Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Looking to make some extra money this holiday season?
With the holiday shopping season being measured in weeks now, stores are hiring seasonal help for the rush. Macy's announced Monday that it will be hiring approximately 80,000 seasonal employees. Jobs available include store sales, store operations, customer service in call centers, and working in distribution centers. Many of the positions are part-time, and will require working evenings, weekends or overnight. Seasonal workers may also have a shot at permanent positions, if openings become available, depending on performance during the holiday season. Apply online at MacysJOBS.com. This is about a 2.5 percent increase from the company hiring 78,000 in 2011. “Macy’s traditionally implements one of the most robust holiday hiring programs …
Monday, June 20, 2011
Council members said it the issue isn't a problem in the city, but new legislation sends the right message.
Westlake City Council is taking a stand on ‘double dipping’ with new legislation that gives council members oversight on hiring in situations where a potential employee has retired from government job. “These ordinances were not brought because we’ve had a problem in Westlake,” said Council President Michael Killeen. “There is concern overall on these issues and we’re trying to send a message. We made a statement for better or for worse. We’ve hired these types before and I can’t think of a time I would have had an issue with any of them.” Council members said they are not opposed to hiring a retired employee if he or she is the best fit for the job, but would want to review the hires on a case-by-case basis. Only with both mayoral and …
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Regional analysts say local job market will likely follow national employment numbers.
Job growth slowed in May across the country, stoking fears that the economic recovery is sputtering out. While state and local employment numbers lag behind national figures, Friday's bleak employment report likely means bad news for Northeast Ohio, said George Zeller, a Cleveland-area economic research analyst. "This is a bad sign," Zeller said. "Definitely the national economic trends affect us." The country added 54,000 jobs in May, drastically lower than analysts expected. Zeller said that the latest report also revised down the April numbers by 17,000 and the March numbers by 20,000, meaning job growth has not been as robust during the last few months as many analysts initially thought. Beyond the numbers, people either unable to find…
Westlake Resident-Joe Smith
9:52 am on Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Why is there such a concern about "double dipping"? This seems to be of great concern in education as well. I don't get it. If you have a highly qualified EXPERIENCED candidate that can do the job well, then hire them. Often times these rehires are receiving a lower wage than before they retired. It just makes financial sense to rehire experience at a lower wage. Look at it as a pay cut. So what … more ›