There are many different programs to help student borrowers pay off debt faster, but aside from student loan forgiveness programs, student loan repayment assistance programs can be the most effective. These programs, offered by government agencies and private employers, can provide hundreds or even thousands of dollars in assistance to borrowers each year. Understanding how […]
Month: March 2022
CGSS Spouse Program Shares Career Resources for Spouses
Karen Sorenson, Kansas State consultant for a military source, talks about education and career-focused programs for spouses during the school’s Command and General Staff Spouse Program “Accreditation and Employment Assistance for Military Spouses” March 23 in the Marshall Conference Room at the Lewis and Clark Center. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp Charlotte Richter/editor Speakers […]
Manchester jobseekers could receive same-day job offers to work for the NHS
The NHS is recruiting. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Proposed by Emilie Moggridge Hundreds of jobseekers are expected to receive job offers the same day at a hiring event in Manchester, which will be organized by job site Indeed and the NHS. The organizations have teamed up with a series of in-person recruitment events across England […]
Austin’s Moody Center seeks to hire over 600 job seekers
The hall will host its inaugural concert on April 20. AUSTIN, Texas — Weeks before its first gig, Austin’s new multipurpose venue is looking to hire more than 600 people. Business Wire Reports that In effect has announced itself as a founding partner of the Moody Center. The job board company and the new venue […]
Former 90 Day Fiancè Star employer speaks out after Ben Rathburn’s arrest leading to his dismissal
90 day fiancé: before 90 days‘ Season 5 has arguably the most outrageous casting of the franchise, and it seems likely that they hold that title. Ben Rathbun’s complicated story to find out who the “real” Mahogany Roca is confused viewers all seasoncorn his recent arrest has also become a subject of interest for many. […]
SM Supermalls denies dodgy job ads circulating on Facebook groups
Statement from SM Supermalls on fake job ads on Facebook (Facebook/SM Supermalls) A mall developer has dismissed Facebook posts about supposed job openings at one of its mall branches as “fake”. Great SM malls debunked fake job postings on social media on March 30. Facts They also noted that a certain person posting these job […]
Job seekers face dilemma of prison credentials
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain A new study published on March 11 in Criminology by Sadé Lindsay, a sociologist at the Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy, finds that formerly incarcerated face a “prison credential dilemma” when deciding whether to use education program credentials and training in prison when looking for a job. The research paper, […]
Employer Direct Healthcare Adds Two Remarkable Advisors From Johns Hopkins University
– dr. Martin MakaireMD, MPH, surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University and New York Times best-selling author, partners with Employer Direct Healthcare to advise on quality standards for appropriateness of care and cost of its solutions – Christi Walsh, MSN, CRNP, Director of Clinical Research and Nurse Practitioner at John Hopkins partners […]
Northwestern Ohio Resources for Job Seekers
Terra State Community College students and members of the public were able to prepare their resumes and interview skills at the Kern Center. FREMONT, Ohio — Nearly 100 employers participated in Terra State Community Collegethe annual spring career fair. But the college’s job fair does more than just attract potential employers for its students. Terra’s […]
Robocalls flooding phone lines and social media with fake job postings
Scammers are back in the robocall circuit, and according to the Federal Trade Commission, 2.8 million people lost an estimated $5.2 billion to scammers in 2021 alone. Among the top ten schemes on the FTC’s results list is the fake job offer, a pitch that usually comes out of nowhere but seems too good to […]
Dangerous Money Scam Uses Disney Job Ads To Claim Victims
When it comes to scammers, there are so many different ways people looking to steal money from others can do it. Typically, people get scammed after convincingly lying, often about winning a prize, or because of an ongoing problem with their bank account or finances. Now it looks like there’s someone out there out to […]
Albuquerque man accused of stealing thousands from former employer
Albuquerque student graduates from high school shortly after… 6 hours ago Rio Rancho teenager recalls abusive driving school experience 7 hours ago Funding approved to go to Mesa Del Sol outdoor… 10 hours ago Surveillance video shows security guard killed in… 10 hours ago A man leads the APD on the hunt and lies to […]
Federal Labor Court approves employer’s sound approach to dismissal negotiations in individual cases (BAG, judgment of 24.2.2022 – 6 AZR 333/21)
If the employers are convinced that the misconduct of an employee justifies an extraordinary dismissal, in practice this is not automatically pronounced. Instead, the employer often tries to bring about the separation through a termination agreement. Patterns can be complex; doubts about the validity of the dismissal before the labor court, possible contributory negligence, such […]
Pubnico rolls out a welcome mat for Ukrainians fleeing war with offers of jobs and housing
LOWER WEST PUBNICO, NS — A connection made in 2017 as part of the national Canada 150 Red Couch project that traveled to West Pubnico, Yarmouth County – where Canadians were invited to sit on a traveling red couch to sharing their life stories – led to a grassroots humanitarian effort to help Ukrainians who […]
