Rob was recently a guest on Jim Fannin’s weekly podcast, The Jim Fannin Show:
“Rob Wilson (President of Employco, USA) joins the show to talk about the essential constants that are a must in the hiring and firing process of every company. This interview provides valuable insights from a world-class expert that could save your company money by avoiding major blunders! If you are a leader in your company, don’t miss this segment.”
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A human resource and employment solutions firm, Employco USA is pleased to announce the growing expansion of its staff.
Employco’s newest team member:
Heather Koran, Human Resources Business Partner – in this new position, Heather will provide human resources services to high-value clients. Her areas of focus will include: employee relations, HR compliance, benefits administration, organizational design, training and development.
“I am so excited to be part of a new position for Employco and look forward to providing my expertise and experience around overall HR practices and help to support our clients in those areas.” -Heather Koran
For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com.
A human resource and employment solutions firm, Employco USA is pleased to announce the promotion of three of its staff members.
In January of this year, Employco promoted:
Employco also recently welcomed a new member to the team:
“I am truly looking forward to my first day at Employco and starting on this new adventure. I feel very fortunate for the opportunity that Employco is giving me.” – Chrissie O’Connell
For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com.
Rob Wilson discusses how to “ICE-proof” your business, by remaining in compliance with the law, on TalkRadio 790 with Doug McIntyre.
Read more on this topic here:
https://www.employco.com/blog/2018/01/15/ice-proof-business/
Contact us with any questions you may have, we’re here to help: hr@employco.com
The Washington Times
Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA, was recently mentioned in an article from The Washington Times. Read below for an excerpt from the full article, Big business backs Trump tax cuts with bonus payouts.
“After years of stagnant wage growth, many in the private sector say the tax cuts have provided a boost for middle-class workers even before the expected relief starts showing up in their paychecks next month.
“It’s a big win not just for businesses but for employees, and not just employees at big companies,” said Rob Wilson, president of Employco USA, a human-resources firm in Westmont, Illinois. “Bonuses like that for people who don’t typically get bonuses, that could be 3 percent [of their salary]. Across the board, we’ve seen many companies increase bonuses.”
He said the employment situation and wages this year should continue to improve, and that the bonuses are also a sign of companies trying to hold onto workers in a tightening labor market. He said surveys are showing that about two-thirds of employees will be looking for better jobs this year, with companies adding better benefits.
“It’s businesses trying to remain competitive,” Mr. Wilson said. “It does have a ripple effect for other businesses, not just wages but benefits. How can you attract and retain employees?”
With the unemployment rate already at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent, the improving job market also will provide more opportunities for people who had left the workforce permanently.
“One of the things that really has been ignored but was a big issue under the Obama administration was the ‘underemployed’ and the ‘unreported,’” Mr. Wilson said. “There’s now incentive for the underemployed to get back into their original careers. For those people who were not working, there’s an opportunity to get back out in the workforce.”
The workforce participation rate, a measure of how many people dropped out of the workforce altogether, has ranged between 62.5 percent to 63 percent during the last few years of the Obama administration. It hadn’t been so low since the 1970s.”
Rob Wilson speaks with Ken Lanphear from WKZO out of Kalamazoo regarding HR tips for office parties this holiday season.
Read more on this topic here:
https://www.employco.com/blog/2017/12/04/office-parties-need-change-metoo/
Contact us with any questions you may have, we’re here to help: hr@employco.com
Halloween Costume Horrors
Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA, was mentioned today in an article from The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The following excerpt, and full article, provides tips and best practices to help employers avoid an HR nightmare during the Halloween season.
Employco would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Halloween!
A Holocaust victim. An anorexic woman. A flasher. A “tranny granny.”
Those are among the Halloween costumes now being sold at retail stores and online.
They may be OK for some parties. But when it comes to workplace Halloween festivities, don’t even think about going there.
What’s meant to be a lighthearted celebration of Halloween can—if not properly handled—devolve into an event that offends colleagues.
“Remind everyone to stay away from political, religious, overly revealing or gruesome costumes because those can easily offend people,” said Rob Wilson, president of Westmont, Ill.-based Employco USA, which offers human resource services to companies. “HR can have an extra box of appropriate and inexpensive costumes for people to change into if they come to work dressed inappropriately.”
For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com.
Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA, was recently a guest on Jim Fannin’s weekly podcast, The Jim Fannin Show. Jim Fannin is the World’s #1 Coach of Champions & America’s ZoneCoach, with over 40 years of coaching experience. Each week, Jim focuses the show on the peak performance mindset called the Zone.
“On this episode, Rob shares his story of coincidentally meeting Jim Fannin on a golf course in a torrential rainstorm when he was at a mental crossroad of balancing his work, family and overall life. It was this life-changing encounter that resulted in Jim training Rob to attract the Zone in all facets of his life.”
Rob Wilson discusses the minimum wage hikes across the country and their impact on jobs/business.
Read more on this topic here:
https://www.employco.com/blog/2017/06/26/study-says-15hr-minimum-wage-seattle-harms-workers/
Contact us with any questions you may have, we’re here to help: hr@employco.com
Rob Wilson spoke with Steve Sanders from WGN Chicago, discussing college debt vs skilled trade work.
Read more here:
https://www.employco.com/blog/2017/05/22/debt-worth-degree/
WGN link:
http://wgntv.com/2017/07/03/your-money-matters-is-the-debt-worth-the-college-degree/
For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com.
