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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm A FREE WEBINAR FOR MSA MEMBERS Non-Members $35.00 pp Your firm has an ever increasing amount of data about your clients, jobs, candidates, recruiter & sales activities. Understanding how to use and get the most out of that data can boost your firm’s revenue and profitability, [...]
Wednesday March 14, 2012 8:15 AM to 10:30 AM This workshop is targeted to professionals who are looking to optimize the limited time spent with interviewees. Learn what criminal justice experts have known for years on how to recognize deception and extract the truthful information you want through vetted techniques and proven practices. Workshop Attendees [...]
Thursday March 15, 2012 8:15 AM to 10:30 AM Dynamic Behavioral Interviewing Techniques Workshop This workshop is targeted to professionals who are looking to optimize the limited time spent with interviewees. Learn what criminal justice experts have known for years on how to recognize deception and extract the truthful information you want through vetted techniques [...]
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Jobless Claims Fall Again
February 10, 2012
Jobless Claims Fall Again Wall Street Journal (02/09/12) Jeff Bater U.S. jobless claims fell by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000 in the week ended Feb. 4, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. The unexpected decrease that gave further indication the jobs market is improving. The previous week’s figures were revised up, to 373,000 [...]
Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy BusinessWeek (02/08/12) Alex Kowalski Although the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.3% in January, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of working-age people in the labor force hit a 29-year low. The working-age population rose 1.51 million, but 83% of [...]
Must Have Skills For Job Seekers In 2012
January 6, 2012
In 2012, creativity and adaptability are among the key skills needed to land and keep a job, as staff levels remain lean and employers expect workers to respond to a wide variety of demands. More
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2012 Boston Magazine Five Star Wealth Managers BOSTON MAGAZINE NAMES THE MURPHY INSURANCE GROUP ADVISERS TO ELITE FIVE STAR WEALTH MANAGER LIST FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR Braintree, MA – February 2012 – Boston Magazine has published their list of FIVE STAR Wealth Managers for 2012. This elite group represents less than 2 percent of [...]
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Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy
February 10, 2012
Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy BusinessWeek (02/08/12) Alex Kowalski Although the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.3% in January, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of working-age people in the labor force hit a 29-year low. The working-age population rose 1.51 million, but 83% of [...]
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2011 Staffing Employee of the Year
January 6, 2012
Swati Patel from The Winter Wyman Companies Swati Patel is an outstanding employee and a talented Compensation professional who has used the flexibility of contract employment to both further her career and act as a bridge to permanent employment. Swati is currently on her second long-term contract assignment for Winter, Wyman. She is a true [...]
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MA Anti-Staffing Registration Bill Introduced
Would Prohibit Direct Hire and Conversions Fees, Impose Numerous Onerous Requirements
Last year, the Massachusetts Staffing Association, ASA, and lobbyists Roger Donoghue and Tara O’Donnell of Donoghue, Barrett, & Singal, were successful in defeating several anti-staffing bills in Massachusetts, including an onerous staffing firm registration bill. Unfortunately, another registration bill recently was introduced by the legislature — and this time it is much worse.
HD 1899 would prohibit staffing firms from charging permanent placement and conversion fees, potentially require in-state offices, and potentially prohibit staffing firms from sending candidate resumes to clients for purposes of generating client interest and job orders.
The bill also includes temporary worker “right to know” provisions that would require staffing firms to provide temporary workers with written notice of, among other things, job descriptions, the name and address of client worksites to which the temporary employees are assigned, wage rates, the expected duration of the assignment, and transportation costs. The bill would impose potential rate caps, meal and lodging requirements for certain out-of-state workers, and other onerous requirements, as well as draconian penalties for violations.
For firms that assign thousands of workers per year in Massachusetts, these requirements would be disastrous.
In the coming weeks, MSA will be reaching out directly to staffing firms to engage them in efforts to defeat this bill. Staffing firms that are not contacted, but wish to become involved, should coordinate their efforts with MSA by contacting MSA legislative director, Aaron Green, at agreen@psgstaffing.com or (617) 250-1030.
Thank you for your involvement and critical support of our industry in Massachusetts.
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