young people: young people continue to fall under the spell of fake job offers in Ap | Visakhapatnam News
VISAKHAPATNAM: Taking advantage of youth unemployment and greed, underground consultants, fraudsters and cyber criminals trick them into securing employment in public and private sector entities. Despite sensitization programs, there is no end to the deception of youths over the promise of employment in Vizag, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of northern Andhra Pradesh. The recent arrest […]
Job seekers flock to MUSD event
It’s a market for job seekers. So said Belinda Petate-Chan, employment training manager for San Joaquin County Worknet at Friday’s job fair held at the Manteca Education & Training Center. Featured are 25 vendors, ranging from entry-level warehouse jobs to office and retail opportunities. Petate-Chan was thrilled with the strong turnout that morning. It is […]
Should I write a cover letter? Many job seekers just say no
To Whom It May Concern: Job applicants put an end to those dreaded cover letters. Many hiring managers say an accurate cover letter is still one of the best ways to explain why you’re the right person for the job. Yet many job seekers say the exercise in self-promotion is too torturous and time-consuming to […]
Job Seekers Take a Stand: We Don’t Write Cover Letters
To Whom It May Concern: Job applicants put an end to those dreaded cover letters. Many hiring managers say that an accurate cover letter is still one of the best ways to explain why you’re the right person for the job. Yet many job seekers say the exercise in self-promotion is too torturous and time-consuming […]
Employer dragged for questioning 17 days gap in resume
Internet commentators were immediately skeptical of an employer’s motives after a potential employee detailed the series of questions they received about a short gap in their resume during a recent interview. hiring. In a viral tweet, Twitter user @sarahbellumPA said they were asked about a 17-day period they were unemployed last year. “I was just […]
Next step at the High Court: a big week for employer liability
By Jimmy Hoover (March 25, 2022, 5:54 p.m. EDT) — In each of four cases set to be argued in the U.S. Supreme Court this week, private and public employers are defending themselves against civil lawsuits brought by former employees — but the legal issues range from the applicability of arbitration agreements to the scope […]
Promising better lives abroad, union sends job seekers to India
They started torturing me for money. Often they threatened to hurt me if my father did not pay them the rest of the agreed amount. When my dad paid them another Tk 6.8 lakh, they gave my passport back to me. But they didn’t release me. Naim Hossain Sujan, victim of trafficking Naim Hossain Sujan […]
‘ESPN belittles everything it touches’ – Ethan Strauss rips his former employer – Basketball Network
Ethan Strauss left on Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson as analysts Mark J. Rebilas – USA TODAY Sports NBA TV ratings are steadily declining and concerning. It’s not just the “everything is getting worse these days” part – the Association has a problem, and it’s fixable. We often focus on game length, number of […]
IRS Again Proposes Exception to Unified Plan Rule for Multi-Employer Plans
The IRS released draft regulations on Friday (REG-121508-18) providing an exception to the “unified plan rule” for multi-employer plans where one or more participating employers in the plan fail to take the required action. The regulations would also update a number of other provisions to reflect changes since the IRS last issued final regulations for […]
How should an employer treat an employee with long Covid? – Employment and HR
UK: How should an employer treat an employee with long Covid? March 25, 2022 DMH Standard To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Long Covid is a relatively new condition and its full effects are still unknown. Whether or not […]
Ministry of Labor prioritizes employer engagement to achieve goals
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division urges employers to develop a relationship with their local offices to prevent hourly wage violations, an agency official said March 21. “Develop a relationship with your local wage and hour office,” said Jessica Looman, acting administrator of the wage and hour division. “We want to have […]
Restrictive legal landscape leading to a new benefit for the employer: travel assistance in the event of an abortion
Texas’ SB8, which went into effect in September, paved the way for increasingly restrictive abortion laws in other states. (Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) – The roar of anti-abortion laws rolling through US state homes is echoing loudly in human resources offices. Companies that have offered to help cover travel costs for employees who have to […]
How formerly incarcerated job seekers get a second chance
Arran Stewart, co-founder and CVO of blockchain-based recruitment platform Job.com. A.Stewart Arran Stewart is the co-founder and CVO of the blockchain-powered recruiting platform Job.com. Stewart has spent over a decade working to disrupt the recruiting industry with innovative and one-of-a-kind technology. Here are some highlights from a recent interview with Stewart: Jill Griffin: Some of […]
How job seekers can find the best match
Imagine a job you look forward to every day. Would it seem like twitter once, with rooftop meetings, free meals, yoga classes, and unlimited vacations? Or maybe it would be a place like Zoom which is so invested in employee happiness that it has a “happiness team” to maintain the corporate culture through events, celebrations, […]
BBB: Avoid money mule scams – online romance, jobs
