employers Too soon? B.C. workers, employers struggle with thorny reopening issues By bc.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:06:00 -0700 As British Columbians digest the implications in the steps the premier announced in reopening the province's economy, some residents have come to the conclusion they’re too much too soon. Full Article
employers Legal landscape murky for B.C. workers and employers during pandemic By bc.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:39:00 -0700 Labour laws haven’t changed in our province, but legal experts are already urging B.C. employers to be flexible and reasonable — while warning employees they may not be legally protected if they refuse work during the pandemic. Full Article
employers Chatham House is ranked in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:34:50 +0000 5 December 2017 The newly published Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers showcases leading organizations working across all strands of diversity. 2017-12-05-50Inc.jpg In recognition of Chatham House’s continued dedication to workplace diversity, the institute has been listed in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List – a definitive ranking of UK-based organizations that promote inclusion across all protected characteristics, throughout each level of employment within an organization.Powered by the Excellence in Diversity Awards, the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers recognizes the organizations that demonstrate the promotion of all strands of diversity including age, disability, gender, LGBT, race, faith and religion.Complied by a dedicated panel of judges, the list has been collated based on each organization’s performance in a range of areas within the diversity arena. Organizations featured have provided sufficient evidence on an amalgam of topics including recruitment procedures, training and a host of diversity related initiatives.The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List, in partnership with recruitment specialists Rullion, recognizes the outstanding efforts of organizations that have begun their journey to attracting and retaining a truly diverse workforce, achieving equality, diversity and inclusion in its purest form.Lisa O’Daly, Director of Human Resources, Chatham House, said: ‘I am delighted that Chatham House has been included in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List. This is just really the beginning of our journey to diversity and inclusion and is a recognition of the collective efforts of our staff which is changing Chatham House for the better.’‘The UK companies on the list are showing by their actions that they are integrating what they believe into how they operate creating an inclusive culture, which begins at the very top of the organization,’ said Donna Herdsman, EMEA Partnership Manager, Rullion. Full Article
employers Public health training in climate change: What are prospective employers thinking? By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT (Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers found that 92 percent of employers who responded to a survey on climate change and public health reported need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5 to 10 years. While graduates of public health programs who focus on climate change are in demand in the current job market, these positions appear to be just a small proportion of the total number of jobs available in public health. Full Article
employers Labor Department says employers with fewer than 50 employees may be exempt from new law By www.ada.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:18:00 -0500 Employers with fewer than 50 employees, including dental practices, may be exempt from a provision in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that requires them to provide emergency paid sick leave and expanded medical leave to employees in certain COVID-19 circumstances, the Department of Labor said April 1. Full Article
employers Advising employers on redundancy / presented by Michael Ats, Lieschke & Weatherill. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
employers Employers and employed : being (1) an exposition of the law of reparation for physical injury; (2) the Employers' Liability Act, 1880, annotated ... and (3) suggested amendment of the law as to the liability of employers. With appendices and indices / By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Glasgow : J. Maclehose, 1887. Full Article
employers Welfare measures issued during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Great Government Initiative or an Unnecessary Burden on Employers in India? By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:27:02 GMT Welfare measures issued during COVID -19 Pandemic: A Great Government Initiative or an Unnecessary Burden on Employers in India? Full Article
employers Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:07:05 +0000 DOVER (April 26, 2018) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence this week as it recognized 33 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 33 TANF clients who have […] Full Article Delaware Health and Social Services Department of Labor Governor John Carney News Office of the Governor Delaware jobs TANF Welfare
employers Larger Employers To Be Required To Remit Delaware Child Support Payments Electronically By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:20:57 +0000 NEW CASTLE (June 26, 2019) – Governor John Carney has signed into law House Bill 81, which mandates that employers with 50 or more employees remit child support payments to the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or electronic data interchange (EDI). The law […] Full Article Delaware Health and Social Services News Division of Child Support Services
