Most companies had to adapt to working from home (fully remote working) and a hybrid policy (working several days a week from home and some days in the office) due to the pandemic. While we are still experiencing some of the effects of the pandemic and the variants of Covid-19, many of the regulations that… Read more »

Despite all of the talk about a recession looming, U.S. employers continue to hire at a rapid pace. In May, businesses added 6.5 million workers and layoffs have remained at near record low levels. A recession is defined as a significant decline in economic activity spread across the market, for several months, which generally occurs… Read more »

390,000 jobs were added in May, which beat expectations and performed much better than economists had predicted. With such a strong labor market, the Federal Reserve has been encouraged to increase interest rates even faster to fight inflation. Yet the unemployment rate has remained around 3.6%, which is incredibly low. We have seen some signs… Read more »

As an employer is it essential that you keep abreast of the most common employment legal issues that may affect your business. As a National Executive Search Firm we try to keep our employers updated on everything from compensation trends, benefits, how to hire and retain your employees and even the legal issues that can… Read more »

The job market is still very hot and there are still too many jobs and not enough qualified people to fill them. While many economists are predicting a recession, at the current time, it is still an employee’s market. There are some compelling reasons why there will be more employees looking to become employed or… Read more »

As an employer, if you are hiring, you are experiencing some very significant challenges. The trend we feel will continue throughout 2022. It is still an employees market, as we have a shortage of qualified workers and too many unfilled jobs. As a National Executive Search Firm, we are seeing the same issues throughout the… Read more »

Many companies are requiring their employees to go back to working in the office full time or on a hybrid basis. Here are some of the reasons that companies are anxious to get their employees back to the office: 1) Many companies have long term leases for which they are paying substantial amounts of money… Read more »

As most employers are aware, we are still dealing with a shortage of qualified candidates for their hiring needs. We have previously discussed putting together a strategic plan for hiring, which would entail bringing together all of the involved parties and coming up with a detailed job description and the requirements for the position. Additionally,… Read more »

It has been a candidate’s market for the past year or so, as the demand for talent has exceeded the supply of qualified people. Whether we are in a recession or not is for the economists to decide, however with interest rates rising to fight off significant inflation and the stock market dropping rapidly, the… Read more »

In 2022 and beyond, employers and employees are facing new challenges in dealing with legal issues that affect employment. Some of the key legal issues that employers need to be aware of are the continued response to Covid-19 which includes: remote working, vaccine mandates, safety issues in the workplace and measuring productivity of working at… Read more »