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Over 600,000 Jobs in UK Now Cater to Online Retail
Online businesses have been rising steadily in the United Kingdom and it does not come as a surprise that it meant more jobs needed to be filled. A survey conducted by IMRG and IMRWorld, more than 600,000 jobs in the UK have been created to support its estimated 150,000 online retail businesses. The presence of online businesses has contributed in generating wealth for the country's economy, thus ... [Read More]
Which Company Has the Best Health Care for Employees?
The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit organization that focuses on health care for the larger employers in the U.S., has awarded the 2009 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles to several large-scale employers. The Best Employer for Health Lifestyles is a set of lists that developed advance, creative, and comprehensive tool to improve employee health, productivity, and well-being. The... [Read More]
Developing an Absence Policy
Many companies are developing more progressive strategies for dealing with absence; these frequently include relatively new disciplines such as health assessments or Employee Assistance Programmes. As an employer you will need to develop a series of cohesive policies that clearly establish the practices that you will follow when running your organisation.Absenteeism policies should contain: Paymen... [Read More]
Big U.S Companies Considered Dropping Employee Health Care
Fortune magazine reported that many large companies are examining the possibility of dumping the health care coverage they provide to their employees in exchange for paying penalty fees to the government. This is in reaction to new health care laws that radically changed the subsidies, penalties, and taxes.Such a move would dismantle the employer-based health care system that existed in the United... [Read More]
Should Job Ads Include Salary?
Have you noticed that job application advertisements only include the position, its responsibilities, and requirements, but leave out one crucial information: the salary? Many job seekers wonder whether the salary they would get from these jobs would either be below the industry rate or depend on how they negotiate their rates to prospective employers.But others think this should not be the case. ... [Read More]
All About Tuition Assistance
Organizations can provide various employee benefits beyond the usual salaries, health insurance, and vacation leaves among others. If your company attracts young employees and are advancing their knowledge by taking up their masters, perhaps a little financial assistance could help them a lot, as well as boost your image as a good employer.The employer's tuition assistance program pays for a... [Read More]
Being Paid for Not Working
Part of working within an organization includes having to abide a set of rules to prevent you from being penalized. However, you also need to know office rules that would be advantageous to you, especially when something happens and you did not attend to work. As an employee, you actually have the right to be paid for time you do not spend working for your employer. According to ... [Read More]
United States Laws on Overtime Pay
Some employees may have more than enough work that it forces them to stay in the office for more hours. Under federal law, these excess hours (called overtime) should be paid by the employers. The cost of providing overtime payment is half of an employee's hourly rate. This means that aside from the hourly rate a worker receives, half of the rate is added to determine the overtim... [Read More]
Legalities of Paycheck Deductions
Some companies deduct cost from paychecks of their employers simply because they want the employees to shoulder the expenses they are supposed to utilize. For instance, employers include a deduction on uniforms, cash shortages, tools, and others. Is there a legal basis on this practice? Not all deductions are legalSome states in the U.S. do not allow companies to pass certain costs to ... [Read More]
Paid Sick Days Policy
Employees do not always get to work everyday, mainly because they got sick. That is why companies provide some time off for their sick employees, and even pay them in the process.What is paid sick days?Paid sick days is a type of employee benefit where an organization voluntarily provides its workers some time off from work yet they still get paid at a regular salary rate. The number o... [Read More]