Client Newsletter
November 2020
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Celebrating 47 Years of Staffing Excellence |
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Supreme Court Signals Support for ACA |
Earlier this month, a majority of the Supreme Court Justices indicated that they would likely rule that the bulk of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can remain intact despite the fact that the individual mandate provision was struck down.
Assuming that the court's three liberal Justices would also rule to uphold the law, this would create at least a five-vote majority in favor of keeping the law.
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Amazon to Add 100,000 Seasonal Employees
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Amazon announced it has promoted more than 35,000 operations employees in 2020, and that it is creating an additional 100,000 seasonal jobs. |
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Amazon was recently named #2 on the Forbes World's Best Employers List, a list based entirely on anonymous employee input. Despite this, a special report by Payscale showed that Amazon has the second highest turnover rate of any Fortune 500 company, with most new hires quitting after just nine and a half months.
According to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the turnover rate of Amazon’s front-line employees is roughly 100%, compared to 38% for retail, and 33% for the transportation, warehouse, and utilities industries. Between March 1 and September 19, the number of employees in front-line positions with Amazon decreased from 1,372,000 to 700,000, even thought the company hired an additional 133,000 employees during this time.
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DOs and DON'Ts of Seasonal Staffing |
DO maintain a “core” workforce sufficient to handle your typical workload.
DO utilize a staffing service to staff for special projects, short-notice needs, seasonal increases in workload, or anything more than your core staff can handle. Utilizing a staffing service makes it easier to increase and decrease your workforce as necessary.
DO enable your staffing partner to pay their assigned employees a wage that is competitive/attractive. Keep in mind that without the benefits or job security that comes with being on your payroll, seasonal employees are going to be more conscious of pay.
DON’T hire employees on to your payroll for seasonal positions. The hassle of recruiting, screening, and onboarding, the time and expense of dealing with unemployment compensation, and the exposure to worker’s comp risks is just not worth it.
DON’T force your own employees to work overtime. Not only can this get expensive, but it can negatively impact employee morale. Utilizing a staffing service can eliminate the need for mandatory overtime.
DON’T wait until you’re already behind with your workload to call in reinforcements. In the current labor market good employees are in shorter supply, and it may take a bit longer than usual for a staffing service to fulfill your staffing needs.
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Costco Opposes Forced
Monkey Labor
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According to officials from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the retailer said that they would not sell coconut milk from any Thai suppliers who have been accused of using monkeys as forced labor. "No kind shopper wants monkeys to be chained up and treated like coconut-picking machines," PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said.
Ken Kimble, Costco’s Vice President and general merchandise manager of corporate food and sundries said in a letter that Costco shared Newkirk’s “concern about the alleged treatment of monkeys” and launched an investigation when it became aware of the potential issue. “We have made it clear to the supplier that we do not support the use of monkeys for harvesting, and that all harvesting must be done by human labor,” Kimble wrote.
The Thailand-based maker of Chaokoh coconut milk, Theppadungporn Coconut Co. Ltd, told USA TODAY that it has audited coconut plantations using a third party and shared a copy of the 14-page “Monkey-Free Coconut Due Diligence Assessment.” The report says 64 farms out of 817 were randomly selected and "did not find the use of monkeys for coconut harvesting."
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Tips for Making the World a Better Place
Never cancel dinner plans by text message.
When entrusted with a secret, keep it.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Don’t dumb yourself down.
Never lie to your doctor.
It’s never too late for an apology.
Don’t make a scene.
Give credit. Take blame.
Sympathy is a crutch. Never fake a limp.
If you’ve made your point, stop talking.
If you offer to help, don’t quit until the job is done.
Look people in the eye when you thank them.
Never answer the phone at the dinner table.
If you don’t understand, ask before it’s too late.
Keep your word.
You are what you do. Not what you say.
Don’t litter.
Make the little things count.
Smile at strangers.
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Tracey Miller
Area Manager
Appleton & Fond du Lac
24 years
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Andrea Turnquist
Senior Staffing Specialist
Stevens Point
13 years
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Amanda Staab
Manitowoc
From: Staffing Specialist
To: Senior Staffing Specialist
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Jessie Blazer
Manitowoc
From: Associate Staffing Specialist
To: Staffing Specialist
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Bacon Jalapeno Stuffing
(From the Food Network)
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Ingredients:
½ pound bacon – diced
2 T unsalted butter
Salt and pepper
1 white onion – diced
3 celery stalks – sliced
2 medium jalapenos – diced
1 T thyme
¾ t chili powder
3 C chicken broth
2 large eggs
1½ C pepper jack cheese - shredded
8 C unseasoned cubed stuffing
6 C cornbread stuffing mix
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Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 X 13-inch baking dish with butter. In a large, deep skillet, saute the diced bacon until crispy; transfer to paper towels. Add the skillet the 2 tablespoons of butter, onion, celery, jalapeno, thyme, and chili powder; season with salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and simmer. In a large bowl, mix the eggs, pepper jack cheese, and the bacon. Add to the bowl the 8 cups of cubed stuffing, the 6 cups of cornbread stuffing, and the hot broth mixture. Gently mix the stuffing, then spread in the prepared baking dish. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 more minutes, or until golden brown. |
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QUOTE
We could all take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. - Anonymous
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