Sentences with phrase «asked about the employer»

Not exact matches

Maybe your awkward interview came in the form of a potential employer asking you about a skill set that wasn't outlined in the job description, or maybe your nerves simply got the best of you and you blanked on how to respond to a simple question.

As news spread that the recent Germanwings tragedy was the result of a single co-pilot with a history of mental illness, traditional and social media lit up with questions asking whether his employer could have — or should have — known about his mental state.

Like TaxAct, TurboTax noticed that the Social Security and Medicare taxes reported on my W - 2 were too high, but TurboTax took the extra step of telling me that I was entitled to a refund from my employer — and then told me what to do about it (ask my employer for a refund and a new W - 2, and then file my tax return).

While the researchers didn't dig to find out why some states have wider pay gaps than others, they noted that in recent years, California and New York have banned employers from asking job applicants about their previous salaries.

As an employer, you are not permitted to ask questions about a person's age, race, creed, sexual orientation or marital status.

Find out how they treated the receptionist, find out what they did while they waited, ask about any chance encounters with other employers... occasionally you can identify a disconnect between what they show you and what they show the people they're not trying to impress.

Ever had a recruiter contact you about a job and ask you a bunch of questions about who you worked with at a particular employer?

Among San Francisco's top tech employers, Twitter, Adobe, Hired, Yelp, Medium, and Salesforce all said they had no comment when asked by Inc. about the proposed measure.

Making the time to ask people what they think about something, or how to do it, goes a long way towards building that bond between employees and employers that helps everyone get through the inevitable ups and downs of working together.

Over 4,000 employees and 100 employers in the UK were asked about their relationships at work, and 48 % of said they had strong friendships with more than one colleague.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Tuesday pay transparency legislation that would require all publicly advertised job postings to include a salary rate or range, bar employers from asking about past compensation and prohibit reprisal against employees who do discuss or disclose compensation.

He'd only been working for his employer for a few months when his wife had their baby, and when he asked about the possibility of paternity leave he was stunned to discover that, having passed the necessary probation period, he was eligible for 8 1/2 months of leave — at 75 % salary.

Ask your employer about adding an impact option.

Starting Oct. 31, employers in New York and a few other states will be barred from asking about a job candidate's current pay, dealing a blow to poaching efforts.

During the interviewing process, it is illegal for employers to ask certain interview questions about many personal details, however asking about military affiliation is not out of bounds.

If you're unclear about, say, how many flexible employees a company may have, add the topic to your list of questions to ask a potential employer.

She also cited a measure that the House passed preventing employers from asking job candidates about their salary history.

Instead of wasting time with these frivolous lawsuits, I wish the American Atheists would take issue with employers who require all workers to participate in group prayer (as one of my former employers did) or landlords who «casually» ask about your religion before they will rent you an apartment (that's life in the Bible Belt, eh?).

First, it has been stated that employers are not allowed to ask about an employee's religion, job candidates are not required to disclose their religion and the employer is not allowed to discriminate on the basis of religion.

I know that is not an apples to apples comparison, but since an employer is not allowed to ask about religious preference, how are they supposed to run their business when every single decision they make might bring up issues?

So Business Insider, in its writeup turned this into a lesson about the folly of asking for a raise without knowing for sure how valuable you are to your employer.

Your teen should ask about this benefit through the human resources departments of potential employers.

Talk to your employer about your plans, ask them where they think you should pump, and come up with a plan together.»

Ask about someone bringing you your baby so you can breastfeed, and be sure to let your employer what you need so they can help you figure out the best course of action.

Marking Equal Pay Day, Cuomo advanced legislation to prohibit all employers, public and private, who do business in New York, from asking prospective employees about their salary history and compensation, putting the state New York on track to close the gender wage gap.

It is illegal, under the act, for a potential employer to ask about spent convictions, or to treat an applicant with spent convictions differently.

Among the bills popular with the Democrats» liberal base that won passage this year was a ban on bump stocks, add - on devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to shoot at near full - automatic speed; a bill enshrining the women's health care provisions of the Affordable Care Act into state law; and a measure that prohibits employers from asking job candidates about their salary history.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary history.

The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary history.

It has been talked about for a while — how asking job candidates about their past salary can influence how much future employers will pay.

Cuomo, meanwhile, released a bill that would ban employers from asking about a job applicant's prior salary amount, to try to correct what the governor says is a «persistent gender wage gap» in New York and the nation.

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton joined Public Advocate Letitia James for an event promoting legislation that would ban employers from asking job applicants about their salary history — a measure they argued would advance gender equity and close the male - female wage gap.

In that speech, she touted her accomplishments, including a ban on employers asking job applicants about their salary history, going to court to protect special needs children being forced to sit on dangerously hot buses without air conditioning and creating the first city agency focused on veterans.

First Lady Chirlane McCray said New York City became the first city in the country to enforce a ban on employers asking applicants about their salary history because it «had the will» to do so and because the administration and supporters were ready to do the work.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today advanced legislation to prohibit all employers, public and private, who do business in New York State, from asking prospective employees about their salary history and compensation.

A bill sponsored by Public Advocate Letitia James that bans employers from asking applicants about their salary history was passed by the Council in April.

Chief among the report's policy recommendations is to institute a salary history ban that prohibits all employers, public and private, who do business in New York from asking prospective employees about their salary history and compensation.

It is now possible for a person with a criminal conviction, even a felony, to have the record of the conviction sealed, and employers can not ask about or use the conviction negatively.

James, who became the first woman of color to hold citywide office four years ago, has sued the city at least 11 times and spearheaded the passage of a bill that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history in an effort to close the pay gap between women and men.

James touted her annual Landlord Watchlist as well as recently approved legislation that bans employers from asking about salary history.

Among the questions asked by the press: whether the city is working with Mexican government officials to encourage any eligible Mexican nationals to register with the city for assistance, whether all victims have been located and identified, what is the biggest remaining challenge at the site, whether there are continuing concerns of gas leaking at the site, whether there is any evidence of illegal gas connections in the basements of the destroyed buildings, what damage or evidence the FDNY will look for, the number of people needing housing assistance, whether any victims asked about the investigation when meeting with the mayor, the number and location of apartments being made available by REBNY to temporarily house victims, what the mayor would say to any employer not granting time off to a victim and whether the mayor is concerned about the pace of gas main replacements.

Women's rights: Cuomo reiterated his support for abortion rights He wants to ban employers from asking job - seekers about their past pay, and will seek to require state contractors to report the gender and pay of employees.

During the interviews, the former employees were asked their opinion of their former employers, whether there were efforts to retain them, their experiences when they left and details about their new jobs.

After establishing a solid, friendly footing, you can consider asking specific questions about your job prospects with that employer.

Legislation in this area is open to interpretation, but as a general rule, if an employer doesn't draw attention to gaps in your career history or ask specific questions about your health and if you feel that it will not affect your ability to do the job in question, then you are entitled to keep it private.

That's why employers always ask about work style and interpersonal style.

While seeking a postdoctoral position at what is now the Carnegie Institution for Science in 2005, Daniel Gorelick did what many job - seekers are afraid to do: He asked his potential future employer about the availability of parental leave.

Q: The U.K. Equality Act 2010 also allows employers to ask questions about health and disability during interviews that relate to the job applicant's ability to carry out essential functions of the job.

Ask them to write a «commercial» about themselves telling the employer why they should be hired.

While employers may be asking about these specific challenges, what they really want to know is how you resolved the issue.