WageWatch iBrief - Week of October 31, 2016

iBrief Blog: Independent Contractor or Employee

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it's a duck. In other words, are treating you treating the 'independent contractor' more like an employee?

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Top Stories: Lodging & Gaming

The Five Reasons New Hires Fail in the First 18 Months

Fact: 46% of new employees will fail within their first 18 months on the job, a startling figure revealed by a study by Leadership IQ.

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Three Ways to Leverage the Power of Platform Technology at Your Hotel

From Amazon in retail, to Uber in transportation and Airbnb in hospitality, a variety of businesses across multiple industries are embracing platform technology strategies.

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Social Hotel Awards 2016: Best Use of Twitter

Social media has become more than a nice accessory for hotel brands and individual properties looking to engage guests and drive business. What are successful brands doing to gain more than just producing a "like" or follower?

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Top Stories: Human Resources

Straightening Out the Fluctuating Hour Workweek: Evaluating the Risks and Benefits of One Method of Overtime Payment

With the Department of Labor's recent changes to the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions set to take effect on December 1, 2016, many employers are struggling to find the best option for how to comply with the new regulations without breaking the bank.

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A New Solution for Efficiently Recruiting Talent

Small and midsize businesses often find themselves in a pickle. Seek out four major attributes to increase success.
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This is the Truth About the Gender Engagement Gap

There's been a lot of discussion lately around the persistent gender pay gap and what it says about today's workplace. What does a recent survey convey?

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