Here’s quick snapshot of news around the industry!
Around the Staffing Industry:
- Are you employing a bunch of temps right now? If so, here’s a cheat sheet for how the Affordable Care Act affects your business. [Ad Age]
- 8 ways the economy is still affecting the job market. [U.S. News]
Talent Management:
- Wearable #technology is the new employee management tool. [Fast Company]
- Don’t let the #flu ravage your department. 5 easy tips to keep your team healthy. [Inc]
- The first 90 days of a new hire’s time on the job can make or break their #productivity and performance. [INC]
- Does your office space follow an “open floor” plan? If so you might want to rethink it. Studies have shown that open floor plans are detrimental to employee #productivity, creative thinking and job satisfaction. [New Yorker]
Around the Government:
- December rounded out the total U.S. Federal job loss to 80,000 and predictions say 2014 will see the federal workforce continue to shrink. [Gov Exec]
- Many are happy that long term unemployment benefits were extended by Congress this week. [AOL Jobs]
- Congress is expected to pass a 3 day spending bill that will give them more time for budget discussions and prevent another government shutdown. [Gov Exec
Around the IT Industry:
- 5 hot #IT sectors to keep on your radar and the conferences you need to attend to keep up with them. [Modis]
- The U.S. Government is looking to revamp their IT hiring practices taking its cues from the civilian sector. Ideas include: reversing the innovation-fellows program, giving agencies more hiring authority and establishing an IT team that handles large IT projects agency-wide. [24 All News]
- With 6 in 10 IT professionals leaving their current position for more money and over 70% of employers looking to beef up their IT staff, recruiters will have their work cut out for them in 2014. [ERE]
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