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It's an Employee's Market Now

Posted by John Shepperson | Jul 23, 2014 2:00:00 PM

As the economy gets back on its feet, many states have seen their unemployment rates decline; across the country, the rate is down approximately a full percentage point from this time two years ago, and down nearly half of what it was in 2010. The declining of unemployment rates is very important, as it shows that the economy is beginning to recover from its downturn. This, however, makes the job arena an employee’s market versus an employer’s market.

What does that mean? Well, unemployment rates can only go down if people are getting jobs. This is good for the economy because one, there are fewer people looking for work, two, fewer people must rely on government assistance, and three, when people start to work, they have more money to spend and put back into the economy, strengthening it further. Businesses looking for new employees, however, are slightly less lucky in this situation.

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Topics: john shepperson, oates co, recession, economy, human resources, unemployment, job market, employment



Sage and BrainSell, Together Again

Posted by John Shepperson | Jun 26, 2014 11:00:00 AM

Whether you use Sage 100 ERP, Sage 300 ERP, Sage 500 ERP, or Sage CRM for your business, you will welcome the recent announcement that BrainSell and Sage have extended their long-standing partnership. This extended partnership means that the focus of the Sage’s existing software will be complemented with the addition of Human Resource Management (HRMS) software. 

business_mappingSage's HRMS software will provide a very agile way to manage the complex and often confusing processes involved in human resource management, from payroll and time/attendance to the changes in health insurance resulting from the Affordable Care Act. 

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Topics: Sage, customer relationship management, Sage 500, enterprise resource planning, crm, Sage 100, sage 300, brainsell, sage hrms, human resources, human resources management



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