Employers’ role in ensuring retirees understand income tax complexities
Julius Melnitzer | August 16, 2019 The complexities of income tax at retirement can come as a shock to pensioners, but most plan sponsors are providing limited assistance in helping their retiring employees deal with these issues. “In our experience, much of the communication and education provided by employers/sponsors or their plan record keeper focuses on basic retirement and investment knowledge, not…
LinkedIn blocked 21.6M fake accounts in first half of year
LinkedIn blocked 21.6M fake accounts in first half of year, as scrutiny of social media giants grows LinkedIn blocked or removed 21.6 million fake accounts on its platform from January to June of this year, a sign that the Microsoft-owned social network is actively fighting some of the same issues that have plagued Facebook, Twitter and others. In a blog…
The CEO of a Major Headhunting Firm Says the Best Resume He’s Ever Seen Had These 6 Things
This is all part of our standard Career Transition Counselling process, but its nice to hear it in outside media! Gary Burnison, the CEO of Korn Ferry, a leading headhunting and talent selection/hiring firm, shared in June on CNBC's Make Itwhat he loved about the best resume he ever saw. It wasn't the astonishing credentials within it, he said, but…
Some suggestions for New Year’s career resolutions you CAN KEEP
Lots of people make New year's resolutions that are so big and "life changing" they cannot possibly be kept. Here are several simple ones that are small incremental changes, that make you a better person, and a better colleague, and not tough to keep: Be a better you 1. Be healthier at work Work toward better health in small ways:…
Airbnb ends forced arbitration for discrimination and harassment for staff
Airbnb Inc., following Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc., said it would not force employees who filed sexual harassment claims to settle those cases in private arbitration. Airbnb also said it would not require employees to use arbitration in cases involving discrimination, which includes racial, gender, religious and age inequity. That policy differs from some other companies…
Financial Times: Young Americans need to be taught skills, not handed credentials
Most education is now disconnected from the needs of students and the labour market I cannot think of a market that is more dysfunctional in America right now than education. Total student debt topped $1.5tn this year and a Brookings study found that nearly 40 per cent of those borrowers are likely to default on their loans by 2023. Some…
Bad background checks are more expensive than you think
The world of background checks is filled with dodgy dealings, fake references and illegal ‘white lies’.For Lee-Martin Seymour, CEO of Xref, his entire life’s work has come down to improving and enhancing the way in which organizations conduct background checks on potential new hires. And it’s a mission he takes very personally. Read Full article
Five ways to get more done by reclaiming your wasted pockets of time. fastcompany.com
I’ve just got a minute—might as well scroll through Instagram. No time to get anything real done—what’s in my e-mail inbox? The default setting for most individual’s brains when they have 20 minutes or less is to waste it on activities that give them no greater sense of accomplishment at the end of the day than if they had skipped…
Bill 36: How to deal with impairment at work
Following the legalization of recreational cannabis, many employers are still confused about how to manage the drug in the workplace. Bill 36 looks at who can buy and sell marijuana – but also where you can smoke it. “When it comes to recreational use of cannabis in the workplace, the issue is safety,” explained Lorenzo Lisi, partner at Aird &…