The HR Pro: Top Human Resource Issues for 2016, Part 2
From evolving workplace demographics to overtime expansion to a number of other issues, human resource professionals this year are facing a variety of new and developing challenges. Last month’s column addressed four health-related topics. This month, we’ll look at four workplace and employment issues. The Use and Misuse of Independent Contractors There is growing tension between employers’ desire to use independent contractors — to...
Milne Sells Majority Stake in Travel Firm
West Lebanon — Milne Travel, the Barre, Vt.-based travel agency owned by former Vermont GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Milne, has sold a controlling stake in the company to the New York-based travel management giant Altour International Inc. Milne said the “business partnership” will provide Milne Travel, which has offices in four states, with a wider reach to compete for corporate accounts in addition to savings by tapping into...
McDonald’s Fights ‘Joint-Employer’ Label by NLRB
Chicago — McDonald’s tells its franchisees how to staff restaurants, when to clean the bathrooms and where partially completed orders should be placed on counters, an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday. That operational nitty-gritty, along with the business consultants, scheduling systems and hiring software provided to franchisees shows the Chicago-area company calls the shots and is ultimately responsible...
Joint Credit Card: 3 Perks
Applying or co-signing for a credit card with your loved one has its risks. The credit card and its activity appear on both of your credit reports, and you’re both responsible for the balance. If your loved one has good financial habits, however, a joint credit card account comes with a lot of perks. From helping you combine your finances to building credit and racking up rewards, a joint credit card is a great financial tool for...
China Project Backfires on Pressured Seldon Executives
Windsor — Throughout much of 2015, Seldon executives and employees had been warned by Econet that the financial clock was ticking and the company needed to win a big contract. And it was against this backdrop that Seldon’s two top executives took a gamble that ultimately backfired and undermined the board’s trust in its new management team. In March, Shawn Montgomery, Seldon’s general manager, and Paul Gallagher, head of the water and...
