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Employment Drug Testing

Nearly every manufacturing facility in southwest Ohio has an established drug testing culture, with the key word being “established”. Testing ...
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Ineffective PM's Cure

Most Performance Management (PM) programs use an ineffective , appraisal process to track employee performance and the time has come ...

Connect Newsletter Fall 2016

This Connect issue has an OSHA update and insights for manufacturers as well as best practices in staffing. We have ...

Is OSHA @ Your Door?

At a recent Miami County Safety Council Workshop, HR Associates learned a few insights into the Occupational Safety & Health ...

The Process

Any good staffing firm’s first priority is to market the job seekers who apply.  Staffing firms consider themselves an applicant’s ...

2016 Spring Connect Newsletter

The Upper Miami Valley staffing voice discusses STFs, Essential StaffCare, Overtime, and the Watercooler.   ]]>

Is Western Ohio Manufacturing Slowing?

"As goes Ohio..." isn't only for politics, Western Ohio manufacturers' workforce orders have been steady this spring but not at ...

Keeping STFs at Bay with 5S

A safe and healthy workplace begins with good housekeeping using Toyota's 5S philosophy, which was developed after WWII. Poor housekeeping ...

Winter 2016 Connect Newsletter

The Upper Miami Valley's staffing industry voice is back again with employer training news and a big announcement.     ...

Train to Build Confidence

Many companies lack the framework to train, develop, and increase the productivity of their biggest asset, the employees. The ability ...