Temporary Employee Practices

Temporary Employee Practices

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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Management and Organization of Temporary Agency Work

Management and Organization of Temporary Agency Work

Author: Bas A.S. Koene

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1317808754

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Over the past two decades the use of flexible employment relations has increased in most developed countries. The growth of temporary agency work constitutes a significant component of this development. Organizations are now facing the challenges of managing a ‘blended workforce’, i.e. a workforce consisting of both direct hires and contractors. At a time when Europe, as well as the rest of the world, is facing enhanced global competition and a severe labor market crisis, an understanding of temporary employment practices becomes all the more acute. With the evolution of the use of agency work in the Western world over the past decade, the chapters in this volume show how a focus on the management and organization of temporary agency work can be helpful to see possibilities and pitfalls for the use of temporary employment in the wake of changed employment practices and challenges to labor market stability and welfare structures. Together, the new case studies presented in this volume provide a wide scope of analysis of the organization and management of temporary agency work, offering a much-needed contribution to the discussion of issues and priorities that guide and shape organizational practices today. Its particular uniqueness lies in the empirical richness and variety of local case studies and the way in which these are related to wider policy aims, ideological shifts, and the dynamics of organizational practice, with a particular focus on the organization and management of ‘blended workforces’.


The Construction Chart Book

The Construction Chart Book

Author: CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training

Publisher: Cpwr - The Center for Construction Research and Training

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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The Construction Chart Book presents the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. The book presents this information in a series of 50 topics, each with a description of the subject matter and corresponding charts and graphs. The contents of The Construction Chart Book are relevant to owners, contractors, unions, workers, and other organizations affiliated with the construction industry, such as health providers and workers compensation insurance companies, as well as researchers, economists, trainers, safety and health professionals, and industry observers.


Creating and Updating an Employee Policy Manual: Policies for Your Practice

Creating and Updating an Employee Policy Manual: Policies for Your Practice

Author: American Dental Association

Publisher: American Dental Association

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1941807151

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This resource helps dental practices develop an office policy manual. Includes sample policies, forms, and worksheets to help craft the perfect policy for your dental employee handbook. With 99 sample dental office policies; sample dental job descriptions; templates for forms, worksheets and checklists; and explanations of at-will employment. Also offers information on dental staff training (including OSHA and HIPAA).


The Good Temp

The Good Temp

Author: Vicki Smith

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2010-08-20

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0801458072

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Temporary agencies place approximately two and a half million people in jobs each day in the United States. Every year, about twelve million people use these placement agencies to find temporary work. Many Americans, even those who desire permanent jobs, decide to enter the labor market through the portal of temporary agencies. Compared with the post-World War II era, when it was a marginal labor practice, temporary employment is today an entrenched feature of jobs and labor markets. How have temporary employment relationships become so widespread and normalized? In The Good Temp, Vicki Smith and Esther B. Neuwirth provide some novel answers to this question. Their provocative analysis is based on an insider's view of the interior dynamics of a temporary help agency in Silicon Valley. It incorporates a historical perspective on the rise of the temporary help service industry. Smith and Neuwirth document how this powerful industry not only created a new market for temporary labor but also played a fundamental role in the erosion of the permanent employment model. They analyze how agencies themselves came to manufacture and market this reinvented product-the good temp, an employee who is effective and efficient, committed, and sometimes preferable to a permanent staff member. Joining extensive participant observation data with historical analysis, The Good Temp contains some surprising findings about temporary employment today and fills a significant gap in our understanding of this important labor relationship.


Safety Engineering

Safety Engineering

Author: Frank R. Spellman

Publisher: Government Institutes

Published: 2004-12-16

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 1461624983

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The new Safety Engineering provides an overview of the fundamentals with expanded coverage of practical information for protecting workers and complying with federal regulations. This new edition features eight new chapters—including Thermal Stress, Security and Vulnerability Assessment, Computer and Data Security, Contemporary Problems Affecting Workers, and Preventing Workplace Violence—and it examines the safety industry's new homeland security responsibilities and needs. Written for a wide variety of readers, including safety directors, supervisors, government officials, and students, this handy yet comprehensive reference book looks at the paperwork side of safety: from identifying regulatory requirements and conducting accident investigations to preparing an emergency response plan and complying with recordkeeping requirements. It also examines specific OSHA standards and their requirements from the Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations.


Temporary work and human resources management

Temporary work and human resources management

Author:

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 1845449169

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This ebook examines a range of issue, challenges and responses relating to temporary workers and human resource management. Although the issues and challenges are significant - including regulatory compliance and safety management - there is a shortage of literature examining temporary work and HRM. Although an OECD (2002) report suggested that there was a growing share of temporary employment in many countries worldwide this special issues drew research mainly from the UK and Australia. The Guest Editor suggest that therefore considerable gaps exist in the international arena.