employers Governor Carney Partners with Health Providers and Sussex Employers on Community Testing Sites, Outreach, Education By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:33:15 +0000 WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, the Delaware Department of Agriculture, Westside Family Healthcare, local hospital systems, poultry industry employers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and trusted community partners […] Full Article Governor John Carney Office of the Governor agriculture Coronavirus sussex testing
employers Income Tax Exemption: Employees donating to PM-CARES fund via employers to get Section 80G benefit By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-04-11T06:40:00+05:30 The clarification came as the employees, in many cases, have donated a portion of their salaries the the fund through their employers. Full Article Income Tax Money
employers CBDT clarifies on TDS deduction by employers on old/new regime By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-04-14T03:45:00+05:30 The Budget this year introduced a new income tax regime under which individuals can opt for lower tax rates provided they don’t avail certain exemptions and deductions otherwise available under the law. Full Article Income Tax Money
employers Employers allowed to defer statutory PF contribution By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T01:50:00+05:30 The EPFO has already extended to May 15 the due date for depositing statutory contributions for the wage month of March, due by April 15. Full Article Money
employers Trade unions want timeline for employers on delayed contributions to EPFO By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T05:40:00+05:30 Trade unions are of the view that the retirement fund body should set a definite timeline for employers to deposit the money already deducted from employee’s monthly salary. Full Article Money
employers Nurturing apprentices will enable employers to reboot post-Covid-19 By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-04-13T08:24:00+05:30 Lack of employable talent is one of the biggest hurdles faced by corporate India and apprenticeship is an accepted solution for it, hence engaging and nurturing them will be crucial. Full Article Industry
employers Employers Liability Policy Trigger Litigation - Not Good News For Anyone By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-08 The Court of Appeal has taken 11 months to add to the confusion caused by the attempt by a small number of employer’s liability insurers, all in run-off, to argue that policy wordings long understood to provide coverage on the basis that the i... Full Article
employers Coronavirus COVID 19-Guideline for Employers Germany By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-17 What should employers consider? The existing risk of infection and disease must be explained to the employees and they must be informed of precautionary measures and indicated conduct (disinfection, washing hands). The (always up-to-date) informati... Full Article
employers Coronavirus - Reservists are mobilised - impact on employers - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 With the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announcing that they are expecting to mobilise up to 3,000 armed forces reservists to aid the military response to the coronavirus pandemic for at least six months, employers with reservist employees will be affect... Full Article
employers Coronavirus: Hong Kong Employers, travel industry receive support Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-09 On 8 April 2020 the Hong Kong Government announced a second round of Anti-Epidemic Fund measures. While full details have yet to be released, we summarise the available information for some of the more significant measures: Employment Support Schem... Full Article
employers Coronavirus Practical employers guide Czech Republic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 We are continually updating this guide in response to the gradual publication of official information by public authorities. Latest update: 5 May 2020, 17:00 (Restrictions on movement of persons, Mandatory quarantine when crossing borders, Childr... Full Article
employers IHC HR e-briefing 128 - Important TUPE case on non contractual employers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-27 Does the transferor need to be the employer? This may sound a strange question in abstract but, in the context of group companies, can be a highly relevant issue to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE). In... Full Article
employers Coronavirus a practical guide for employers in the Czech Republic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 We are continually updating this guide in response to the gradual publication of official information by public authorities. Latest update: 5 May 2020, 17:00 (Restrictions on movement of persons, Mandatory quarantine when crossing borders, Children&... Full Article
employers UK HR E-briefing: Mental health in the workplace report says employers must do more for employees By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-10-26 Employers are being urged to do more to look after the mental health of their workforce with the publication today of the outcome of the Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers. Estimating that poor mental health costs employers betwe... Full Article
employers Education Briefing - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Guidance for Employers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-01 1. INTRODUCTION On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) to help pay peoples wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC for a grant to cover most of the wages of their workforce who ... Full Article
