When it comes to hiring a new employee, in the absence of a “perfect” candidate, would you rather hire someone with: The right experience and qualifications, but lacking in soft skills, OR The soft skills that align with your corporate culture, but lacking experience or qualifications. According to a recent survey of more than 2,000…
Read MoreWith unemployment at historic lows, retailers are under pressure to find qualified employees and have been raising pay to lure or keep hourly and part-time workers, resulting in the following minimum hourly wage increases: Target Corp – raising the minimum hourly wage for its employees from $12 to $13 an hour effective June 2019. This marks…
Read MoreEarned by less than two percent of all staffing agencies in the U.S. and Canada DENVER, COLORADO – MARCH 19, 2019 – J. Kent Staffing, a leading temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire staffing agency, specializing in administrative, accounting, human resources, and other professional job sectors, announced today that they have won ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® Client and…
Read MoreHave you ever met with a great candidate, but didn’t have a current opening? Hiring Top Candidates Without a Job Opening In today’s continued tight candidate market, many companies are actively embracing a new strategy of stockpiling candidates. Hiring top candidates without a job opening are necessary to prevent a labor shortage. This approach generally…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing is pleased to share this white paper authored by LaRona Mondt, Esq. and Wayne Pennebaker, Esq., corporate attorneys with Messner Reeves LLP. Messner Reeves is a Denver-based full-service business law firm. In this 2019 Legislative Session, Colorado legislators have introduced bills that would protect applicants’ and employees’ rights relating to equal pay…
Read MoreColorado’s Minimum Wage – $11.10/hour Effective January 1, 2019, Colorado’s minimum wage has increased to $11.10/hour, a $.90/hour increase from $10.20 in 2018. Since the 2016 passage of Colorado $12 Minimum Wage Amendment (also known as Amendment 70), Colorado’s minimum wage has increased by 90 cents each year and will continue to do so until…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing is pleased to share this white paper authored by LaRona Mondt, Esq. and Wayne Penebaker, Esq., corporate attorneys with Messner Reeves LLP. Messner Reeves is a Denver-based full-service business law firm. Under federal law, employers must prevent and correct instances of harassment in the workplace. Employers need to actively work at preventing…
Read MoreFortunately, there are many options available today on how and when to vote (mail-in ballot is my personal favorite). But, as we all know, some people just like to head to the voting centers on Election Day and then proudly display their “I VOTED” sticker on their lapel. Employers can encourage – but not require…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing is pleased to share this white paper authored by LaRona Mondt, Esq., corporate attorney with Messner Reeves LLP. Messner Reeves is a Denver-based full-service business law firm. Colorado recently amended its consumer data privacy law. Effective September 1, 2018, all businesses that collect personal identifying information of consumers in Colorado must implement…
Read MoreAge Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 The ADEA, passed in 1967, prohibits discrimination in employment against individuals age 40 years and older. Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) receives over 20,000 age discrimination charges per year, which accounts for more than 20 percent of all discrimination charges. Although not as much in…
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