July 19th, 2010
Microsoft’s Bizspark site featues HR Locker as startup of the day today. This is a fantastic promotion for HR Locker helping us to reach a truly global audience. We’re delighted, even if the audio and video is a bit patchy
I posted on the HR Locker blog that the Bizspark team are genuinely fantastic [...]
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April 2nd, 2010
Assemblypoint secured seed funding to improve products and enter new markets.
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March 15th, 2010
According to Article 3 of the Electronic Signature Law of China (2004):
“The parties concerned may agree to use or not to use electronic signature or data message in such documentations as contracts and other documents, receipts and vouchers in civil activities.
The legal effect of a document, with regard to which the parties concerned have agreed [...]
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March 15th, 2010
There’s a relatively new piece of employment law governing the provision of contracts to employees in foreign owned companies in China. Here’s a clause that would be ignored at the employers peril:
Article 82. If an Employer fails to conclude a written employment contract with a worker within one month after the date on which it [...]
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January 28th, 2010
hrlocker.com – beta launched today!
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January 22nd, 2010
This is class. It’s hopefully a joke and all credit to employeehandbookstore.com.
Computers and Related Equipment
EZ2WORK4 Company provides employees access to computers, printers and other equipment for personal and business use. Feel free to [...]
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January 13th, 2010
Many people have asked if we’d release a tool to help manage their staff handbook, or policies and procedures. Most HR departments print the document, distribute it and request a signed confirmation page by return. Most employees comply. Some don’t. It’s a pain in the ass to monitor.
So, we’re launching HrLocker.com at the end of [...]
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November 24th, 2009
The National Employment Rights Authority released its quarterly report yesterday. It conducted 18,273 calls, interviews, and inspections of Irish employers. Here are the summary results…
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November 20th, 2009
I’ve heard of some strange clauses appearing in contracts of employment. I’m going to try to keep a list of them on this blog. Here’s the starting point:
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November 3rd, 2009
We’re in the process of porting AssemblyPoint to Windows Azure. Why? It allows a small Web company to scale massively without incurring large costs at the early stages. Additionally, it improves security and data integrity. In essence it removes most of the headaches associated with hosting.
The good news is that the process, so far, has [...]
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