employers As Singapore employers cut pay, expats are asking for lower rentals By www.scmp.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:45:31 +0800 Singapore expatriates are often envied for their generous pay packets but facing the prospect of salary cuts as the coronavirus batters businesses, some are tightening their belts and asking for lower rent.Clarence Foo, a real estate agent at APAC Realty Ltd unit ERA, has come across seven such cases over the past month – the highest number of requests he has received during his seven-year career. Four were successful.One was an American woman who texted Foo last week. In her message, she said… Full Article
employers Some Employers May Require Employees Get Tested for COVID-19 Before Coming Back to Work By time.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:18:16 +0000 Some experts question whether such efforts will make a difference Full Article Uncategorized COVID-19
employers Workers are due their superannuation today but many employers are struggling to pay By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:32:08 +1000 Today is the deadline for employers to pay superannuation they owe workers for the first quarter, but many may struggle to do so amid the COVID-19 economic shutdown. Full Article Superannuation Small Business COVID-19 Tax
employers Former Employees of Emergency Vehicle Vendors Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud Employers on Homeland Security Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:13:07 EST Two Florida homeland security vendor employees were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud by depriving their employers of money and the right of honest services, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
employers Justice Department Reminds Employers of Eligibility Verification Rules for Salvadoran Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:45:27 EST The Justice Department announced today the launch of an educational video reminding employers that Salvadorans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) may continue working beyond the March 9, 2012, expiration date of their Employment Authorization Documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
employers Department of Justice Settles Two Civil Complaints Against Two Employers for Violations of Federal Statutes Relating to Military Reserve Duty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 18:58:12 EST A settlement agreement was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver resolving a complaint alleging that two employers, Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma LLC and FlightSafety Services Corporation, violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by not paying money into two U.S. Air Force veterans’ 401(k) plans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
employers Creating a "Brain Gain" for U.S. Employers: The Role of Immigration By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:37:00 -0500 Policy Brief #178 One of the strongest narratives in U.S. history has been the contribution made by talented, hard-working and entrepreneurial immigrants whose skills and knowledge created a prosperous new country. Yet today, the nation’s immigration priorities and outmoded visa system discourage skilled immigrants and hobble the technology-intensive employers who would hire them. These policies work against urgent national economic priorities, such as boosting economic vitality, achieving greater competitiveness in the global marketplace and renewing our innovation leadership. In the long term, the nation needs comprehensive immigration reform. In the short term, policymakers should focus on reforms that are directly related to increasing the "brain gain" for the nation—creating new jobs and producing economic benefits—to produce tangible and achievable improvements in our immigration system. RECOMMENDATIONS Rebalance U.S. immigration policies to produce a "brain gain," with changes to visas that will allow employers to access workers with the scientific and technological skills they need to improve economic competitiveness, employment and innovationTie immigration levels to national economic cycles to meet changing levels of needUse digital technologies to modernize the current visa system Background Immigrants are now one-tenth of the overall U.S. population—a situation that defies facile stereotyping. Immigrants have made significant contributions to American science and economic enterprise, most notably in the areas of high-tech and biotech. Immigrants’ productivity raises the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by an estimated $37 billion per year More than a quarter of U.S. technology and engineering businesses launched between 1995 and 2005 had a foreign-born founder In Silicon Valley, more than half of new tech start-up companies were founded by foreignborn owners In 2005, companies founded by immigrants produced $52 billion in sales and employed 450,000 workers Nearly a quarter of the international patents filed from the United States in 2006 were based on the work of foreign-born individuals (more than half of whom received their highest degree from an American university) Economists calculate that, as a result of immigration, 90 percent of native-born Americans with at least a high-school diploma have seen wage gains Historically, immigrants have made outsize contributions to American science and technology, with Albert Einstein perhaps the leading example. One-third of all U.S. winners of Nobel prizes in medicine and physiology were born in other countries Far from "crowding out" native-born workers and depressing their wages, well-educated, entrepreneurial immigrants do much to create and support employment for Americans. In order to fully reap