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Younger Generations Embrace Continuous Learning

The skills gap continues to plague organizations across the nation and one way to combat this problem is by upskilling your existing workforce and training new workers on what it takes to succeed in your organization and industry.

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Can More Money Close the Skills Gap?

The late, great Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, once rapped about more money causing more problems, but could more money be the solution to closing the skills gap?

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Determining Essential Job Functions

When crafting good job descriptions, one component employers need to consider is which job functions are considered essential. This is especially relevant when it comes to ensuring the employer is not discriminating against individuals with disabilities.

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Don’t Make Them Jump Through Hoops: Reducing Application Abandonment

While there are many differences between making an online purchase and submitting an online job application, the concept of “abandonment” applies to both. Because “shopping cart abandonment” is perhaps more frequently discussed than job application abandonment, it’s worth considering the former in order to better understand the latter.

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Canadian Companies Beware: Class Action Worker Misclassification Lawsuits Trending Up

It appears there is a movement in Ontario to change behavior around the classification of employees as independent contractors. Beginning in 2015, a number of class action lawsuits were launched alleging misclassification and claiming significant monetary liability.

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When Background Screening Goes Astray, Employers Face Severe Penalties

Nowadays, most companies conduct background checks as a condition of employment for prospective hires. Background checks aren’t just a necessary part of the hiring process—they also help companies reduce hiring risks by identifying individuals with a criminal history and verifying education and employment history.

Office Etiquette: What Was Unacceptable Is Now Mostly Fine

Remember when having non-traditional hair colors made someone unemployable at most places? Things have changed quite a bit with the passage of time. New research shows exactly what managers in the U.S. think of everything etiquette related, from pets in the workplace to visible tattoos.