OPTION 1: As a traditional employer, you put people to work for your company because you need them now. But then: You’re responsible to them, one way or another, as the company evolves. The cost of everything that goes into maintaining their traditional employee status is high, even spread out over multiple employees. The commitment…
Tag Archive: Employment
What Cloud Software Says for Hiring People
Cloud computing is a leaner approach, a more agile approach and a greener approach, than installing stuff to hard drives and servers, keeping it updated, secure, and running smoothly. [This post] observes that ”the majority of data center power use comes from non-IT companies running their own data centers less efficiently. ” and cites [google’s own report on how…
Heinz and Boeing on the Employer Pushcar
Heinz is announcing layoffs, plant closings, and price increases in a weak economy with rising ingredient costs. One could argue that the cost of employing people is not really the drain they say it is – not anymore. It’s not employment cost, it’s employer cost . There are lots of alternative ways to put people…
Happiness is IRS form W-2
I got my electronic W-2 from Free Agent Source last week and I’m ready to file my income taxes. Even though I am an independent consultant and project manager, I have all the convenience of filing taxes with form W-2 that traditional employees have. IRS form W-2 is our ticket to legitimacy. Our culture is…
FREE AGENTS
FREE AGENTS: We are interested in equipping you with full benefits (health care, 401K, etc) and a corp to corp contract, so you can work for any company (your benefits go with you) on project teams, contract positions, etc. Work like a contractor (when you go home, you go home) but benefits and security like…
INDEPENDENT RECRUITERS
INDEPENDENT RECRUITERS: We would like to work with independent recruiters to place professionals of all types (accounting, IT, HR, etc). The benefit to the recruiter is you can now provide placements on corp to corp contract as contract employees or independent contractors – giving you more opportunity than just permanent employment placements alone. Independent contractors through…
Grey Collar?
A discussion on NPR today suggested the distinction between blue collar and white collar workers is becoming outdated as technology minimizes the divide. ‘Essentially, all jobs involve technology, now.’ Jeff Horwich of MPR (Minnesota Public Radio) mentioned this some [years ago].
ShareBuilder 401k
Yes, we have a 401k plan! www.sharebuilder401k.com - We signed-up on September 08 with a plan start date of October 01. We just completed our first payroll with 401k contributions.
Disabled Face Job Challenges
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article (August 26, 2010), about the challenges disabled job seekers face in an economic downturn. The fear of added costs and accommodations, something that has always invited some amount of disparate treatment from potential employers, is causing outright discrimination in, possibly, a more pronounced way. John Grant, 50…
Huge Executive Pay
Another Reason We like freedom: A recent article on executive pay at Hewlett-Packard listed some really big numbers! CEO Mark Hurd 2008 $43 million CIO Randy Mott $28 million Imaging executive vice president Vyomesh Joshi $22 million Personal Systems EVP Todd Bradley, Technology Solutions’ EVP Ann Livermore $21 million each I’m fine with spectacular executive pay…
Job Forecast Worries?
Find Work, Not Jobs! There may not be as many jobs these days, but the business of America still needs to get done. As independent professionals, independent consultants, contractors, Free Agents!… we don’t need jobs, we need work and clients. Next time you are at your favorite trade and professional association meeting or anywhere else…
401(k) Provider Nearly Chosen
ShareBuilder is the strongest candidate. Low fees. Simple to use. Web based solution for the administrator and employees.