Canadian startups hiring their first employees often make mistakes. Here is a list of the top 10 mistakes commonly made by startups when employing their first workers.
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​If you are one of the 575,000 employers that have received a “no-match letter” from the Social Security Administration, alerting you to discrepancies between a worker’s Social Security number and government records, you may not be sure what to do next. Here are some guidelines.
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​HR can reduce employee attrition and improve engagement when equipped with predictive data analytics that point out where turnover risk is highest. Flight risk models help identify what types of employee profiles are the most likely to leave the company, enabling HR to make strategic decisions about whom to target for retention and where to invest in development opportunities.
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Reference checking is a necessary evil of the hiring process, but it’s fraught with challenges. There are ways, however, that reference checkers can creatively and compliantly gather meaningful information to help employers make informed hiring decisions.
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