The FBI’s Memphis office and other law enforcement agencies issued an alert in 2020 that “money mule” schemes were increasing. MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Beware of “money mule” scams, aimed at enticing unwitting accomplices into illegal schemes. Randy Hutchinson of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South (BBB) said scammers, who are often overseas, will use […]
Job seekers circle Central Florida’s booming job fair
For the first time since the pandemic, the Central Florida Employment Council’s job fair attracted nearly 100 employers and a good number of job seekers. I’m just glad to hear the commotion today,” said Dawn Sipley of Sipley the Best. Sipley helps small businesses recruit employees and she says the ball is in the job […]
How This DC Startup Got 90% of Candidates to Accept Job Offers Last Year
2021 has been a year of remarkable growth for the workflow automation startup Prefect. The company, which started in DC but is now largely remote, is working on data flow automation tasks. This means, according to the company’s management, that it is creating software to remove “negative engineering,” or anything on the orchestration side that […]
Regulations on administrative penalties for an employer who violates employee rights in Vietnam in 2022 – Employment and HR
When working, disagreements in society are not avoided, especially during the working relationship between employer and employee. However, normally when conflicts arise, the weaker side is usually the employees. Accordingly, to protect the employees, the government of Vietnam has issued the Labor Code, amended at each stage of the company. When an employer violates the […]
Better Together to organize a national second chance day for job seekers facing barriers to employment
A job seeker celebrates getting an offer during the National Second Chance Day job fair March 15 at Grace Church in Fort Myers. Better Together Logo Better Together is breaking down barriers to employment by hosting a series of friendly job fairs this week. Barriers to employment come in many forms: homelessness, previous incarceration, lack […]
Panel discusses job offers, hiring procedures adopted – ARAB TIMES
WhatsApp Facebook Twitter E-mail Messenger KUWAIT CITY, March 22: The parliamentary Human Resources Affairs Committee on Tuesday discussed the job advertisement and recruitment procedures adopted by Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) in the last three years. Rapporteur of the committee MP Ahmad Mutei Al-Azmi disclosed that Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic and […]
GoCoach partners with Philadelphia Workforce Development Program to build skills for job seekers
The B2B coaching and learning platform will offer a program specifically designed for participants of the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative PHILADELPHIA CREAM, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GoCoachthe upskilling, work-based learning and coaching platform, announced a new initiative with the nonprofit West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI), a University City District program and one of the […]
New job offers on social networks
These young people worked to shed light on things like local tourism, village culture, nature, sustainable living, encouraging entrepreneurs, festivals, celebrations, overlooked tourist spots, ancient culture. It taught a lesson to the new generation that if they make good use of these media, they can make good money out of it. In this, everyone expresses […]
Japan to launch AI translation system for foreign job seekers
Job vacancies are viewed at a Hello Work public employment office in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Part of the image has been modified. File photo of Yomiuri Shimubun TOKYO — To support foreign workers, Japan will start translating job postings into English at Hello Work public employment offices across the country on Tuesday. The translation will be […]
Area Chambers join forces to provide job seekers with local employment information – Elmore-Autauga News
By Hamilton Richardson Elmore/Autauga News Top photo: Hunter Hills (Buffalo Rock) Regional Recruiting Event They say ‘Teamwork makes the dream work’ but that’s no longer just a saying and it was proven on Monday March 21st when no less than four local chambers of commerce came together to organize a big event hiring at Hunter […]
‘Experiment with inflation’: Why a growing number of entry-level job seekers are being turned down
Companies ask new grads to already have years of experience before even applying for entry-level jobs As companies continue to face a labor shortage, “seen inflation” could be a factor behind their inability to fill entry-level positions. Entry-level job seekers are the most likely to overstate their interpersonal skills (47%), tasks (46%) and accomplishments (45%) […]
Maine to launch ‘peer navigator’ program for job seekers
A new Maine Department of Labor program aims to connect thousands of job seekers to employment, training and other resources to join the workforce. A two-year “peer workforce navigator” pilot program is being funded by $1 million in federal relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Labor Department announced Tuesday. The program aims […]
Workforce Referral List Aims to Better Connect Job Seekers and Employers | Local
The final step in matching job seekers and companies – a list of workforce credentials – was unveiled on Tuesday by a group of state economic and education agencies in NCcareers.org. The goal is to provide high school and college students with the “non-degree” credentials and job certifications that companies seek above all else, involving […]
Leading Global Employer Omnipresent Raises $120M
