BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN
Recruiting workers and keeping them has become increasingly challenging for South Florida employers, as home prices have soared out of reach even for many two-income households.
So employers are getting increasingly creative -- throwing in bonuses, allowing flexible schedules and, in the case of the University of Miami, even kicking in up to 50 percent of a home's purchase price.
The numbers tell the now-familiar story of how we feel priced out:
Income gains have not kept up with soaring home costs. In fact, the rise in income per person here between 2000 and 2006 -- 28 percent to an estimated $39,900, says the University of Florida's Institute for Economic Competitiveness -- has been all but gobbled up by the rise in property taxes and insurance alone.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
HR Florida 2007
HR Florida 2007, the 29th Annual HR Florida State Conference & Expo
Wednesday, October 3 thru Friday, October 5, 2007
Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, Florida
Learn how to more effectively manage the talent in your organization. Register now for this conference to put this useful and practical information to work for you. The speakers include philosopher Tom Morris, author of The Art of Achievement, whose wisdom helps people focus on what matters most. Don't miss the opportunity to network in the exhibit hall with over 150 leading providers of HR-related products and services. Come back to see the concurrent sessions and speakers as well as the other benefits that the conference has to offer as they are added. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando.
CLICK HERE to learn more or to register.
Click here for more information: HR Florida 2007
Wednesday, October 3 thru Friday, October 5, 2007
Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, Florida
Learn how to more effectively manage the talent in your organization. Register now for this conference to put this useful and practical information to work for you. The speakers include philosopher Tom Morris, author of The Art of Achievement, whose wisdom helps people focus on what matters most. Don't miss the opportunity to network in the exhibit hall with over 150 leading providers of HR-related products and services. Come back to see the concurrent sessions and speakers as well as the other benefits that the conference has to offer as they are added. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando.
CLICK HERE to learn more or to register.
Click here for more information: HR Florida 2007
FHA Fall Conference
Florida Association of Healthcare Recruiters Fall Conference
"Flying High with Healthcare Recruitment"
Friday, October 26, 2007
Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport
Please join the Florida Association of Healthcare Recruiters for their third, one-day Fall Education Conference! We are delighted to host this program featuring two excellent sessions, one on "Taking the Jitters out of Metrics" and the other on "Increasing Positivity in the Workplace - Leadership Strategies You Can Take to the Bank." There will also be time to network with other participants, as well as time to share your experiences and lessons learned on day-to-day issues you face as recruiters.
Click HERE for more information.
"Flying High with Healthcare Recruitment"
Friday, October 26, 2007
Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport
Please join the Florida Association of Healthcare Recruiters for their third, one-day Fall Education Conference! We are delighted to host this program featuring two excellent sessions, one on "Taking the Jitters out of Metrics" and the other on "Increasing Positivity in the Workplace - Leadership Strategies You Can Take to the Bank." There will also be time to network with other participants, as well as time to share your experiences and lessons learned on day-to-day issues you face as recruiters.
Click HERE for more information.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Social Networking - A Candidate Goldmine
The Rise of the Social Networks
New goldmines of candidates are popping up on the Web
by Dave Lefkow
After recent announcements by Facebook and the rise of networking platforms like MySpace, LinkedIn, and Ning, social networks are once again gaining momentum. Usage is accelerating, new audiences are being drawn in, and new applications are being developed that can help us all better manage our lives and contacts. Recruiters stand to benefit most from these trends, and here's how.
Click HERE to read more.
New goldmines of candidates are popping up on the Web
by Dave Lefkow
After recent announcements by Facebook and the rise of networking platforms like MySpace, LinkedIn, and Ning, social networks are once again gaining momentum. Usage is accelerating, new audiences are being drawn in, and new applications are being developed that can help us all better manage our lives and contacts. Recruiters stand to benefit most from these trends, and here's how.
Click HERE to read more.
Minimum Wages Up
U.S. ups minimum wage, but Florida's is still 82 cents higher
By Marcia Heroux Pounds
The federal minimum hourly wage bumped up Tuesday for the first time in a decade, but for many Florida employers the new law doesn't mean much.
Florida's minimum wage is $6.67 an hour compared with the new national minimum wage of $5.85 an hour, a 70-cent raise. It's possible the U.S. minimum wage could move higher than Florida's in 2008 or 2009.
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By Marcia Heroux Pounds
The federal minimum hourly wage bumped up Tuesday for the first time in a decade, but for many Florida employers the new law doesn't mean much.