the benefits of the worldwide talent market, U.S. immigration policy must be reoriented. Current policy is significantly—and negatively—affected by the unintended consequences of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act that made family unification its overarching goal. Although the law may have contributed to the high-tech boom by removing long-standing, country-specific quotas and expanding immigration from places with strong science and engineering education programs, its main effect was to enable immigrants to bring in family members, without regard for the new immigrants’ education, skill status or potential contributions to the economy. Thus, in 2008, almost two-thirds of new legal permanent residents were family-sponsored and, over the past few years, the educational attainment of new immigrants has declined. U.S. employers have a large, unmet demand for knowledge workers. They are eager to fill jobs with well-trained foreign workers and foreign graduates of U.S. universities—particularly those with degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics—the "STEM" fields that continue to attract too few U.S.-born students. In 2008, the "Tapping America’s Potential" business coalition reported that the number of U.S. graduates in STEM had been stagnant for five years, and that number would have to nearly double by 2015 to meet demands. Meanwhile, the United States is falling behind in the pace of innovation and international competitiveness. Evidence for the decline in innovation is the decreasing U.S. share of international patents. In 2009, for the first time in recent years, non-U.S. innovators earned more patents (around 96,000) than did Americans (93,000). Only a decade earlier, U.S. innovators were awarded almost 57 percent of all patents. To date, Congress—for a variety of reasons, including partisanship—has stalled in addressing the problems of immigration and immigration policy. Unfortunately, this inaction extends to problems hampering the nation’s economy that, if remedied, could help the United States grow employment, pull out of the current recession more quickly and improve its position in the global economy. Game-Changing Policy Reforms Rebalance Fundamental Goals The goals of U.S. immigration policy should be rebalanced to give priority to immigrants who have the education and talent to enhance America’s economic vitality, by stimulating innovation, job creation and global competitiveness. At the same time, it should decrease emphasis on family reunification (other than parents and children of U.S. citizens). Changing the composition of the immigration stream, even without increasing its size, would result in a "brain gain" for the United States. Other countries, such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, strategically craft immigration policy to attract skilled and unskilled workers, making the benefits easy to see and strengthening public support for immigration in the process. Canada, for example, explicitly targets foreign workers to fill positions for which there are not enough skilled Canadians. Applicants for admission to the country accumulate points based on their field of study, educational attainment and employment experience. Upon reaching the requisite number of points, the applicant is granted a visa. Some 36 percent of all Canadian immigrant visas are in the "skilled-worker" category, as opposed to only 6.5 percent in the United States. An interesting by-product of this strategy—which is both clearly articulated and of obvious benefit to the national economy—is that Canadians see the benefits of the policy and, as a result, immigration is far less controversial than in the United States. In 2005 polling by The Gallup Organization, only 27 percent of Canadians wanted to decrease immigration, whereas 52 percent of U.S. citizens did. And, three times as many Canadians (20 percent) as Americans (seven percent) actually wanted to increase it. An obvious place to begin the rebalancing process would be with the many foreign students who come to the United States for education in scientific and technology fields. They are familiar with our culture and speak English. Many would like to stay and build careers here. But, under current visa rules, most are sent home as soon as they graduate. A complete policy reversal is needed, with automatic green cards for foreign graduates of U.S. science and technology programs. In fact, the United States should make it as easy as possible for these highly trained students to stay, since the expansion of job opportunities in India, China and other growth-oriented countries now offers them attractive options. Our current counterproductive policy, quite simply, puts the United States in the position of training our global competitors. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, in a December 2009 Meet the Press interview, said about immigration: "We’re committing what I call national suicide. Somehow or other, after 9/11 we went from reaching out and trying to get the best and the brightest to come here, to trying to keep them out. In fact, we do the stupidest thing, we give them educations and then don’t give them green cards." Universities collectively invest huge sums in the development of these students. In addition, research suggests that increasing the number of foreign graduate students would increase U.S. patent applications by an estimated 4.7 percent and grants of university patents by 5.3 percent. Another strategic policy change would be for the federal government to take U.S. workforce and economic conditions into account when setting immigration levels and annual H-1B visa numbers for scientists and engineers. Such a flexible approach would reflect labor market needs, protect American workers’ jobs and wages, and dampen public