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The Screening Group, The Background Checks division of JMN Investigations announced today, the expansion of Background Check services into Canada. John Nobriga, CEO of JMN Investigations stated; "With our expansion of Background
Checks products and services within the United States, Canada was a natural progression of our Business Plan, to be the foremost provider of Background Check services".CWEB.net World Wide Classifieds provides
cost-effective classifieds ads for businesses as well as free advertising for private parties, with the goal of reaching a large and responsive audience across the Internet. By providing you with long-term advertisements, and an easy way to expose your classified ads we are the most time-cost-effective way to
Internet advertising.
Softscape announced the start of its Annual Global Customer Conference. The four-day event brings together industry thought leaders, HR professionals, domain experts, and innovators from around the globe to share industry best practices for
improving workforce planning, hiring, performance, compensation, rewards, retention, and much more through advanced human capital management (HCM) initiatives.
Kevin Sheridan, an avid mountain climber and resident of Wilmette, Illinois, is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Consultant of HR Solutions, Inc., an international management consulting firm specializing in opinion research. Two of
Sheridan's life goals are to guide organizations on improving business outcomes through employee engagement and to summit each of the Seven Summits, which are the highest peaks on each continent (29,029-foot Mt. Everest - Asia, 22,840-foot Mt. Aconcagua – South America, 20,320-foot Denali (Mt. McKinley) –
North America, 19,339-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro – Africa, 18,481-foot Mt. Elbrus – Europe, 16,067-foot Mt. Vinson Massif – Antarctica, and 7,310-foot Mt. Kosciuszko – Australia).
Jobscience has announced plans to release the first in a series of quarterly research reports
entitled "Healthcare Recruiting and Hiring Best Practices 2006" in May. The report focuses on
healthcare HR issues, such as:
• 2006 recruiting outlook;
• Top sources for quality candidates;
• Building a competitive workforce;
• Improving core HR processes; and
• Best practices in recruiting and hiring in healthcare.
Authoria announced a complimentary Webcast in which Paul Hamerman, Vice President, Enterprise Applications at Forrester Research, will share how emerging best practices are helping businesses address Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance as a process, rather
than a series of projects.
Deck Chairs:
American Retirement Corp. (ACR)
said that John Morris, Jr. has informed its Board of Directors that he will not stand for re-election to the Board at the company's 2006 annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 17, when his current term expires. ...Kay Lynn Kuper has joined
Pannell Kerr Forster as the Director of Human Capital Support...
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Australia:
Mature aged workforce put on back burner
We will on average live longer, work longer and retire later, but Australian employers are not particularly interested in mature-aged workers, a study has found. Australia's population, like that of most developed countries, is ageing as a result of sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy.
According to the latest figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the proportion of the population 65 years and over is projected to rise to between 27 per cent and 30 per cent by 2051. (Fairfax
Digital)
Global:
Recruiting Manager
Recruiting Manager for AppExchange offers a structured, consolidated way to track and manage the recruiting process, so organizations have easy access to information about openings, applicants, candidates, and hiring goals.
(Salesforce.com)
Study: Two of the 10 Best U.S. Jobs are in Tech
A study released April 12 ranked software engineers as having the best jobs in the United States, citing their use in "virtually every part of the economy." With an average pay of $80,500 and strong potential for creativity, 46 percent annual growth rate, and 44,800 annual job openings, the position received
extra marks for the ability to telecommute. Its stress and flexibility levels were considered almost ideal, while its lowest marks were in ease of entry. Number seven in the top 10 was another technology sector job: computer IT analyst. The position had an average salary of $83,500, a 10-year growth rate of
36 percent and 67,300 annual job openings on average. (Channel Insider)
Software-as-a-Service Myths
A consultant explains why this new breed of Web-based software has staying power
For years, organizations of all sizes have suffered the hassles and unexpected costs that accompany deploying and maintaining a variety of traditional software applications that, ironically, were intended to make them more productive. Now a new breed of Web-based services are pushing legacy applications aside
and finally giving users the business benefits they've been seeking. (BusinessWeek)
Libya:
National Employment Fund to pay monthly allowance to job seekers
The Secretariat of the General People's Committee decided in its 13th ordinary meeting held in Tripoli Sunday to establish a National Employment Fund and to dispense monthly grants to new graduate job seekers. The Fund which the Secretariat decided to set up would enable to find appropriate and productive
work opportunities for job seekers, including university and vocational training graduates, and employment surplus at public bodies, and those wanting to turn to production fields, and those who lost their jobs as a result of administrative or economic reasons, through direct loans from the Fund or from the
various financing institutions. (LJBC)
Saudi Arabia:
No Shortage of Jobs — Just Job-Seekers
It may be time for young Saudis who lament the lack of jobs to take a good look around and learn a lesson from foreign workers who seem to be busy and working all the time. Al-Riyadh daily pointed out that while many young Saudis complain about the lack of opportunities for employment and consider their
plight sitting in coffee shops before returning to their parents' homes to watch television late into the night and then sleep late into the morning hours, many young foreign workers are rising early, perhaps washing a car or two before laboring all day at a job and cleaning a house or two before calling it
quits — no coffee house, no television and no late nights. Even if the foreign worker loses his job, he keeps busy, perhaps selling bottles of water at a busy intersection on a hot, summer day or selling car accessories, toys or flowers. (Arab
News)
Scotland:
Jobs market 'continues to thrive'
Demand for permanent posts in Scotland has risen again The jobs market in Scotland has seen a three-year high in demand for permanent posts, according to a report. The Bank of Scotland Labour Market Report for March showed the country's growth outstripped the UK level for the 10th consecutive month. (BBC)
US:
Some provisions of immigration measure seen as unworkable
The sweeping immigration bill the Senate will tackle upon its return to Washington next week has been hailed as a compromise that marries tough border enforcement with humane treatment of illegal immigrants. Yet it contains provisions that immigration experts and even many lawmakers say are highly
unrealistic, and that were inserted largely to placate tough-on-immigration senators and win enough support for passage. Roughly 12 million illegal immigrants would have to pass background checks before receiving immigration papers under the bill. But a government bureaucracy already struggling with its
workload would perform the checks, and experts say these new demands would overwhelm the system. (Chicago Tribune)Supreme Court Takes Up Workplace Discrimination
The Supreme Court will hear a case that could affect the balance of power between the government and private workplaces nationwide. The high court will hear arguments regarding what legal standard should be used to evaluate changes made by supervisors following a discrimination complaint by an employee.