Florida's minimum wage is $6.67 an hour compared with the new national minimum wage of $5.85 an hour, a 70-cent raise. It's possible the U.S. minimum wage could move higher than Florida's in 2008 or 2009.
Click HERE to read more.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Vacation Negotiation?
American workers are vacation-deprived, advocates say
Group proposes law giving at least 3 weeks to everyone
By Doreen Hemlock
As a lobbyist commuting from South Florida to Tallahassee, Yolanda Cash Jackson took almost no vacation last election year.
She often leaves her vacation days unused."I've never taken two weeks' vacation together — never," the 48-year-old Fort Lauderdale lawyer said.
Cash Jackson is among tens of millions of Americans dubbed "vacation deprived."
The growing malady is twofold, according to recent studies by the Center for Economic and Policy Research and travel company Expedia.com. The United States is the only industrial nation in the world that does not mandate paid vacation, leaving about one in four employees without a single day of paid time off; and of U.S. workers offered paid vacation, about one-third don't take it all, often claiming it's too hard to get away from their hefty workloads.
This summer, a grass-roots group called Take Back Your Time is asking presidential candidates to back legislation for a minimum three weeks of paid vacation a year — an amount still less than the 20 days off Europeans get their first year on the job.
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Group proposes law giving at least 3 weeks to everyone
By Doreen Hemlock
As a lobbyist commuting from South Florida to Tallahassee, Yolanda Cash Jackson took almost no vacation last election year.
She often leaves her vacation days unused."I've never taken two weeks' vacation together — never," the 48-year-old Fort Lauderdale lawyer said.
Cash Jackson is among tens of millions of Americans dubbed "vacation deprived."
The growing malady is twofold, according to recent studies by the Center for Economic and Policy Research and travel company Expedia.com. The United States is the only industrial nation in the world that does not mandate paid vacation, leaving about one in four employees without a single day of paid time off; and of U.S. workers offered paid vacation, about one-third don't take it all, often claiming it's too hard to get away from their hefty workloads.
This summer, a grass-roots group called Take Back Your Time is asking presidential candidates to back legislation for a minimum three weeks of paid vacation a year — an amount still less than the 20 days off Europeans get their first year on the job.
Click HERE to read more.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Unemployment Rate Up
Florida jobless rate up due to housing slowdown
The slowdown in the housing market showed up in Florida's June unemployment figures, state officials said Friday.With an increasing number of construction workers out of jobs, the unemployment rate increased to 3.5 percent, up from May's 3.4 percent, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation reported.
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The slowdown in the housing market showed up in Florida's June unemployment figures, state officials said Friday.With an increasing number of construction workers out of jobs, the unemployment rate increased to 3.5 percent, up from May's 3.4 percent, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation reported.
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Industry Research - Just a Click Away!
NAS provides a number of standard industry research reports. These reports vary in content and include great insights in areas like:
Campus Recruiting
Diversity Recruitment
Employee Referral Programs
Generational Diversity
Recruitment Metrics
Internet Recruiting
Please be sure to check out our NAS Insights page to see what's currently available!
Please be sure to check out our NAS Insights page to see what's currently available!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Get ready for those raise requests!
South Florida's No.1 -- in cost-of-living increase
The cost of living in South Florida is rising faster than in any other major metropolitan area in the country.
The Consumer Price Index for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area increased by a hefty 4.4 percent annual rate in May and June over the same two-month period last year. That's a much sharper boost in consumer prices than the national rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
While the rest of the nation recorded a subdued 2.7 percent annual increase in prices in June — the smallest monthly gain in inflation in five months — South Floridians were enduring eye-popping increases for staples such as food, rent, gasoline and even school supplies. The high rental and transportation costs are the biggest reasons prices are rising at a faster clip here than in other regions of the nation.
To read more CLICK HERE.
The cost of living in South Florida is rising faster than in any other major metropolitan area in the country.
The Consumer Price Index for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area increased by a hefty 4.4 percent annual rate in May and June over the same two-month period last year. That's a much sharper boost in consumer prices than the national rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
While the rest of the nation recorded a subdued 2.7 percent annual increase in prices in June — the smallest monthly gain in inflation in five months — South Floridians were enduring eye-popping increases for staples such as food, rent, gasoline and even school supplies. The high rental and transportation costs are the biggest reasons prices are rising at a faster clip here than in other regions of the nation.
To read more CLICK HERE.
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