concerns about employment losses during lean economic times. Revamp the Antiquated Visa System Increase the Number of Visas for Highly-skilled Workers Today’s visa programs for high-skilled workers are not large enough to fill the numerical demand for such employees and are too short in duration. For example, H-1B visas for workers in "specialty occupations" are valid for a maximum of six years. Between fiscal years 2001 and 2004, the federal government increased the annual allocation of H-1B visas for scientists and engineers to 195,000. The rationale was that scientific innovators were so important for the country’s long-term economic development that the number set aside for those specialty professions needed to be high. Since 2004, that number has returned to its former level, 65,000—only a third of the peak, despite rapid technologic change in almost every field, such as information, medicine, energy and logistics. Most of these visas are allocated within a few months of becoming available. Even in recessionplagued 2009, applications exceeded the supply of visas within three months. Almost half of the visa requests came from U.S. employers, most of them in high-tech industries. Clearly the demand for visas is greater than the supply, and a minimal step would be to raise the set-aside for high-skilled workers to the previous, 195,000 level. Only a small percentage of aliens with student visas and aliens with H-1B visas are able to change directly to legal permanent resident status—about seven percent of each category, according to a study published in 2005—although about half of H-1B visa-holders eventually become legal permanent residents. Such an uncertain path is not conducive to career (or employment) planning in a competitive environment. Several additional small programs support talented scientists and entrepreneurs. These, too, could be aligned with economic goals, expanded or more effectively promoted: The O-1 "genius" visa program allows the government to authorize visas for people with "extraordinary abilities in the arts, science, education, business, and sports." In 2008, around 45,000 genius visas were granted. The clear intent is to encourage talented people to migrate to America. However, the current program is too diffuse to have much impact on the level of scientific and technological innovation talent in the United States. The EB-5 visa program offers temporary visas to foreigners who invest at least $500,000 in the nation’s rural or "targeted employment areas" or at least $1,000,000 in other areas. If the investment creates at least ten jobs, the visa automatically becomes a permanent green card. The program is authorized by Congress to offer approximately 10,000 visas per year, but it is significantly underutilized—about 500 EB-5 visas a year were granted between 1992 and 2004. In 2009, 3,688 people did become legal permanent residents under the "employment creation (investors)" category, a number that includes spouses and children. According to a March 2009 report from the Department of Homeland Security, the causes of the persistent underutilization of this program include "program instability, the changing economic environment, and more inviting immigrant investor programs offered by other countries." The report makes a number of recommendations designed to streamline program administration and encourages greater efforts to promote the program overseas. Update the Visa System Infrastructure Aside from questions about the number of visas allowed, the infrastructure for considering and granting visas needs a major upgrade. Currently, the U.S. visa process requires people seeking entry to provide paper copies of sometimes hard-to-obtain documents. Often these are lost in the system and must be submitted repeatedly. Obtaining a visa can take months and, in some cases, years. Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act has slowed the process even further. The visa system should adopt digital technology to reduce both errors and delays. Further, if the nation’s immigration policy moves toward a more credential-based approach, any new electronic processes should be designed to minimize the potential that false documents regarding an individual’s education and experience will be accepted. Tie Immigration Levels to National Economic Indicators To ease U.S.-born workers’ understandable worries about job competition from immigrants, Congress should tie overall annual levels of immigration to the unemployment rate and growth in the Gross Domestic Product. Immigration levels can be adjusted up or down depending on the level of economic conditions. These fluctuations should occur automatically, triggered by authoritative statistical reports. Political Hurdles to Immigration Reform U.S. news reporting on immigration focuses heavily on illegality and largely ignores the benefits of immigration. Sadly, important news organizations follow the tradition set in the 19th century, when many journalists railed against groups of newcomers, such as immigrants from Ireland and China. Immigration opponents’ unfavorable media narratives, often widely publicized, have a discernible impact on public opinion and affect policymaking. The economic, social, and cultural benefits of immigration are rarely reported. The State of Public Opinion Immigration does not rank high on Americans’ lists of the country’s most important problems. In 2008, only four percent of Americans (mostly people from Southwestern border states concerned about illegal entry) thought immigration was the country’s most important problem. Even during 2007’s acrimonious national debate about comprehensive reform, 60 percent of Americans believed new arrivals benefit the country. But public opinion can shift quickly, which makes politicians wary. Fifty-seven percent of voters in