According to a recent Robert Half Legal Hiring Index survey, hiring projections for the third quarter of 2012 are higher than they were for Q2. Specifically, 32 percent of lawyers interviewed said they plan to hire full-time staff during Q3 2012. And although 2 percent expected reductions, the net 30 percent projected hiring is up…

Seasonal workers may soon suffer the same fate as athletes and school teachers, as more states are cracking down on their ability to receive unemployment benefits after the season they work has ended, CNN Money reports. Under federal law, professional athletes and school teachers cannot get paid unemployment benefits during their offseasons (i.e. winter for…

For HR administration, part of managing a staff is making sure all workers remain productive. While issues such as attitude, laziness or outside stress may play a part in an employee performing below par, another factor to consider is the weather. According to The Washington Post, with the summer months approaching it's important to realize…

According to the American Staffing Association, staffing for temporary and contract employment in May was up 7 percent over the same period last year, the Press Democrat reports. What's more, citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Fordyce Letter reports that there are currently 2,491 million temp workers in America - an 8.5…

For the most part, it's true that everybody is working for the weekend. So it's no surprise that 28 percent respondents of a recent OfficeTeam survey said that leaving early on Fridays is one of the benefits they'd most like to see during the summer months. However, more important than leaving early was having a…

Often as a result of physical injuries or post-traumatic stress, returning war veterans may find it more difficult than civilians to land jobs. And with the unemployment rate still at a high 8.2 percent, they need every ounce of help they can finding work. President Barack Obama's recently signed bill, the VOW to Hire Heroes…

Given the still high rate of unemployment, many workers are staying at their current jobs in fear that if they leave, they'll be unable to find another one. This has led to a trend of unhappiness among "stuck" employees, according to a recent survey from Right Management. Researchers found that nearly half of the 411…

Citing figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNBC reports that that despite adding 69,000 jobs in May, the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. While the nearly 70,000 jobs added may seem like a decent amount, it was less than half of what economists predicted for the month (158,000). This, according to Republic…

For some time now, employers have either used or been tempted to use social media to gauge how appropriate prospective employees are for certain positions. Access to a worker or prospect's Facebook information can be beneficial in some regard - monitoring usage can help companies avoid security issues such as employees posting unauthorized videos or…

Bringing on a full-time employee rather than a temporary worker or contract worker certainly has its benefits. For instance, full-timers have a bigger stake in a company's success as well as an emotional attachment, notes Washington Business Journal. Many times, a full-time job will be that employee's only source of income, which should push them…