As September comes to an end, it’s time for the California Governor, Jerry Brown, to make some decisions on legislation. As bills pass over his desk, let’s take a look at what’s coming down the pipeline and what’s been approved.
After several years of litigation, in Connor v. First Student, Inc. the California Supreme Court decided that the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (“ICRAA”) was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to employment background checks. It reached this conclusion notwithstanding its finding that there is some overlap between the ICRAA and the California Consumer Credit
While not all industries have embraced remote life completely, off-site work has become a growing opportunity for a lot of companies. In fact, according to Global Workplace Analytics, telecommuting has grown by 115% since 2005 with 80 – 90% of those surveyed saying they’d like to telework at least part of the week. In an age
Creating a multifamily dress code policy for each position can be tricky business. With arguments for, and against, employee dress codes, striking a balance between professionalism and productivity is vital. Here are some things to consider when creating your property’s dress code for maintenance technician, leasing consultant, and property manager positions. While the multifamily industry
Unfortunately, discrimination can easily creep into any industry’s hiring practices. Through the use of subjective or incorrect employment data sources, or inconsistent/nonexistent standards, bias becomes unavoidable. By sticking to these basic employment standards, you’ll be able to avoid upholding discriminatory practices within your hiring process and better protect your company from liabilities.
When it comes to who you hire, every property (and their residents) deserves the best. But how do you pick out the best of the best among your job applicants? With these three tips you’ll quickly weed out less qualified applicants, and discover your ideal co-workers and team members.
We’re proud to announce that we’ve released a new employment screening solution designed specifically for the multifamily housing industry! As the first and only screening company with employment screening packages tailored for rental housing positions, CIC is thrilled to give properties across the nation a distinct hiring advantage.
In the multifamily industry, it’s extremely important that you choose the right person to fill a new property manager position. The new manager has to not only meet your expectations in the office, but they also have to have the people skills to meet the expectations of your residents. Property managers are at the forefront of every property and, in the eyes of the renter, a relationship with them is a relationship with your community. One bad experience with a manager and your reputation can easily decline. While your company has already established a standard when it comes to the property manager position, make sure that your pre-employment screening has these key standards as well. Without these screening standards, you open yourself up to a lot worse than a loss of reputation – legal liabilities.
Whether you’ve noticed the pumpkin spice flavor takeover or the premature Christmas decoration displays, it’s easy to see that the holiday season is fast approaching. Being only a few months away from the mad Christmas rush, businesses are starting to feel the pressure to prep for the holidays. As you make the moves to hire additional holiday staff, or expand later next spring, take the time to review your pre-employment screening practices and determine which service will best help you screen the influx of entry-level staff.
Pre-employment screening safeguards against potential threats to you, your staff, and your company, and it is a great first step to determining whether or not a job applicant is the right fit. Verifying that the employment screening service you’re using is effective is necessary to protecting your workplace assets. To ensure your provider is screening job applicants to your standards, double check to see if your employment screening provider is doing these 3 vital things.