‘Zombies’ are costing your business: Vitamin T adds up the cost of “zombie hires” and comes up with a number that’s nearly as terrifying as the walking dead. Luckily, it also offers three ways to protect your business from the threat. [Inc.]
SVK Systems Inc. in Montgomery has paid nearly $258,000 in back wages to 21 nonimmigrant employees from India it hired through the H-1B visa program, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s wage and hour division. [AL]
On Assignment: Free cash flow, Apex deal to drive growth. [istockanalysts]
Seven steps to avoid employment claims. [Manufacturing]
2013 Salary Increases: Get Ready For Yet Another Year at 3%. [TLTNT]
Recruiters, use your ‘necktop’ when engaging with clients (video). [The Savage Truth]
Facebook refuses to comment on job site rumor. [Recruiter]
Kforce to leverage Monster’s 6Sense(R) Semantic Search Technology across entire organization. [MarketWatch]
A gauge of employment trends declined in June, signaling that jobs growth may remain slow through the summer, according to a monthly labor-market report released Monday by the Conference Board. [MarketWatch]
According to the grand jury report, a group of recruiters in a county temp worker program were derisively referred to by their supervisors as “the wild, wild West” and singled out for harsh treatment, even though other county departments were satisfied with their work. The report found workplace bullying was “pervasive” in the program and “caused fear and intimidation among employees.” County officials are looking into the grand jury’s findings. They expect to issue a formal response by the end of July. How do you handle workplace bullying within the company? Are you an intimidating force to be reckoned with? It may be time to reexamine your company’s policy on Workplace Bullying. [PE]
Cross Country Staffing announced that they have successfully launched their Managed Service Program at New York Hospital Queens. [Facebook]
Parker continues to grow and evolve, adding four new roles to the team in just the last month. [Parker Services]
V-Soft Consulting introduced its new business division, Business Solutions. [MarketWatch]
Tips to win the IT ‘talent war’ [Healthcare IT News]
The Arizona Supreme Court says there are limits on liability of companies whose employees are involved in accidents while on out-of-town assignments. [VCStar]
Social hiring tools used by hyper growth companies: Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable. [Forbes]
Jeffrey Campos, a partner at DNS Solutions, explains life is the art of selling. [Our Colorado News]