Omnipresent Group Ltd.the developer of a global job platform it offers as a service, raised $120 million in a Series B funding round to bring its total funding to nearly $138 million. The company is taking advantage of the new opening of businesses to employ people outside of the workplace and even halfway around the […]
Digital Literacy Grant Will Help Local Job Seekers | Local News
A $45,000 grant from the state Department of Labor and Industry will help job seekers in Mercer and Lawrence counties develop important technology skills, state officials said Friday Mark Longietti and Chris Sainato. Lawmakers said the West Central Job Partnership will use the Digital Literacy and Workforce Development Grant to teach job seekers how to […]
Buhari says Dangote is the second largest labor employer in Nigeria after FG
President Muhammadu Buhari expressed optimism that Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Industries, will replicate the success recorded in the cement industry in the fertilizer segment. The President revealed this on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Dangote Fertilizer Plant in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. According to him, the Group has halted the importation of cement into Nigeria, […]
TeamHealth Hit by Employer-Proposed Class Action
A Louisiana employer hit TeamHealth with a proposed class action lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging the private equity-backed provider unfairly enriched itself by overcharging the group for health services for its workers. The Louisiana Municipal Risk Management Agency — a self-funding employer that pays for health care for police, fire, ambulance, and other local service personnel […]
What do job seekers care about most in 2022?
As we enter the year 2022, it is clear that employees and job seekers hold the power. December 2021 left us 4.6 million more job vacancies than unemployedand workers do not hesitate to leave their jobs to find more suitable roles. If companies want to attract top talent, they need to understand what workers care […]
Employer Program: IHG Lawyer Talks Remote Investigations
By Sherry Nielsen (March 21, 2022, 1:16 p.m. EDT) — In this series of expert insights, in-house labor lawyers discuss the most important issues companies and lawyers need to plan for in today’s business landscape, and offer practical advice on how to meet the unique challenges of the year. Sherry Nielsen The purpose of a […]
Hybrid Job Fair meets Charlotte-area job seekers where they are | Sudclthebdomadary
CHARLOTTE — Professional or not, nudges have replaced the formal handshake greeting. However, nothing has replaced the job interview process. Embracing a new normal, NCWorks and SC Works have teamed up to host a new-style hiring event. For the first time, job seekers will have the choice: to participate online or in person. The in-person […]
6 years and 10 months in prison for a maid who assaulted her employer during a robbery
SINGAPORE — A housekeeper who robbed her employer and repeatedly hit him over the head with a laptop until the device broke was sentenced Monday (March 21) to six years and six months in prison . The Myanmar national, now 36, was also sentenced to four additional months behind bars instead of 12 strokes of […]
Future Ready Employer Brands: Best Companies to Work for in India
The way we work must be among the most important aspects of human life that have irrevocably changed after the Covid-19 pandemic. As businesses and their employees first tackled the challenge of working from home and then solved it without compromising productivity, with the pandemic receding somewhat, businesses and the workforce are starting to realize […]
Career Expo 2022 to Connect Job Seekers to Hawaii’s Top Employers
STAR ANNOUNCER / 2019 The Star-Advertiser and US Vets’ Career Expo returns Wednesday to the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Hawaii Career Expo 2022 promises to connect job seekers with many of the state’s top employers on Wednesday at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. Sponsored by Honolulu Star-Advertiser and US Vets Hawai’i, […]
Be honest when asking your former employer to rehire you
Jeanine “JT” Tanner O’Donnell is a career coach and founder of the leading career site www.workitdaily.com. Dale Dauten is the founder of The Innovators’ Lab and the author of an HR novel, “The Weary Optimist”. Dear JT & Dale: I quit my job at the beginning of the summer. I was exhausted and needed a […]
New city medical director: Private employer mandate in place for ‘indefinite’
If anyone in the Nets organization — or fandom — was hoping that a change in the city’s medical director might lead to a quick resolution to Kyrie Irving’s status, their hopes were in vain. Dr. Aswin Vasan, who replaced Dr. Dave Chokshi as New York City’s medical director this week, held his first briefing […]
An Indian maid in Kuwait kept adding dirt to her employer’s food for a year
An Indian maid has been arrested in Kuwait for mixing dirt in the food she prepared for her employers. New Delhi, First published March 18, 2022, 6:58 p.m. IST A maid has been arrested in Kuwait for mixing dirt in the food she prepared for her employers. The Indian woman was found to have added […]
Companies post 23,000 jobs for Ukrainian refugees on Portuguese platform – EURACTIV.com
The Portuguese government has received around 23,000 job offers for Ukrainian refugees and around 11,800 Ukrainians who have requested temporary protection, Labor, Solidarity and Social Security Minister Ana Mendes Godinho said Thursday in Madrid. During a press conference with his Spanish and Italian counterparts, Mendes Godinho indicated that the platform created to collect job offers […]
You shouldn’t have to tell your employer you need an abortion
