TIP OF THE MONTH 'Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought doesn't come from a store'

Since starting this e-letter back in the beginning of 2008 I've shared with you over 30 tips that I know would save you both time and money in your utilization of temporary staffing.

If they have helped you impress your boss great. If they have saved your company money, I hope you got a piece. But most importantly I hope that they have helped make your business more competitive and productive. And while coming up with new "tips" every month can be a challenge, I hope to continue offering useful information about the practices of our industry because let's face it.....temporary staffing is here to stay.

So, the last tip of 2010 isn't going to come from me but rather from some famous people sharing a few of their own words of wisdom. Enjoy!

Be nice to your children for they will choose your rest home. (Phyllis Diller)

Buy land, they ain't making it any more. (Will Rogers)

By the time you're 80 years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it..(George Burns)

If it doesn't fit you must acquit. (Johnnie Cochran Jr.)

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry Truman)

If you cannot beat them arrange to have them beaten. (George Carlin)

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead and get married. (Katherine Hepburn)

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. (Bill Clinton)

No problem is so large that it cannot be run away from. (Charles Schultz/Peanuts)

Never purchase beauty products in a hardware store. (Miss Piggy)

The significant problems we face in life cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. (Al Einstein)

If you can make a girl laugh you can make her do anything. (Marilyn Monroe)

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. (Mark Twain)

Don't cry because it is over. Smile because it happened. (Dr. Suess)

And last but not least it was the great Hut Landon that advised "If a Pit Bull romances your leg, fake an orgasm". Happy Holidays!

Tim's Talking About Facebook, UPS and the EEOC...

FACEBOOK POSTING AND INTERNET POLICIES

According to a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board, it is protected concerted
activity if an employee posts on Facebook a derogatory comment about a company's supervisor. A
Connecticut ambulance company terminated an employee for posting a comment that read "love how
the company allows a 17 to become a supervisor". A 17 is code for psychiatric patient. This was
construed to be protected concerted activity.

IMAGINE...

UPS announced recently that they will be hiring 50,000 temps to deal with the holiday season which runs between Thanksgiving through Christmas.

The company expects to deliver 24 million packages alone on December 22, its busiest day. This is about a 60% increase over its daily delivery
volume.

COULD IT HAPPEN HERE?

The largest auto plant in the world operated by Hyundai in Ulsan, South Korea experienced a sit
in strike by 400 temps. The job action has caused lost production of 4300 vehicles through the first four
days. The 400 workers called "irregulars" by the Korean Herald are demanding equality with the full time
employees.

It's interesting to note that the company has filed civil and criminal suits against the striking
workers (not the staffing company) and seeks 42 billion won ($40 million or so) in damages. It the job
action drags on to long it may shut down the entire operation.

EEOC IS BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!

The EEOC said it received 99922 charges of employment discrimination in its last fiscal year...the
highest level in its 45 year history. It also reported collecting $319 million in benefits for workers.

We were recently hit with one of these charges involving a temporary that alleged not being
called for a job assignment because of he was black. Having had my share of these over the years to deal
with, I decided to do something different. For the first time I tried the EEOC mediation process.

I just did not have the time or energy to deal with the avalanche of paper required to fight the charge outright. We did end up paying some money to resolve the matter after about four hours of back and forth at the EEOC office in downtown Cleveland.

I'm not sure if I would take the same approach again. It would probably depend on the circumstances. If
you're interested in my experience, should you face the same situation, give me a holler and I'll be glad to
share.

TEMP USE UP LAST QUARTER

According to the ASA staffing firms employed an average of 2.6 million temporary workers per
day in the 3rd quarter and 8.1% increase over the prior quarter. At the same time, the staffing index
remained steady in November but up 18% from last year at the same time.