When a co-worker is not pulling his or her own weight, consider these solutions. We can all relate to being on a team where someone doesn’t pull his or her own weight. Maybe the person is having a hard time at home; he or she is less organized than others on the team; he or…
DetailsGlancing at the family portraits that adorn many of the homes at NAF Atsugi, you will invariably come across the work of Teena Hester, a respected photographer who has lived on the installation for nearly 10 and a half years. As a young woman, Teena worked in retail services at Nine West, and her dream…
DetailsState legislators are increasingly proposing that FBI and state fingerprint checks be a required part of employment screening, but there are potentially serious problems with this: results from these databases are incomplete, the databases include arrest records employers shouldn’t be considering and the system doesn’t allow applicants to challenge the results. “Fingerprint background checks are…
Detailsby Dan Wisniewski More companies than ever won’t hire people who smoke. But is that legal — and is it worth it for employers? The University of Pennsylvania Medical System is the latest employer to announce it will no longer hire smokers. The firm joins a number of companies who’ve closed their doors to tobacco…
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