As we dash into the lucrative holiday shopping season, employers are scrambling to hire temporary workers to extend their ranks. And, by all accounts, the season is expected to be a busy one as companies announce big plans to hire more workers — and fast. In recent weeks, Target announced it was bringing on more […]
Federal regulations mandate that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firms conduct both fingerprint-based and name-based background checks on most of their employees as they join the organization. FINRA’s rules were designed to ensure that employees, and brokers in particular, are individuals of good moral character and can handle sensitive financial information with care. […]
Laws aimed at leveling the playing field for workers — because of their gender or past criminal history — are popping up across the country as leaders attempt to erase longtime barriers that have held people back in the workplace. But no other state has seen more change — or more rapid change — than […]
This is the first of a two-part series addressing talent acquisition strategies in a time of record-low unemployment. Earlier this month, the July jobs report confirmed what human resources departments already knew: There simply are not enough qualified job candidates to fill open positions. At 3.7%, the unemployment rate has remained consistently low for months […]
As seen on Forbes.com As a national debate rages over equal pay in the workplace, New York is one of the latest states to broaden its pay equity law and ban employers from asking job candidates about their salary histories. In a symbolic move, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation into law on […]
But fingerprinting + a thorough background check is a pre-requisite for making the grade When hiring new teachers, K-12 school administrators and parents often take comfort in the safety net of fingerprinting. They see it as a foolproof way to catch individuals who’ve had brushes with the law – and to avoid those who might […]