the November 2010 mid-term election considered immigration a "very important" issue, ranking it 7th and on a par with taxes and national security/war on terror, according to the Rasmussen report. The Need for Reform Follow-Through Administration and enforcement of immigration laws and visa programs are complex, in part because federal, state and local officials are involved in various aspects and are overseen by multiple federal agencies. Aligning the goals of these different entities to put an emphasis on the brain gain can help build support for policy improvements. As the report of a 2009 Brookings Forum on Growth Through Innovation pointed out with regard to promoting innovation more broadly, "while the actions we need to take are clear and reasonably simple to outline, our political culture erects insurmountable barriers to long-term planning, funding and implementation." Achieving an Improved Immigration Policy It will be difficult to achieve comprehensive, coherent policy reform in the face of many competing goals and interest groups and in the current polarized political environment. The task is made more difficult by the divided authority over immigration matters within Congress, involving several committees and subcommittees with competing interests and different political dynamics. Individual members of Congress tend to focus on local concerns, forestalling consideration of broad, long-term national interests. In the past, elected officials have overreacted to specific episodes of problems related to immigrants or anti-immigrant sentiments in developing policy, rather than taking into account long-term national economic priorities. Just as deleterious, stalemate and inaction have prevented needed reforms, despite a frustrating status quo for employers who need talented scientists and engineers, and who could hire many more Americans if they could fill key slots with skilled workers they cannot find in their local workforce. A spectrum of experts has suggested creation of a broadly representative, independent federal immigration commission that could develop specific policies under parameters set by Congress. Proposals for such a body have the common themes of depoliticization, insulating members from parochial political pressures and relying on technical experts. Given past missteps and the current policy stalemate, it makes sense to consider such proposals seriously, in the hope that all aspects of immigration—especially those that affect U.S. economic vitality—receive the thoughtful attention they need. Conclusion The immigration policy reforms in this paper focus on those that would have swift and direct positive impact on the nation’s economy. Clearly, these are not the only reforms the system needs. A fairer, more comprehensive immigration policy also would: Develop more effective and cost-effective border control strategies Strengthen the electronic employment-eligibility ("e-verify") system and add an appeals process Improve the immigration courts system and the administration of immigration law Work harder to integrate immigrants into American life and teach them English and Create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants with requirements that applicants learn English, pay back taxes, and pay fines. Meanwhile, a number of the needed corrections to the system as it affects national economic goals, employment, innovation, and global competitiveness can be addressed, including: Tying visa and immigration levels to U.S. economic indicators, in order to assuage American workers’ concerns about threats to employment and wage levels Creation of an automatic green card for foreign graduates of U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educational programs and other steps to make staying in the United States a desirable option Expansion of visa programs (especially H-1B for highly skilled workers) and making more effective the O-1 and EB-5 visa programs and Creating a modern, electronic visa system. Downloads Download Policy Brief Authors Darrell M. West Image Source: © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Full Article
employers 61% of Mobile Workers Trust Their Employer to Keep Personal Information Private on Their Mobile Devices - What can employers see on smartphones By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 15 Jul 2015 12:50:00 EDT Smartphones hold increasing amounts of sensitive personal data, so every device is now a mixed-use device. As a result, businesses must protect employee privacy as fiercely as corporate security. Full Article Computer Electronics Computer Networks Telecommunications Mobile Entertainment Workforce Management Human Resources Broadcast Feed Announcements Survey Polls & Research MultiVu Video
employers Employers Can Now Take Labor Market "Pulse" With CEB's New Global Talent Monitor - Introducing CEB’s Global Talent Monitor By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 01 Oct 2015 12:15:00 EDT Introducing CEB’s Global Talent Monitor Full Article Computer Electronics Computer Software Workforce Management Human Resources New Products Services Trade show news Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
employers This tax break is up in the air for employers who furloughed workers By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 17:54:25 GMT Employers who furlough their employees but cover the cost of health insurance may not be able to claim the employee retention tax credit. Lawmakers are now asking Treasury to change course. Full Article
employers EPFO Eases Compliance Process by Employers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 15:19:07 GMT EPFO Eases Compliance Process by Employers Full Article
