Archive for April, 2009:

HR and Social Networking- using Twitter, Linked in and Facebook

Tuesday 28 April 2009

Do you tweet your thoughts throughout the day? Do you find yourself sneaking on Facebook during meetings and conference calls to keep up with your friends and family? Do you look at other people’s Linked In page and get “Contact Envy”? Or, maybe you find all these concepts new and confusing? Either way, SDRR is here to help our members maximize the effectiveness of using Social Networking in the San Diego Business Community.

SDRR understands and embraces the value of social networking both on our business and personal lives. Social Networking sites are the wave of future business. If your company is not already using this powerful media, rest assured you will be soon.
A strong social media campaign can be very effective, yet most people quickly find it is very time consuming to maintain. We understand you are busy, and so many of us are wearing more hats at work than ever. As part our continued effort to support our membership, we will utilize the top 3 social media sites to create awareness of the SDRR brand, highlight member issues and announcements, display job postings and the promote the overall importance of HR in San Diego.
Twitter and Facebook are important sites for us to promote member job postings. We are working with SmartSearch to automate our job postings right to our Twitter feed, but in the meantime these are being added manually and our website hits have soared! Our blog will also be updated to all of our social media feeds. We have created a fan page on Facebook which will help us to promote our events, website, job listings, blog entries, news and Service Provider Network. Julie Magnuson, Founder of SDRR, also maintains a Linked In page and provides key information about current SDRR events to her many contacts.
Remember, all members and Service Providers are encouraged to blog on the SDRR site! Instructions are on the Blog page, and entries are subject to approval. We know that there is a wealth of knowledge within our membership base. Take the time to share your information on key and relevant topics in HR, and now your blog entry will get promoted on all Social Media sites as well.
Now, when your boss asks you what you are doing to use Social Media to support the business’s HR needs, you have a strategy which is already generating positive results. Help support the Social Media efforts, and make sure that you have SDRR on your list in all forms of Social Media you use.
We want to be part of your Linked In, your Twitter Tweeps and your Facebook Peeps!
Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/juliemagnuson
Become a fan of SDRR on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/c8ujmw
Join the Linked in group for SDRR: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=66382

Remember, in San Diego, HR is all about staying connected!

The San Diego Recruiters Roundtable (SDRR) is a community of hundreds of local HR Professionals who join together to share information and network within San Diego’s business community. Our SDRR Listserv is a super highway of HR information, where members exchange ideas and industry related advice in real time. For more information on SDRR or to join SDRR, go to www.sdrecruiters.com

Employment Law Update

Tuesday 28 April 2009

Managing Workplace CrusadersOne of your employees is on a mission. A part-time college student, he is frustrated and upset because he believes that your company is not working with him to accommodate his class schedule. His frustration has become particularly disruptive – his complaints are becoming increasingly frequent and he has encouraged other employees to voice their opposition to this and many other “unfair” company practices. What do you do about this workplace crusader? [FULL ARTICLE]

New FMLA Regulations Went Into Effect on January 16, 2009 – Are You Compliant?

The Department of Labor (DOL) has promulgated new regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) effective January 16, 2009.   The new regulations contain over 50 pages of substantive changes and clarifications affecting virtually all aspects of the process for managing FMLA leaves. [FULL ARTICLE]

New “Union-Friendly” Executive Orders Affect Government Contractors

President Obama has already signed four Executive Orders that are being described as “pro-union” and affect the way government contractors and subcontractors interact with labor unions. [FULL ARTICLE]

Statutory Spotlight: EEOC Guidance on Applying Performance and Conduct Standards Under the ADA

If an employer terminates an employee for poor performance or misconduct and the employee then reveals that he has a disability, does the employer have to reinstate him? If an employer suspects that an employee’s performance or conduct problems are the result of a disability, should the employer mention it? [FULL ARTICLE]

A Welcome Change to California’s Labor Law Regarding Overtime for Skilled Technology Workers

On September 30, 2008, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 10 (AB 10) into law. AB 10 amends the existing overtime exemption requirements for computer professionals under Section 515.5 of the California Labor Code. Section 515.5 has recently caused many technology companies based or with employees in California to dole out large settlements to highly skilled technology workers for neglecting to pay them overtime wages. [FULL ARTICLE]

Effective Date of the E-Verify Rule Delayed to May 21, 2009

The E-Verify system is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. [FULL ARTICLE]

One Federal Court Isn’t Buying What Pharmaceutical Companies Are “Selling” – Drug Company Loses Argument That Its Sales Representatives Are Exempt From Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employees receive overtime compensation for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. One exception to this requirement applies to employees engaged in outside sales. For more than 50 years, employers have not had to pay overtime to employees who are customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer’s place of business and whose primary duty is making sales or obtaining orders or contracts for services. But what do you do when a court determines that your “sales” force is not actually “selling” anything? [FULL ARTICLE]

Legislative Update: The New Administration Focuses on Key Labor and Employment Legislation

Paycheck Fairness Act, Employee Free Choice Act, more… [FULL ARTICLE]

 

 

SDRR Job Board and Resume Database Growing Resource for San Diego Job Hunters!

Thursday 2 April 2009

The SDRR resume database is now over 5,000 resumes strong and growing every day!

Our job board is being indexed by multiple internet job search sites, and we are seeing over a thousand page views every day where candidates are viewing and applying for our members’ jobs!

This is exciting news!

In our current economic state, low cost resources for employers to recruit and attract talent are more important than ever. We are happy that our SDRR Member job board is attracting candidates directly to our members, and that we provide unlimited job postings to our members as part of their annual dues.

Check out our jobs, or upload your resume today directly into our database to be available for member searching. Click on the Career Center tab anytime, or go to this link: http://www.sdrecruiters.com/career.html