employment
Employers: Exit feedback matters more than you think
Quantum Workplace sent a survey to 1,848 employees across the country to gain their perspectives. One of the most overwhelming learnings? Exit feedback matters. In addition, 73 percent of respondents believe it’s important for employees to be able to offer input as to why former coworkers left. According to Quantum Workplace, “These four numbers offer evidence…
Read MoreAugust 2016 employment: US adds 151,000 jobs
Massachusetts bans employers from asking for salary histories
Senate Bill 2119 – “An Act to Establish Pay Equity” – that made Massachusetts the first state to prohibit employers from asking for applicants’ salary histories during the hiring process. Its goal is to help ensure equal pay between men and women. Women are currently paid on average about 82 percent of what their male…
Read MoreStudy: 68% of HR professionals report challenging recruiting conditions
The New Talent Landscape, HR professionals across industries are reporting a more challenging market for talent in 2016 compared with recent years. The reasons? A low number of applicants, lack of the needed work experience among candidates, competition from other employers, candidates’ lack of technical skills, and the local market not producing enough qualified candidates. The…
Read MoreJuly 2016 employment: US adds 255,000 jobs
The Employment Situation’ news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 255,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9 percent (7.8 million). Among the major worker groups, unemployment rates in July were little changed for adult men (4.6 percent), adult women (4.3 percent), teenagers (15.6 percent), Whites, (4.3 percent),…
Read MoreDepartment of Labor seeks to expand opportunities for underrepresented populations
ApprenticeshipUSA initiative, the department’s Employment and Training Administration announced it is seeking to award three to five contracts to workforce intermediaries, including community-based organizations; labor organizations; or workforce, industry and education organizations to develop national or regional “opportunity partnerships.” This is the fourth installment of a $90 million funding strategy to grow and diversify apprenticeship…
Read MoreThe cost of workplace stress on your employees – and the solution
study reported by Harris Interactive a massive 80% of workers feel stress on the job, and an earlier survey by NIOSH showed that three-fourths believe that workers have more on-the-job stress than a generation ago. These are significant numbers – and the trend suggests they’re only getting worse over time. According to the Harvard Business Review,…
Read MoreVeteran unemployment reaches new low
This type of progress doesn’t happen by accident. According to BLS, employers are redesigning their human resources practices to better welcome veterans into that workforce with special hiring, training, and retention programs. And federal, state and local governments continue to help veterans and employers find each other through 2,500 American Job Centers across the country.…
Read MoreFive steps to attracting high quality job applicants
HireRight’s 2016 Benchmark Report, finding and keeping qualified employees is the highest priority for employers and hiring professionals. With the job market more candidate-centric than ever, though, employees are more likely to switch jobs for a better work environment, benefits package, salary, or opportunity. As previously posted on this blog, the ROI of a bad…
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