employers Navi Mumbai may 'force Mumbai employers' to provide staff lodging By www.mid-day.com Published On :: 5 May 2020 01:57:37 GMT With the rising number of COVID-19 positive patients in Navi Mumbai, the Navi Mumbai municipal commissioner last week asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to accommodate its employees in the city. The Navi Mumbai police commissioner on Monday, however, added to it by saying that if the cases continued to rise in the satellite city due to residents travelling to Mumbai for work, the administration will have to "force employers to accommodate their employees" in the city. The Corona patient tally in Navi Mumbai jumped massively last week with more than 180 new cases reported in just seven days. The doubling rate of patients slid from 11 days to just six days within a week. This became a major cause of concern for NMMC and the police. According to the NMMC, of the last 180 cases, 90 per cent are related to employees working in essential services and travelling from Navi Mumbai to Mumbai every day. In a Facebook message on Sunday evening, NMMC Commissioner Annasaheb Misal said, "We have raised this issue in a video conference with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and also conveyed the same to BMC Commissioner Pravin Pardeshi. The BMC has agreed and will be asking hospitals and BEST to convey it to their employees." The matter, however, escalated on Monday when Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar took to Twitter. "All people in essential services are requested to desist from commuting daily to Mumbai and back. Only visit if your job is crucial. Ask your employer to make arrangements nearby. Otherwise, you are exposing your family to COVID-19. One person infected 14 of his family members," he tweeted, adding that if the trend continued, "we have to force the employer to make arrangements at the workplace." Around 4,000 to 5,000 bankers travel every day from Navi Mumbai to Mumbai with the banks rotating 33 per cent of their staff every day and exposing all employees to the public in a week’s time. "The same goes for doctors and the police. We request all the authorities concerned to look into it," Kumar said. He also spoke of the infection spreading in Vashi’s APMC market. "Many vendors and merchants travel to Navi Mumbai from nearby towns and villages. We are making a list of such people and will ask them to stay in Navi Mumbai so that there won’t be any further spread." ‘Taking utmost care’A senior officer of Mumbai Police commented on the tweet saying the police were endangering their lives for more than 12 hours a day. "We are taking utmost care regarding our personnel but if they carry the infection, it will be an unfortunate but inevitable thing. One should not get too picky while saving their jurisdiction,"he said. 4.5kNo. of bankers who travel daily to city Catch up on all the latest Mumbai news, crime news, current affairs, and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news Full Article
employers Coronavirus outbreak: SOPs to follow during Lockdown 2.0 for employees and employers By www.mid-day.com Published On :: 15 Apr 2020 10:46:01 GMT The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its lockdown guidelines issued on Wednesday has given detailed standard operating procedures (SOP) for social distancing for offices, workplaces, factories and establishments. The ministry has said that all areas in the premises including the following shall be disinfected completely using user-friendly disinfectant mediums at the entrance gate of building, office, cafeteria and canteens, meeting room, conference halls, open areas available, verandah, entrance gate of site, bunkers, porta cabins, building, equipment and lifts, washroom, toilet, sink water points etc, walls/ all other surfaces. The MHA has also said that transportation will be provided by employers and should be allowed only with 30-40 per cent passengers in vehicles. "For workers coming from outside, special transportation facility will be arranged without any dependency on the public transport system. These vehicles should be allowed to work only with 30-40 percent passenger capacity," MHA said. All vehicles and machinery entering the premise should be disinfected by spray mandatorily and thermal scanning of everyone entering and exiting the work place to be done. "Medical insurance for the workers to be made mandatory. Provision for hand wash & sanitizer preferably with touch free mechanism will be made at all entry and exit points and common areas. Sufficient quantities of all the items should be available," read the MHA guideline. The union home ministry guidelines also said that work places shall have a gap of one hour between shifts and will stagger the lunch breaks of staff to ensure social distancing. "Large gatherings or meetings of 10 or more people to be discouraged. Seating at least 6 feet away from others on job sites and in gatherings, meetings and training sessions. Not more than 2/4 persons (depending on size) will be allowed to travel in lifts or hoists," the guidelines said. "Hospitals/clinics in the nearby areas, which are authorized to treat COVID-19 patients, should be identified and list should be available at workplace all the times," MHA said. The MHA guidelines came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of lockdown till May 3 amid surging coronavirus cases in the country. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Full Article
employers OECD maps location of skilled U.S. workers and the employers who seek them By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:41:00 GMT U.S. employers are demanding skilled workforces, but are not always able to find a local supply, says a new OECD study looking at Job Creation and Local Economic Development. Full Article