Businesses say they'll be hurt if justices create a class of employees who can't be disciplined or transferred after filing a complaint, but labor unions and women's groups say workers should not be pressured to remain silent with threats of schedule changes or transfers. (WLNS)
Steps can be taken to reduce workplace rudeness
From ethnic slurs to personal ridicule to sullen silences, the workplace isn't what anyone would call a warm and fuzzy place these days. Workers insult one another about gender, race, age, you name it. And when they're not hurling invectives at one another, they're polishing their other rudeness skills,
failing to say "please" or "thank you" or even "good morning." (Courier Post)
Drug screening can make the workplace safer
Drug screening programs may reduce workplace accidents and disruptions in employee productivity, but instituting these programs isn't one-size-fits-all. Businesses have many options to choose from, both in testing and policy, while ensuring they meet state guidelines and discourage litigation. To work
properly, the testing must be combined with employee education and clear corporate policies. (South Florida Business Journal)
Not everyone would welcome pay increases
The prevailing view on Wall Street is that investors can no longer count on consumers to do the heavy lifting for the economy, because they are laden with debt, pressured by high energy costs, and can't use their home equity as an ATM anymore. With home sales projected to drop 8 percent this year, homeowners
are expected to feel poorer as their neighbors have to sell their houses at reduced prices. So the expectation is that Americans will be less inclined to go shopping. Fund managers have been planning accordingly--slashing their exposure to stocks that depend on consumer buying. For example, Merrill Lynch
small-cap strategist Satya Pradhuman observed recently that growth managers had assumed a "more defensive stance against the consumer," cutting their exposure to consumer discretionary stocks about 4 percent below the quantity in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. (Chicago
Tribune)
Immigration Enforcement's Shift in the Workplace
Case of Md. Restaurateurs Reflects Use of Criminal Investigations, Rather Than Fines, Against Employers
Serious criminal charges once typically reserved for drug traffickers and organized-crime figures are increasingly being used to target businesses that employ illegal immigrants, a strategy highlighted last week when three Maryland restaurateurs pleaded guilty to federal offenses and agreed to forfeit more
than $1 million in cash and property. The little-publicized approach, which can include charging such employers with money laundering and seizing their assets, amounts to a strategic shift in the enforcement of immigration law in the workplace. (Washington
Post)
Seniors Must Adapt to New Technologies
Older workers who have either continually been in the labor force or who have returned after their formal retirement must often adapt to the ever-changing landscapes of their industries. Oftentimes, this involves learning new technologies or rules and regulations, an intimidating prospect for people at any
age. When 68-year-old Janice Carnicelli first began working on the computer systems for her job at Sears, she was hesitant. "I was afraid to touch the thing," Carnicelli recalls with a laugh. "It made me get modern." (AuburnPub)
Deeper Release
A quick update with the latest news about OnRec.com from David Hurst:
The April edition of our printed magazine is out now. Our UK features editor, Lauren Mackelden has written three super articles on pan-European recruitment: How to design a recruitment website and
Tips on how to write the best jobs ads online. In addition to all the news and statistics, we have our new look front cover http://www.OnRec.com/content2/pdf/OnRec.asp. Email
sean@OnRec.com if your company would benefit from being on the cover.
You may well have already noticed we have expanded our conferences. We have a super line up of speakers for our 20th June Conference in Westminster, London:
http://www.OnRec.com/june/times.htm. We have an exhibition with stands available if you are looking to promote to our audience of HR and recruiters. Just email
chris@OnRec.com for details.
For US online recruitment news, the April edition magazine is available here http://www.OnRec.com/us/.
I am delighted to report Paula Santonocito has joined us as features editor for the US magazine. She has an in-depth knowledge of the US market and we look forward to her articles, beginning with
the May US edition.
Speaking of the US, we have a great Conference and Exhibition coming up on the 12th -13th September in Chicago
http://www.OnRec.com/expo2006/. In developing the panel of speakers we have a unique mix that will, I am sure, provide a fascinating two days. Tim Hartrich is running our US operation from Chicago. Contact him on 001 773-241-7000
tim@OnRec.com.
I look forward to meeting you soon at one of our events.
Kind regards
David
David Hurst
Publisher
Online recruitment magazine
0870 766 8530
david@OnRec.com
www.OnRec.com
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