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Say it slow and it makes better sense: recruitment—process—outsourcing. Just like any other business process, the recruiting process or talent acquisition (“hiring” in plain English) can be outsourced to a third-party supplier. RPO is a brilliant strategy for some companies, especially considering the current shortage of qualified candidates. Why would a company outsource the recruitment… Read more »

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We have closely monitored the federal OSHA’s 2016 retaliation regulation, 29 CFR 1904.35(b)(1) (iv), and associated guidance, which had explained examples of post-accident drug testing and safety incentives as instances of unlawful retaliation. OSHA’s 2016 retaliation rule left employers uncertain about what programs were permissible and whether they would face citations for long-standing safety programs… Read more »

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It used to be a joke but it has become largely true. With unemployment at an all-time low and with the shortage of candidates for entry or lower level jobs, employers’ standards for accepting new hires has sunk to the two mirror test: “If the candidate has a reflection and if they can fog it … hire him.” This could be a… Read more »

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There is no way around it, co-employment exists between a staffing agency and the client. Companies should not frown on this, but embrace it as a way to better protect all their workers—temporary or otherwise. If you are using a temporary staffing agency, there simply is no getting around the co-employment and joint employer obligations…. Read more »

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Business Processes

In design as in food, variety can be the spice of life. But in business processes, variety will slow you down and will confuse your customers. Neither is very good for a business. And it doesn’t matter what kind of business —manufacturing, construction, warehousing, service businesses, not-for-profits, sports, you name it … variation in a process… Read more »

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The typical annual wage increase is too small for employees, and the automatic pay increase for all employees is too much for many employers. Recent articles from the Washington Post and the Society for Human Resource Management reflect a 2017 trend of companies looking to do away with the automatic annual pay increase. They cite the belief that the typical 3%… Read more »