employers Taxing wages: how taxes affect the disposable income of workers and wage costs of employers in OECD countries By oecdobserver.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:53:00 GMT Every worker and employer is directly affected by taxes on wages. Taxation is one of the principal ways we finance public services. It also helps us achieve important social objectives, such as redistributing wealth to address inequalities. But as the OECD’s annual Taxing Wages points out, tax policies on labour income may have an impact on individuals’ behaviour with respect to the labour market or their consumption habits. Full Article
employers Staff shortages make it hard work for UK employers By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 04:37:37 GMT Tight labour market gives job candidates more power in recruitment process Full Article
employers HireSweet helps employers find candidates that aren’t actively looking to change jobs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:48:35 +0000 The right candidate to fill your job may not actually be looking for a job right now. HireSweet, which is part of Y Combinator’s current class of startups, is trying to help companies find exactly these candidates that are perfect for a job but not actively looking. Like so many other recruiting platforms, the HireSweet […] Full Article Hiring Startups TC BlaBlaCar dashlane GitHub HireSweet human resource management job LinkedIn machine learning Nokia paris recruitment United States Y Combinator
employers Employers want ‘Gurus’ and ‘Ninjas’ while employees remain thinkers and starters By www.businessinsider.in Published On :: 13 Nov 2019, 14:43 A well-crafted resume should include the very keywords that are a part of the job’s description.However, according to job search platform Indeed, the difference in the job descriptors used by the recruiters to that of the aspirants is acting as a barrier in finding the right talent for the organisations.Indian recruiters use descriptors such as ‘scalable’, ‘authentic’, ‘disruptive’, ‘evangelist’ and ‘value add’ to put forward the expected quality traits of the potential job seeker. While the job aspirants often use terms such as organised, team player, hardworking, dynamic, enthusiastic and passionate to describe their capabilities. A well-crafted resume should include the very keywords that are a part of the job description.According to researchers, hiring managers spend a mere six seconds Full Article
employers The coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on marginalized groups. Here's how employers can use it as an opportunity to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. By www.businessinsider.in Published On :: 8 May 2020, 02:43 75628596Julia Taylor Kennedy and Pooja Jain-Link are executive vice presidents and lead researchers at the Center for Talent Innovation.They write that COVID-19 has had greater consequences for marginalized populations.But employers can consciously create a more diverse and inclusive workplace in the midst of the pandemic.Employers should put in place sponsorship programs and flexible workplaces — and acknowledge any fears workers have right now.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.We've all seen the headlines: instead of being the "great equalizer," this pandemic has revealed that if you are lower-income, black, Latinx, Asian, or a woman, you are likely to face deeper consequences from the coronavirus and the attendant economic downturn.In its spread, COVID-19 has revealed much Full Article
employers Employers share the most brazen questions job candidates have asked at the end of their interviews By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:10:41 GMT Reddit user AeonArcore sparked the conversation by asking people to share the 'most memorable ' questions they've ever received at the end of a job interview. Full Article
employers EPFO Allows Employers to Register Digital Signatures via Email By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 04:42:51 +0530 Currently, authorised persons of employers have to go to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) offices to get their digital signatures registered. Full Article
employers Breaking Down Work Barriers for People with Disabilities: Opportunities for Employers By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:00:00 Z Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy (CSDP) hosted a webinar to examine these issues from the employer perspective. Panelists discussed: (1) actions employers can take to better accommodate employees with disabilities; (2) feedback from employer interviews about the challenges associated with recruiting and retaining workers with disabilities; and (3) findings from the National Employment and Disability Survey, recently released by the Kessler Foundation. Full Article
employers Top employers: Breakthroughs, impact, and purpose By www.sciencemag.org Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:00:00 -0400 Innovation still drives top employer status, yet artificial intelligence (AI) is now on the minds of employers and employees alike. Full Article
employers Citizen employers [electronic resource] : business communities and labor in Cincinnati and San Francisco, 1870-1916 / Jeffrey Haydu By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Haydu, Jeffrey Full Article
employers Most H-1B employers use programme to pay migrant workers well below market wages: Report By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 08:06:30 IST A majority of H-1B employers, including major American technology firms like Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft, use the programme to pay migrant workers well below market wages, a new report has claimed. 60 per cent of H-1B positions certified by the US Department of Labor are assigned wage levels well below the local median wage for the occupation, the report found. Full Article
