We’d like to take a brief break from our holiday activities to share some very timely information regarding temporary and seasonal workers, courtesy of our friends at Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Are you aware that, while they may only be with you for a short time during the winter, holiday workers are still [...]
Archive for the ‘Legal Issues When Hiring’ Category
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la…huh? Same Rules Apply for Seasonal Employees.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011Never Underestimate the Power of Good Background Screening
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Yeah, yeah. We know. Conducting proper background screenings is expensive and most companies these days needed that new hire yesterday. Does that make it OK to bag the screening process when a candidate looks, you know, pretty legit? Or maybe do a “light” background screening? In a word: No! Any bad hire is costly to [...]
ICE, ICE, Baby…Beware
Friday, March 11th, 2011One thousand companies across the country recently learned they won the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audit lottery. Yay? These businesses received notification of upcoming audits of their new-employees’ I-9 forms and their identification documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States. ICE has launched a new series of worksite investigations to [...]
hireVision Provides Eastern PA Business Journal with Expert Advice on Employee Background Checks
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Our own Tina Hamilton was spotlighted in the news again in the Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal’s cover story “Suits, security fears spur deeper background probes,” published on February 22, 2010. The article discusses how and why businesses are putting more effort into background checks during the hiring process. Click here for a PDF of the [...]
