; White papers
Business Management and War: Employees are required to notify their employer in advance of any absence for military duty. The notification may be either oral or written, but the time frame is not specifically spelled out in USERRA. An employee's failure to provide notice to their employer, except in a case where military necessity...; Tags: Workforce management, business management, hiring, training; White papers
He Privacy Lawyer: Managing Cybercrime, Privacy and Cyber-Abuse Risks: Many employers are choosing to notify employees in advance that their activities may be monitored. These notices may be contained in a written E-mail policy or within the employee handbook. Under any circumstances, they should be acknowledged in writing by the employer. An employer cannot simply allow employees to communicate...; Tags: Policies and procedures, employee handbook, e-mail; White papers
Employers Seek Legal Shelter for "Phased Retirement" Plans: Employers concerned with a shrinking labor pool are now trying to keep workers on the job for as long as possible. In addition, many workers eyeing retirement in their early 60s are increasingly wary of the financial and benefit implications of leaving work entirely. As a result, there is a...; Tags: Benefits, worker, benefit, financial, job; White papers
Retirement Benefits Overview: As an employer, understanding retirement benefits is extremely important. Not only are an increasing number of baby boomers reaching the age of retirement, but also many younger employers are expressing a greater level of concern about how they will fund an ample period of retirement. In fact, more workers at...; Tags: worker; White papers
Boom to Gloom - Predicting Layoff: Is Your Job on the Chopping Block?: It wasn't too long ago that US employers were falling all over themselves to compete for new candidates. Six-figure entry-level salaries and hire-in perks like shiny new roadsters and five-figure cash bonuses were the extreme, but many employers were offering great salaries and nice perks to attract and hang on...; Tags: Benefits, payroll solutions, salary, layoff, job; White papers
Ready, aim - fire!: The article says an employer who wants to get rid of a troublesome employee need only sing the words of that old sad luck song - in theory, at least. State law makes Illinois an "employment-at-will" state, meaning an employer can hire or fire a worker at any time for...; Tags: Human Resource Consulting, firing, small business, theory, worker; White papers
The Case for Documenting Performance Issues: Many employers are not rigorous enough about documenting employee performance issues. Then, when the employer decides it would be best to terminate the employment relationship, the absence of sufficient documentation can pose risks that were otherwise avoidable. Generally speaking, documentation of performance issues is not required unless an employer has...; Tags: Performance management, AllBusiness.com, performance; White papers
Senior Redundancies Hit a Record High: Senior management redundancies have hit a seven-year high in Britain, according to the 2008 National Management Survey, published by the Chartered Management Institute and CELRE. Most likely for the chop are East Anglian execs (also the most loyal to employers, sadly), while lucky Eire employees are safest in their...; Tags: Employer, Professional Development, Leadership, Career, Management, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Is It OK to Lie (Slightly Exaggerate) on Your Resume?: The answer to the above question is, no, of course not. Now that we have that out of the way, let's take a peek at your resume. If I were to look at it, would I find: A previous job description or title that...; Tags: Business ethics, Leadership, Sean Silverthorne; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Employers Thanks But You Didn't Get The Job: This template is used when an employer wants to thank an applicant who may not have been hired, but who still may be of interest to the employer in the future.; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job; Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Employers Basic Thanks For Interview: This template is used by an employer as a basic form letter to thank an applicant for coming in for an interview.; Tags: Employer, Best Sample Letters; Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Bully for You?: Bullying may often be associated with school days, but there is no doubt it is also a significant problem in today's workplaces as well. The NSW WorkCover Authority defines bullying at work as "aggressive behaviour that intimidates, humiliates and/or undermines a person or group. It is repeated, less-favourable treatment of...; Tags: Workplace, Employer, NSW WorkCover Authority, Recruitment & Selection, Harassment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Gender And Diversity, Campbell Fisher; Blog posts 2008-02-28