Mercer

Mercer | May 03, 2016

Mercer PeoplePro fills a crucial business gap for fast-moving companies that do not have the time, staff or sometimes the expertise to navigate crucial HR and workforce issues that will either fuel or inhibit their success,” said Jo-Anne Bloch, Partner and Mercer Innovation Hub Team Leader. Through Mercer PeoplePro this dynamic business segment now has on-demand access to some of the most experienced HR consultants in the world, at a price that is aligned to their business realities....

Mercer | June 01, 2016

Supporting rejected candidates through a range of measures has the potential to sustain, and even improve, their relationship with the company brand. In a bid to support companies improve their candidate relationships, a number of organisations, and offerings, have been developed in recent years. To improve their respective offerings, Mercer and Career Arc have entered into a strategic alliance to, among others, deliver a digital package for protecting their clients’ brand while maintaining cand...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...

LinkedIn | January 14, 2020

Various midsize metropolitan areas around the country sport hiring rates well above the national average due to a focus on "a single home-grown industry so robust it can be an enduring job magnet, all by itself," according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn report. Healthcare dominates many, responsible for hiring growth in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Boston; Cincinnati, Ohio; and both Allentown and Erie, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Fayetteville, Arkansas, relies on retail for ...