Photo: Getty (Getty Images) Citigroup noted this week that it would cover the travel costs of employees who have to leave their state to have abortions, thanks to laws like the Six-week abortion ban in Texas. Well, Citi didn’t actually utter the word abortion—he wrote this in a letter to its shareholders: “In response to […]
Chandīgarh | Engineering students in circuit branches have received more job offers during the pandemic
According to data shared by Chandigarh engineering institutes, students in circuit branches – computer science and engineering (CSE), information technology (IT) and electronics and communication engineering (ECE) – received more offers. employment than their peers in other branches in the last three academic sessions. According to figures shared by University Institute of Engineering and Technology […]
Dallas Dr sues her employer over gender-affirming care
A Dallas doctor says she has been instructed to deny any new requests for gender-affirming pediatric medical care. So she takes her employer to court. Dr. Ximena Lopez helped start the GENECIS clinic at the Children’s Medical Center seven years ago. It gives transgender children access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Governor Abbott and […]
Jobs jamboree 2022 sees enthusiastic employers and savvy job seekers at MetraPark | Local News
TOM ACKERMAN At Jobs Jamboree 2022 in Billings on Wednesday, the consensus was that the labor market favors employees. The Montana pavilion at MetraPark was packed with employers and job seekers. “There’s been a lot of activity and the energy seems high, especially compared to last year when we were here,” said Holly Lake, district […]
DC government hosts virtual job fair, expanding ‘on-site’ job openings
WASHINGTON (FOX 5DC) – DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Human Resources Department are hosting a two-day virtual recruiting event where participating agencies have the opportunity to make job offers on the spot. Download the FOX 5 DC News app for the latest local news and weather The event will take place Wednesday and […]
History of CBD Shoe Shiner Connecting job seekers with work
The first time I heard of Baba Otis was when I traveled to Nairobi for my first job interview. As a young man eager to make his mark in the city, my ambitions were high. I was pretty naive about the city and walked around clutching my wrap. I don’t even know why I took […]
3 considerations for job seekers to start their retirement savings
(Photo: Shutterstock) The “Great Resignation” has caused workers to value the perks of their work that they find most valuable. For many organizations, this has reinforced the importance of offering a holistic benefits package that can support and retain current employees, as well as withstand industry competition. One of the most requested benefits we’ve seen […]
Biden’s attacks on employer-sponsored health care pave the way for socialized medicine
OPINION: Employer-sponsored insurance is the foundation of American health care. More than 155 million Americans rely on their employers for health insurance, and according to a March 2021 survey, more than two-thirds were satisfied with their coverage. So why are we constantly told that America’s healthcare system is broken? And why is the Biden administration […]
SEL to Host Open Day for Job Seekers on March 23 to Fill 100 Assembler Positions | Local
PULLMAN – Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories is looking to hire more than 100 people to work in its manufacturing operations in Pullman, WA, and Lewiston, ID. The 100% employee-owned company will hold an open house for job seekers interested in starting their careers with SEL as assemblers on Wednesday, March 23 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 […]
New app connects job seekers with mobile reception work
UPDATE: Mayor of Mobile Sandy Stimpson and David Clarke, President and CEO of Visit Mobile, took to the podium around 12:15 p.m. to talk about the new app designed to match job seekers with jobs jobs in the hospitality industry in Mobile. Clarke spoke about the number of hospitality workers who left the business during […]
Employer fires struggling single mother for bringing home leftovers after refusing to throw them away
An employer has sought advice after he fired a struggling single mother from his restaurant after she refused to throw leftover food in the trash. The woman had gotten the job at the request of the owner’s wife after meeting her through volunteering. However, after working at the restaurant for a while, the employer noticed […]
College professors want employer to agree to binding arbitration to avoid disruption for students
There could be a strike at all 24 colleges in Ontario by the end of this week. The union representing 16,000 faculty donated to the College Employer Council (CEC) an ultimatum this week, after negotiations broke down in November. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) bargaining team has asked the CEC to accept binding […]
A growing number of job seekers in Houston are ‘ghost’ employers, a sign of a strong labor market
A growing number of Houston employers say they have been “ghosted” by potential hires, the latest sign of a market in which job seekers have the upper hand. According to a recent report by Robert Half, a recruitment consulting firm based in Menlo Park, Calif., about 40% of local employers said they had more applicants […]
100% of students receive job offers before graduation
In 2021, Swinburne presented his very ambitious lunar plan that every Swinburne graduate gets a job. It’s a lofty goal, but last year we saw our Bachelor of Accounting and Business Information Technology (Professional) (BABIT) crack the code with 100% of students finding jobs (many with several offers) before graduating. Meanwhile, the closely related Bachelor […]
