As employers across the country are facing critical labor shortages, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stepped in, attempting to help by removing barriers that may have previously stopped employers from rehiring retirees and dissuaded many workers from continuing to work after reaching retirement age. The IRS recently provided guidance in the form of answers to two new frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its website to alleviate two common concerns relating to the payment of retirement benefits to employees who are still...

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A bad hire can be a costly, frustrating, and time-consuming mistake. The US Department of Labor has estimated that the cost of a single bad hire equals up to 30% of the employee’s first-year salary. The time and money spent to find, hire, and train these bad hires will all be for naught, and what’s worse is that you will still be on the hook to repeat the process when you inevitably must replace the employee who didn’t work...

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We are delighted to announce that PSNGR1 won the Business Travel Innovator 2021 People's Choice Award at the BTN (Business Travel News) Group 8th Annual Innovate Faceoff on October 22. PSNGR1 is an end-to-end corporate travel platform that provides preferred content, a layer of smart policies/administration, and the convenience of booking everything in one place. No financial commitments. No subscriptions. No booking fees. Just savings of up to 35%. Content Preferred discounts from air, hotel and car suppliers to drive savings! Convenience Employees can book...

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This month’s newsletter provides an overview of recent changes in Canadian and American immigration including all measures directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the most recent news since the beginning of the pandemic and travel restrictions as of October 22, 2021 The U.S. land border will be open to fully vaccinated Canadian travellers starting on November 8 Vaccinated Canadians will be able to travel to the U.S. by land or ferry starting on November 8, 2021 for non-essential purposes (tourism, family travel,...

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From air cargo delays in Hong Kong, to the queue of ships outside key American gateways, to the unrealistic push to 24/7 operations at LA-LB ports, to impending UK border controls, to a new decarbonization initiative, it’s time for the latest edition of The Weekly Roar. It’s the same story… just a different key international shipping gateway. Given a recent COVID-19 outbreak at the Hong Kong International Airport, some industry insiders are predicting transit times to increase by 2-3 days...

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