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Everyone is busy – both in their professional life and their personal life. To help streamline our lives, we look for things to make them easier. An example would be the iPhone. The iPhone simplifie…Read More

Most companies have employee handbooks that are given to new hires when they start. It goes over the basic policies and procedures, dress code, PTO, insurance, etc. And then, typically, there is a pla…Read More

Consumer reporting agencies, or CRAs, used to focus solely on information related to a person’s credit history. However, now they provide much more. CRAs are businesses that gather information on in…Read More

Most parents do some research on the people that watch their kids. They get referrals from friends or family members or perhaps they search for the person on the Internet. If you find their name on th…Read More

Companies use staffing agencies to improve productivity, decrease costs, avoid unemployment claims, and for flexibility. Some companies only hire on a temp-to-hire basis, meaning the employees that wo…Read More

It’s difficult to make changes in our personal lives, let alone changes in our professional lives, especially when things have worked fine for so long. But changes are good. It helps businesses keep…Read More

Are workplaces that drug test invading your privacy? If you search the internet you can find different blogs where people voice their opinions about workplace drug testing and privacy. I understand th…Read More

I read an article today discussing Montana bus drivers with criminal histories. Apparently an audit was done and it revealed that not all of the school bus drivers in this Montana school district have…Read More

A uniform and in-depth background screening process can help prevent workplace violence. Specifically, doing a criminal background check should be seen as a mandatory part of conducting business. Thos…Read More

"Drug abuse is estimated to cost U.S. employers $276 billion a year,” (Palmer, 2012). Why? Because employees that have drug or alcohol problems tend to have lower productivity, higher absenteeism, h…Read More