The Workplace

Securing employment in any industry can be difficult; however, the healthcare industry is often more challenging due to candidate competition, competitive pay, and a wide range of benefits to choose from. While healthcare is one of the fastest-growing sectors – a career in this industry can be incredibly rewarding and lucrative – however, the doctors,…

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, and there is a near-constant demand for qualified workers at many hospitals, clinics, and long term facilities. There are many aspects to delivering patient care, meaning there are many different career options. Many other ancillary positions provide support for direct healthcare workers; these are also…

California’s Fair Chance Act (AB 1008) became effective on January 1, 2018. This law was designed to limit the amount of information a potential employer can ask on a job application related to the applicant’s criminal history. It also prohibits prospective employers from running a conviction background check until after a position has been offered,…

Ride-sharing has exploded in popularity over the last decade. Uber reports that it has 209,000 active drivers every quarter. California’s Proposition 22, which just passed recently, had the potential by either a yes or no vote to deliver massive implications for those who work in ride-sharing and those who use these companies’ services. Ride-sharing company executives have…

Requesting and processing a background check is more common than you may think. It happens all the time and is useful in getting employers, landlords, volunteer organizations, and others the information they need to make educated decisions. What does a background check tell about you? Although it might not happen every time you apply for a…

Do you know what the biggest cost is for a company? No, it’s not the staff—it’s the “wrong staff” that do not fit a company’s values ​​and culture. Costs include loss of productivity and time, costs of hiring and training new employees, and other employees’ morale being adversely affected.  To avoid working at a place…

The use of technology to facilitate remote working has increased with the pandemic, including innovative ways to onboard a remote new hire. Bringing on new employees is proving to be a challenge for many companies that hadn’t focused on telecommuting before the coronavirus pandemic.  In these times of economic and employment instability, many professionals are…

More and more companies now opt for a drug and health screening to ensure that prospective employees don’t have any trace of drugs in their system. A positive test could have serious repercussions, including loss of job, fines, and even prosecutions. A false positive test could have the same outcome. How can you avoid a false…

When you first set up a small business, you shoulder a lot of the heavy work to get your business off the ground. You’ll complete as many projects as possible on your own in order to minimize costs and to maintain as much control over your business’ operations as possible. But soon you’ll want to start…