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List of United States (US) Employment and Labor Laws The United States has many federal employment and labor laws that affect employers and employees. The following is a list of employment laws that regulate hiring, wages, hours and salary, discrimination, harassment, employee benefits, paid time off, job applicant and employee testing, privacy, and other workplace and employee rights issues:  List of United States (US) Employment and Labor Laws Hiring and Firing ( United States (US) Employment and Labor Laws) Employment at Will :  The majority of private-sector workers in the U.S. are employed at will, which means that they can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, except discriminatory reasons. Fired from a Job :  If you think you’re about to be fired, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with your legal rights, before you receive notice. Terminated for Cause :  Termination for cause generally relates to serious misconduct, such ...

The Worst Job Interview Question Ever By HR or Employer If you’ve been to a job interview, you been asked it. And if you’ve interviewed someone in a major corporate setting, you’ve probably asked it yourself. Even though it’s answerable, it offers very little insight into a candidate’s ability to complete the task at hand. And yet, it’s become an interview staple in companies and organizations the world over. But it’s time for it to go away. Never again should someone be asked:  The Worst Job Interview Question Ever By HR or Employer Where do you see yourself in 10 years? When I was 23, freshly moved to a new city right out of college, I sat across from a man in a suit at a Fortune 500 company and heard this question. In my head, I was thinking, “I’ve never thought 10 years into the future – at least not in the concrete way this guy wants me to answer. When I was two, I didn’t think about where I’d be at 12. When I was seven, I didn’t think about what I’d wear to ...

Excellent Tongue Twisters Tongue Twisters A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook Cookies I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter! But a bit of better butter will but make my butter better" So she bought some Better butter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her butter better so 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter! Black bug bit a big black bear. But where is the big black bear that The big black bug bit? A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug Back. If you understand, say "understand" . If you don't understand, say "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don't understand". How do I understand that you understand? Understand! I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you. RED BULB BLUE BULB RED ...

Extremely Effective and Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions with Best Answers : A Must Learn for Everyone Review these typical interview questions and think about how you would answer them. Read the questions listed; you will also find some strategy suggestions with it. 1. Tell me about yourself: The most often asked question in interviews. You need to have a short statement prepared in your mind. Be careful that it does not sound rehearsed. Limit it to work-related items unless instructed otherwise. Talk about things you have done and jobs you have held that relate to the position you are interviewing for. Start with the item farthest back and work up to the present. 2. Why did you leave your last job? Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with management and never speak ill of supervisors, co-workers or the organization. If you do, you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive ...

HR Formulas or HR Metrics or HR Analytics 1. Attrition Rate Total number of people left the organization in the period / (Headcount at the start of the period + Heads recruited during the period) 2. Manpower Turnover Total number of left the organization in the period / Average headcount in the period 3. Human Capital ROI This measures the return on capital invested in pay and benefits. The formula is: Revenue - Nonhuman Expenses/Pay and Benefits Pay includes all money spent on regular and contingent labor. 4. Human Capital Value Added This uses a similar formula to Human Capital ROI but divides by the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). The formula is: Revenue - Nonhuman Expenses/Full-Time Equivalents this yields a profit per FTE. These two measures are views of the profitability attributable to human effort. 5. Human Capital Cost This is simply the average pay per regular employee. The formula is: P...