Although temporary workers fill many holes in the workforce for companies, according to research more temps are working in manufacturing than any other industry and that the safety of contingent employees continues to be an issue. In a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research, temporary workers currently hold 890,000 of the total 19 million manufacturing…

HR administrations and payroll services have constantly heard about how the federal government may seek to increase minimum wage. Last week, the House rejected an amended measure to put minimum wage at $10.10 per hour. The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) act had been changed by House Democrats to include a pay increase for workers making…

As HR administrations increase services and specify roles within departments, more human resource job postings are surfacing online. A recent poll of job ads found that not only are there more positions than ever within the industry but that departments are beginning to focus on definitive roles that need to be filled. Online human resource position advertisements rose…

Payroll services and management are vital aspects of HR and businesses tend to regard payroll as an in-house job. However, there can be many benefits to outsourcing payroll to accounting professionals while still maintaining control over confidential data and sensitive wage information. According to Entrepreneur magazine, processing paychecks internally might not be the most cost-effective solution due to buying accounting programs…

HR administrations look for many elements when finding a qualified candidate, but many hiring experts believe that a good attitude is most important. In a recent interview with Forbes, Mark Murphy, CEO of Leadership IQ, said that 86 percent of qualified candidates who were hired and let go within 18 months cite negativity as the reason. Positive demeanors go…

With the prevalence of social networking sites, many HR administrations are finding that social media can be an important resource when looking for a new recruit to put on the payroll. A new study discovered that acquiring talent through social sites is up from previous years and may continue to rise as more hiring managers…

The amount of companies recruiting staffing agencies to fill holes in the workforce has been rising since the beginning of the recession. HR administrations have been utilizing outsourcing services as a way of keeping up with busy production schedules; however, transitioning short-term workers into permanent full-time employees is an advantage to using staffing firms.The increasing skills…

In January, HR administrations all over the country reminded employees to be aware about the two percent decline in paychecks due to the expiration of the payroll tax cut. Economists expected the workforce to save more and spend less, with payroll management having to educate workers on the increase. However, analysts found that many workers did…

Although the unemployment rate continues to be high, attaining qualified workers to fill vacant positions remains a problem for businesses. A recent employment survey found that 28 percent of companies cannot find skilled candidates for their open positions.According to the CareerBuilder report, information technology, sales and engineering are the industries the skills gap has hit hardest.…

HR professionals hire new employees according to who catches their attention during an interview, and the ones who commonly stand out tend to be extroverts. Introverts are often seen as reserved, a quality not valued within company structures that award collaboration and networking. Recent research has shown that introverts, however, are persistent and can analyze…