Staffing agencies offer insights into trends in temporary work
POSTED: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 08:03 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Employment, Staffing Services
Area leaders in the staffing services industry were queried about current employment trends they are seeing in their field. Questions included: Who are the most sought-after employees in the temporary staffing industry right now? Is this consistent with past trends, or is it something new? If it’s new, could you speculate why? And, finally, is [...]
Idaho jobless workers to exhaust benefits
POSTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 08:18 AM PTBY: Associated Press
Tags: Employment, Idaho Department of Labor
The House Rules Committee agreed to a closed rule on June 29, meaning there will be limited debate without amendments on the extension, proposal going to vote today.
Idaho Representative Walt Minnick was one of 16 Democrats, members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition, to vote against the extension. Republican Rep. Mike Crapo voted [...]
North Idaho College offers free classes to unemployed
POSTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 08:14 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Employment, Growth Strategies, Inc., North Idaho College
North Idaho College is offering a series of free online classes to the unemployed this summer.
The NIC Workforce Training Center is working with a St. Paul, Minn. company called Growth Strategies, Inc., to offer the online classes on topics such as telecommuting and buying a business.
Each class is offered in 12 sessions and is free [...]
Florida company opening call center in Twin Falls
POSTED: Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 08:07 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: C3, City of Twin Falls, Dell, Employment
A Florida company has announced plans to open a call center in Twin Falls that is expected to employ at least 600 people.
C3 has reached an agreement with the Twin Falls Urban Renewal Agency to open the customer service center at the old Dell call center building. Dell closed its call center in February, but [...]
Idaho employers expected to stay conservative in hiring
POSTED: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 09:06 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Employment, jobs, Manpower, state of Idaho
Idaho employers expect to hire at a conservative pace in the third quarter, according to Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results released June 8. The staffing firm’s net employment outlook for the state is 5 percent in the quarter, company spokeswoman Mary Ann Lasky said in a release.
Eleven percent of Idaho companies interviewed plan to hire [...]
Idaho unemployment benefits going paperless
POSTED: Monday, May 24, 2010 at 09:11 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Employment, Idaho Department of Labor, jobs
Weekly unemployment insurance benefits for tens of thousands of jobless Idaho workers are going electronic. Beginning May 26, the elimination of paper checks will be phased in over the next five weeks.
Benefit claimants will automatically be switched to debit cards unless they already have their weekly benefit payments directly deposited into their bank accounts or [...]
Feds expand Idaho preference areas for federal contracts
POSTED: Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 08:54 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Employment, Idaho Labor Department, U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor has approved the Idaho Labor Department’s petition to dramatically expand the areas of the state where employers receive preference when they bid on federal contracts.
The federal approval of the state petition increases from six to 27 the number of counties designated as labor surplus areas, or areas with high unemployment [...]
Eastern Idaho job fair begins
POSTED: Monday, May 17, 2010 at 07:53 AM PTBY: Mark Mendiola
Tags: City of Idaho Falls, Eastern Idaho Technical College, Employment
More than 20 businesses will be looking for new employees on Tuesday, May 18, during an Eastern Idaho Jobs and Resource Fair in Idaho Falls.
The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastern Idaho Technical College. It is sponsored by the Idaho Department of Labor (IDL), EITC, DWI Development Workshop, Cable [...]
Recession morale: In down times, firms work to keep employees 
POSTED: Friday, April 30, 2010 at 08:10 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Tags: Economy, Employment, Idaho Department of Labor, Idaho Power, United Heritage
By Mark Wilcox
With uncertainty and cutbacks all around, it may be easy for employees in many companies to lose morale, affecting work output and job satisfaction. However, despite trying economic times, the secrets to keeping employees happy are the same as ever.
“There is an art to going into a recession and an art [...]
Marijuana – will it create jobs, industry?
POSTED: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 02:06 PM PTBY: Robb Hicken
Tags: Agriculture, Employment, manufacturing
When Tom Trail, District 6 State Representative, first started talking about marijuana, he used the term hemp.
Legalized industrial hemp, a green, low impact farm product could be used in thousands of foods, clothing and fashion products. Its low THC levels would not impact the drug trade. Not enough dope in it to smoke. [...]