Internet-supported nurse who received an ‘insulting’ gift from an employer
Thousands of commenters have come to the defense of a nurse who shared a photo of a lackluster gift she received from her employer on a popular internet forum. In a viral Reddit post posted to r/antiwork, Redditor u/Personal-Pound-2260 posted a photo of the giveaway, which consisted of an assortment of items stored in a […]
Fanshawe College teachers set to strike as employer retaliates
Breadcrumb Links Local News Fanshawe College faculty and colleagues across the province are set to strike Friday morning as contract negotiations stalled this week. Publication date : March 14, 2022 • March 14, 2022 • 1 minute read • 16 comments Fanshawe College. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press) Content of the article Fanshawe College faculty […]
St Louis residents will find flexible job openings through Upshift
Upshift, a recruitment platform, has launched a proprietary platform that now allows residents of St. Louis, Missouri, who are seeking employment based on personal terms, to apply for a wide variety of flexible advertised positions. The provision aims to address the problem of unemployment plaguing the city. Statistics indicate that the number of unemployed residents […]
Job seekers place higher priority on remote work, survey finds
As we increasingly return to normalcy after the pandemic, not everything is returning to normal at work. Bankrate conducted a survey asking workers for their opinions on a variety of topics, including whether they had requested a hybrid work schedule, whether they felt underpaid and what job seekers prioritize in their search. Courtesy rate Bankrate […]
20,000 job offers for Ukrainian refugees
Portuguese companies have already registered 20,000 job offers on the platform created by the Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP) to collect job offers available for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Portugal. These figures were provided to ECO by the Ministry of Labour. In less than two weeks, the total number of offers made available […]
Job seekers invited to hiring events in 4 local counties
In Wilkes County The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilkes Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 1430 Industrial Park Road in Washington, Ga. The agency is hiring corrections officers to juveniles, detention counsellors, teachers, health care providers, food service workers, housekeepers and general […]
Hampton Roads Workforce Council launches new program to help job seekers re-enter the workforce
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads Workforce Council has announced a new campaign to encourage local job seekers to join the workforce. Let’s Get to Work! campaign officially launched on March 14. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 47.4 million employees voluntarily resigned from their jobs in 2021 for several reasons, […]
African guard helps compatriots steal 600,000 Dhs for employer’s vehicle
Image used for illustrative purposes only. Mohammad Yasin, Staff reporter The Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced an African security guard and four compatriots, including two fugitives, to 2 years in prison for stealing Dhs 600,000 from their own employer’s vehicle. They will all be deported after serving their prison sentence. The crime, which dates back […]
The employee-employer disconnect fueling the great resignation
Amid all the headlines about millions of workers quitting their jobs during the Great Resignation, it’s easy to miss the signal in the noise. Yes, a recording 47.4 million Americans quit their jobs last year – more than A quarter of the total workforce. And, yes, the first understandable response from employers was to throw […]
Letter: Workplace Plans Are Unsustainable | Letters
The commentary by Ms. Schaefer of The Heritage Foundation published on February 20 is highly misleading about the personal and social benefits of employer-based health insurance coverage, while acknowledging its significant problems in a single paragraph. Here are the rebuttals of Schaefer’s main points: 1. “More choice and access to medical services” — wrong! Private […]
Letter: Employer Plans Are Unsustainable | Letters
The commentary by Ms. Schaefer of The Heritage Foundation published on February 20 is highly misleading about the personal and social benefits of employer-based health insurance coverage, while acknowledging its significant problems in a single paragraph. Here are the rebuttals of Schaefer’s main points: 1. “More choice and access to medical services” — false! Private […]
A design degree where job openings outnumber graduates
Exhibit design is a course taught in many industrial design programs, including the one I took at Pratt. (In fact, the ED course led directly to my first job offer, which gave me a soft spot for the subfield.) So I was interested to learn that there is a design […]
Shrewsbury Pair Burglarized Dollar Store Employer: Police
SHREWSBURY, MA — An overnight burglary this week at a Worcester dollar store was the work of a Shrewsbury man and woman, police say. Early Thursday morning, Worcester Police responded to the Dollar Tree along Southbridge Street to investigate a break-in which occurred while the store was closed for the night. After watching surveillance video, […]
Local employers advertise jobs at Scarborough job fair
Over 400 people attended the Scarborough job fair last week and dozens of job offers were made during the day. The 11th Scarborough Job Fair outing saw a welcome return to an in-person event and resulted in a record number of job vacancies. Organizers The Opportunity Center (part of Aspire Igen Group) and Scarborough Jobcentre […]
Employer Alert: Are you ready to send your workers back to the city of Seattle?
