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Workplace Safety after COVID-19
Until there is a vaccine for COVID-19, the workplace will continue to harbor the potential for another outbreak. As states begin to reopen for business, it’s critical that employers provide policies and practices for maintaining a workplace where employees are as comfortable and safe as possible. Getting to Work For companies in large cities where…
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Reevaluating Training Practices
In recent weeks, many normal business practices have been adjusted to accommodate the need for social distancing as states aim to protect their populations from COVID-19. Businesses may find themselves in unique and often uncharted territory as they establish new ways to incorporate employee learning programs. Whether you’ve continued to onboard employees, kept your workforce…
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Triple Bottom Line – People, Planet, Profit
In the past, businesses and corporations have been clearly structured as commercial enterprises solely concerned with the objective of making money. For today’s businesses, though, it seems that there is great interest in creating “triple-bottom-line” organizations where the lines between people, planet and profit become blurred. Under this new “social enterprise” model, businesses are not…
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Corporate Training: Why it Matters in the Workplace
In most corporate environments, you’re likely to find a department dedicated to employee performance and continued learning. It can take many shapes and forms, but corporate training has become an intricate part of the organizational landscape and for good reason. Training isn’t simply the introduction an employee has in their first days of employment; it…
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Paid Family Leave – Popular Perk!
Paid family leave is one of the most sought-after benefits among employees today, and one of the least frequently offered by employers. This “disconnect between what American workers want and what they get” is exacerbated by the fact that currently there is no federal mandate in the United States requiring paid family leave. Currently the…
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The Changing Face of Work
A little while ago, Google announced that by January 2020, the staffing companies they work with would be required to pay their contingent workers health benefits, 12 weeks parental leave, $5000 tuition reimbursement each year, and a minimum wage of $15 per hour. The change didn’t come easily, but as Robert McGuire of Nation 1009…
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The Gig Economy
You’ve probably seen or heard the phrase “Gig Economy” so often over the past few years that you’re developing a certain amount of fatigue or frustration at the overuse of the term. Few of us, though, have stopped to think how the Gig Economy might impact the landscape of the workplace in the future. Currently,…
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Contract-to-Hire
It’s the tightest labor market ever seen in the United States with even more open positions than there are workers. However, for trending companies offering flexibility, benefits and a quality work environment, the candidates continue to pour in. Companies like Google and Microsoft are in the enviable position of successfully filling contract-to-hire positions for a…
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Job Post Media Audience Targeting
You may know Job News /Job Post Media (JNJPM) for their Job Fairs, Job Blasts, Digital Recruitment Campaigns and Recruiting Event Campaigns, but they also have audience targeting products that can expand your recruitment reach even further than ever before. ■ SMS TextApplicants within your desired demographic can be sent a text message to promote your…
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Recruiting & Your Company Brand
In its most basic form, the word “brand” means to label something as belonging to you. In today’s world, however, your company Brand is less about proving what you own, and more about owning who you are. People who are experts in the arena will tell you that true branding takes time and commitment to…
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