Blogs / 2014 / December

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	Onboarding Best Practices

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Five Interview Tips for Winning Your First $100K+ Job

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

	What do You Mean My Company’s A Stepping Stone?

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash

	Do’s and Don’ts of Offshoring

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Blogs / 2014 / December

Under the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act), websites for organizations with 50 or more employees must be accessible. One of the main ways that people people with disabilities access company websites is through keyboard n... More...

Your company and your company's website may not be directly effected by the AODA's (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act). But many of your competitors will have already complied with the web-accessibility standards set out in the ... More...

A time to reflect and a time of renewal. The end of the calendar year and the holidays are often a time for reflection and appreciation of the past year as well as a look ahead to the coming year. As I thought about this for NGA.NET, I realized h... More...

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Compliance Deadlines Every Organization Should Know The next deadline for compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is January 1, 2015. With that in... More...

When graduating from college a little over three years ago, I knew it wouldn’t be an easy road as I searched for a full-time job. For the first few months, I worked several part-time jobs before finding a full-time position with EmployeeScreenIQ. Whi... More...

I almost can’t believe it myself, but it’s already December. And this point in the year means it’s almost time to close the books on 2014. As the year comes to an end, I’ve spent some time looking back at the legal trends in hiring and employment scr... More...

If there’s one part of the hiring process when the candidate experience can blow up, it’s the background check. The idea of a background check is daunting for most people—even those with a clean record. If a candidate is rejected as a result of somet... More...

Uber can’t seem to get it right. First, the company was criticized for NOT doing background checks, and now it’s under attack for doing them the wrong way. The national ride sharing service that everyone loves to hate is back in the headlines (althou... More...

As Bob Dylan would say (or sing) the times they are a-changin’. From the workplace, to technology, to our own lives, we’re living in a time when change is inherent. And with ever-changing background screening laws and other screening requirements, em... More...

It’s official. In a development that should shock absolutely no one: I’M BORING. Or so my own personal background check would tell you. Over the last couple months, we’ve been fine tuning a new product we’re working on called “Trusted Position Int... More...

Hospital employees are responsible for the well-being of their patients. They are expected to adhere to certain standards so that they can properly care for those that need help in addition to representing their organization in a positive light. E... More...

We’ve been talking a lot about candidate experience over the past month. From our webinar highlighting how employers might be scaring away their best candidates to our newest white paper with tips for improving candidate experience before, during, an... More...

Commercial, freight, and fractional jet airlines impact the lives of millions of people every day. Due to the sensitive nature of facilities that airline employees (including third party contractors) work in every day, there’s no doubt that they must... More...

You work hard to safeguard not only your company’s finances, but those of your clients as well. And as a company in the financial services industry, you deal with both on a daily basis. From a business perspective, it’s vital to the success of your o... More...

by Lynette Silva Recognize This! – Our work is no longer about what we do or what we make, it’s about who we serve and how we behave. This week was a week of meetings. Usually that’s a groan-inducing phrase for many employees across the wor... More...

Why HR should be excited about Annual Reports For the past year one of my biggest projects was working with Laurie Bassi and Andrew Lambert on a white paper about Annual Reports. It might seem an odd topic for HR, but the winds of change in global... More...

Yesterday’s post about a female employee who received from the boss what the employment tribunal called a “fun slap” on the rump because she was “cheeky” to him perplexed us in many ways, not least of which was the fact that she lost her sexual haras... More...

We've all been there. You've spent months--or even years--developing a new program, strategy or initiative. It's based on solid research, best practices, company goals, and employee needs. Logically, you cannot think of a single reason your new pro... More...

You have worked hard to get that job in management. Now, how do you keep it? What makes an employee work harder for one boss than for another? Is it the leader's charisma or because they're so "nice"? Hardly. Smart managers on the rise in any organi... More...

These last few weeks we have focused on legal protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in the workplace under Title VII, (click here for review) under Affirmative Action laws and regulations governing federal contrac... More...

Immigration Update© November 23, 2014 VIETNAM – INTRA-COMPANY TRANSFERS ELIGIBLE FOR WORK PERMIT EXEMPTION Effective December 22, 2014, intra-company transferees to Vietnam may qualify for an exemption to the normal work permit requirements... More...

It is important to take certain steps which can help in improving one's health. The Trivedi Effect ® has sensitivity towards a great transforming effect, and the benefits are remarked as per the work and the determination that has been put f... More...

Wrongful death lawsuits are usually filed by spouses or immediate family members. In fact, legal marriage or blood relations are essential criteria for filing wrongful death suits , though they are enumerated in each state statute. For example,... More...

Chronic insomnia is a typical sleep issue. On the off chance that you have sleep deprivation, you might: 1. Falsehood alert for quite a while and experience difficulty nodding off 2. Awaken part and experience difficulty coming back to rest... More...

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A Keyboard-Only Test: How Accessible is your Website’s Keyboard Navigability?

6 Simple Tips for Improving Your Website’s Accessibility

Thanks for a Wonderful Year of Talent Management

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Compliance Deadlines Every Organization Should Know

The Unemployment Discrimination Problem: D.C. Fights for Long-Term Unemployed

Year in Review: Hiring, Background Checks, and the Top 5 Legal Trends

FTC and EEOC Publish Background Check Guide for Job Applicants

Year in Review: Hiring, Background Checks, and the Top 5 Legal Trends

Uber Back in the Headlines with FCRA Class Action for Background Checks

Employment Background Screening for Today and Tomorrow

News Flash: My Background Check and I Are Boring

Protect Patients and Avoid Lawsuits: 5 Background Screening Best Practices for Hospitals

How to Improve the Candidate Experience During a Background Check

5 Steps to Ensure Your Airline’s Background Screening Program Survives Its Next Audit

5 Steps to a Successful Background Check in Financial Services

How to Succeed in the Human Economy

Why HR should care about Annual Reports

“Fun Slap” On The Rump For Being “Cheeky?” Rapid Reader Response

Influencers Can Help Implement Change and Make It Stick

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: What separates savvy managers from so-so managers?

Do the ADA and FMLA Provide Protections to LGBT's in the Workplace?

VIETNAM – INTRA-COMPANY TRANSFERS ELIGIBLE FOR WORK PERMIT EXEMPTION

Understand All About Social Anxiety Disorder!

How Law Firms Help You Claim Wrongful Death Benefits

What is chronic insomnia?