Lane Powell Website The website works best with JavaScript enabled. Companies preparing to bring remote workers back to the city of Seattle should take the time to ensure their employment practices comply with state and local labor ordinances. This was highlighted by a recent $250,000 settlement reported by the Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) […]
Mushroom picker ‘kept in the dark’ as employer falsified working time records awarded €15,000 extra for breaching minimum wage law
The owner of a mushroom farm is to pay a worker €15,000 for failing to pay her minimum wage for an 80-hour week – while concealing falsified details of her working hours when she signed them. The arbitrator who investigated her complaint called it “the most heinous violation of her employment rights.” Ana Lacramioara Manciu […]
Lottie Ryan is open to job offers outside RTE – telling 2fm boss Dan Healy ‘give me my own show’
Lottie Ryan has said she would take a job outside of RTE if the right thing presented itself – admitting she had been yelling at bosses for her own show for years. The TV and radio personality currently works as an entertainment reporter on 2fm and host of the new Dancing with the Stars podcast. […]
When can an employer question FMLA certification?
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) certification of a serious medical condition should be comprehensive and sufficient, but sometimes it is neither. Employers rarely take a hard line, but instead ask employees to provide more information to complete certification. Here are some tips on how to recognize something is wrong with certification and give employees […]
Remote work forever? ZipRecruiter CEO says that’s to be expected
The February jobs report beat expectations, but wage growth came in at 5.1%, slightly below the 5.8% expected. And we know from the massive coverage it gets that the labor market is showing strong growth. If you need cold, hard data, 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in January. And pair that with the 11.3 […]
A couple died on the construction site while the children waited in the car; the employer is responsible
The death of a Texas couple whose bodies were found at a construction site where their children were waiting in the car has led to the indictment of an oil company and one of its executives. Jacob Dean, 44, and Natalee Dean, 37, were killed on October 26, 2019 by poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas at […]
What is considered FMLA retaliation, employer interference? – The Oakland Press
Q: I have worked or my current employer has worked full time for several years now. Several months ago I started having medical issues and applied for intermittent leave – two days a month – under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) so that when I was absent, it wouldn’t count against me. I […]
Hundreds of job seekers attend joint law enforcement recruitment event at Kean University
Union County Hundreds of students and community members pursuing careers in law enforcement attended a recent law enforcement recruiting event on the Kean University campus. The event, co-hosted by the University and the Union County District Attorney’s Office, attracted more than 44 federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies. Kean President Lamont O. Repollet, […]
Policygenius named best start-up employer
Insurance buying platform Policygenius has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Top Startup Employers of 2022. This is the third year in a row that Policygenius has made the Forbes list. The company is ranked among the top 200 start-up employers out of 500 recognized companies. Over 10,000 companies were considered […]
“I was a top trader, but when I got sick, my employer let me down”
I spent twenty-five years in the financial industry, working as an FX trader in and around Chicago. I earned a high salary and a nice bonus, but today I’m in a wheelchair and I don’t own my house. My story is unlike any other ambitious young business student drawn to the challenge of the markets, […]
Here’s how employees can transfer accounts from EPFO to the employer’s EPF trust
Last update of the provident fund: After a change of job, subscribers can transfer the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) account from the old company to the new employer. But what if the new employer, unlike the previous employer, operates a private trust for EPF earnings, rather than depositing EPF money with EPFO (Employee’s Provident Fund […]
Employer can apply for FMLA recertification after employee extends leave
Take away: The FMLA gives employers the right to require a medical certificate when an employee returns to work or when there is a material change in circumstances. Employers should use these requirements to ensure the proper use of FMLA leaves by employees. Tyson Foods Inc. did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act […]
Optum and Aetna face class action lawsuit over employer ‘dummy code’
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected OptumHealth’s bid to drop a class action lawsuit, which alleges the company worked with Aetna to fraudulently pass administrative fees on to patients and employers by disguising them as medical expenses. The highest court in the land rejected Writ of certiorari from OptumHealth Care Solutions on Monday. The case […]
Employer practices limit worker choices and wages, US study finds
