Human Resources News

May 08, 2012 Job Openings In U.S. Rise to Highest Level Since 2008
- Employers in the U.S. were seeking to
fill more jobs in March than at any time in almost four years,
showing growing confidence in the U.S. economy . The number of open positions increased by 172,000 to 3.74
million, the most since July 2008,...
April 25, 2012 What Every CEO Needs to Know About HR
- If you ask a CEO "What does your HR leader do?" he or she is likely to say: "You got me. I just know I need to have one." We expect our HR execs to look after employee records, hire and train people, administer performance reviews, and see that...
April 04, 2012 Companies Encourage Employees to Join Wellness Programs, Get Healthy
- A friend of mine is overweight, probably about 100 pounds more than what would be considered healthy. She works long hours, eats when she is stressed and says she has no time to exercise.
Her employer is much less cavalier than she about the...
April 02, 2012 Word to The Wise: Staff Up to Keep Up
- With the unemployment rate dropping and companies shifting their focus from survival to growth, those that don’t act soon to invest in human capital may give their competitors an edge.
Most companies are still leery of hiring big numbers...
March 28, 2012 Understanding Your 2012 Tax Rate Calculation
- he purpose of this publication is to help employers understand their Unemployment Compensation Tax Rate Notice (UCT-20) and recent law changes.
March 23, 2012 Changes to Unemployment Tax Rate Calculation And Taxable Wage Base
- Recently passed legislation makes changes to Florida unemployment tax law.
March 20, 2012 The Best Interview Questions for Employers
- Let’s say that you’re a manager who has a job position that just opened up. You’ve received resumes inquiring about the job, and have picked several candidates you want to interview .
March 15, 2012 Health Reform Throws Finance, HR Into Same Foxhole
- Health-care
reform has been a catalyst for bringing finance and human-resources
together to analyze potential effects on the organization. There are
uncertainties around reform, such as whether the Supreme Court will
uphold the individual...
March 14, 2012 Help Wanted: Online Job Postings In Northeast Florida Up for The Month And Year
- Online job advertising in Northeast Florida is on the rise.
The number of online job ads rose 2.3 percent in February from the year before, and surged 17.4 percent from January.
March 13, 2012 Building Better Businesses By Closing The Happiness Gap
- If two magnets are separated by too much distance, they won’t have any
impact on each other. But, if something helps move them a bit closer,
they will gravitate towards each other and connect. Technology can be
used in a similar way. It...
March 01, 2012 Unemployment, By Month And County
- Click on a county see current and historic monthly unemployment rates. The figures are not seasonally adjusted because the state does not calculate this information by county. The seasonally adjusted rate for the state of Florida was 9% in the...
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