The lack of competition, according to the Biden administration, is a big reason why the wages of a large part of the American workforce are barely higher, after accounting for inflation, than they would be. was half a century ago. “The fact that workers are getting less than before is a long-standing problem,” noted Ms […]
Grizzly Conflict Manager? 100K$ jobs, adventure
Wildlife officials are looking to hire a grizzly bear conflict manager in Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is looking to fill a unique position with a job title that raises eyebrows, questions, and possibly hair on the back of the neck: grizzly bear conflict manager. The Montana-based job […]
Mitie Named Endometriosis Friendly Employer
March 07, 2022 Mitie is one of the employers helping to end the taboo around menstrual health during Endometriosis Action Month by joining the Endometriosis UK programme. Many women say they would be concerned about discussing menstrual health issues with their employers, even as the country as a whole has become more open with colleagues […]
Japanese company helps Vietnamese job seekers through the pandemic | Society
GoWell Director Hidekazu Matsuda interviewed by Vietnam News Agency (Source: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Numerous Vietnamese in Japanespecially Japanese university graduates, received prompt and efficient assistance from a local employment service company during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded in 2010, GoWell is one of the prestigious suppliers of Asian workers for local […]
Puppy Benefits: How to Successfully Recruit and Retain Millennial Job Seekers
From pet benefits and flexible hours to mental health and child care benefits and more, there’s no one formula to create the perfect benefits package. America’s ever-changing workforce – the same workforce that has seen 4.5 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in November 2021 alone – has taken over businesses of all sizes and […]
Job Seekers and Entry-Level Work Experience Requirements
While employers promote incentives such as attractive compensation and benefits to acquire and retain talent, they may be limiting their candidate pool too much with the requirements and language presented on their Jobs. A survey conducted by a billing software and information services company Skynova found that entry-level job seekers struggle to meet the years […]
Employer Child Care Tax Credit Will Make West Virginia a Family-Friendly Place to Live and Work | State newspaper notice
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224 reformed felons and unemployed youths get job offers – The New Indian Express
By Express press service VIJAYAWADA: Giving a second chance to those who had criminal records in the past, Vijayawada City Police, in association with the Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation, organized a ‘Job Mela’ for reformed criminals and young people on Saturday unemployed. No less than 224 candidates have been selected and 205 others have […]
Story Sheets Make a fresh start, get jobs at the fair | Vijayawada News
VIJAYAWADA: Top business houses lined up at a job fair in Vijayawada on Saturday, not only recruiting bright engineering and management graduates from top colleges, but recruiting young men with a track record. criminal and are repeat offenders but want to start afresh. No less than 37 of these “history leafters” were picked up by […]
SBS language | Job postings through the Assyrian Resource Center and Employers
Ms Lazar talks about a new NSW Multicultural Elderly Care Project which is specifically designed to serve older people from multicultural communities. Multicultural Elderly Care will have a dedicated person who will make home visits to elderly people who request home care. This will help process their request much more efficiently and quickly. Ms. Lazar […]
Five labor law developments that should catch the attention of employers in March 2022
As we begin March, there are many developments for California employers on the legal front. Here are five issues that should grab employers’ attention this week (and will likely impact California employers for the rest of the year): 1. Will the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) survive 2022? PAGA was designed by the California […]
Employer Child Care Tax Credit Good for West Virginia | News, Sports, Jobs
West Virginia is uniquely positioned to begin rebuilding our population with young families seeking a lifestyle that makes them better parents and their children better prepared for success. As we begin the exciting process of inviting the world to be our new neighbours, there is one bill that I believe is uniquely capable […]
11,000 job offers for Ukrainian refugees
The IEFP has already registered 11,503 job offers, on the platform launched just three days ago, to gather job offers for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Portugal, according to ECO. In view of the current Russian offensive in Ukraine, the IEFP has prepared a platform on which Portuguese companies can indicate the employment opportunities they have […]
4 takeaways from employers – and predictions – from Biden’s State of the Union address | Fisher Phillips
During the first State of the Union address with both houses of Congress present since the start of the pandemic, President Biden made brief references to his ambitious labor rights agenda, touching on several labor-related topics and to the job he has prioritized over the past year. But given the Democratic Senate’s wafer-thin majority, the […]