| Review of the 2009 NNEAPS & MAPS Owners Retreat |
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Inner Views
The Voice of the Northern New England
Association of Personnel Services |
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Save the Date March 4th-Mike Gionta Sheraton Portsmouth 3-7pm April 15th - LinkedIn Beginners 3-4:30pm Advanced 4:30-6pm May 6-8th - NEAPS ConferenceWaters Edge Resort |
| NNEAPS Lending Library
We have a new addition to the Lending Library-
Rock The World with your Online Presence by Mike O'Neil. A complete list of materials can be found on the NNEAPS website. If there is something you would like to borrow please contact Deb Kennedy for more information. |
| NHES Cracks Down On Misclassification-Are You at Risk? Did you know that IRS, NH DOL and NH Employment Security use different tests to determine if a worker is "in employment" or is legitimately classified as an "independent contractor?" Because NHES does not collect unemployment tax on workers who are misclassified as independent contractors, misclassification is currently a major focus of the agency. Significant penalties can be assessed and payment of back wages may be ordered as a result of such an audit.
In order to determine if a worker is "in employment" or is an independent contractor, for the purposes of NHES and unemployment tax collection, you must use the A-B-C test. (RSA 282-A:9, III (a), (b) and (c))
The ABC Test provides that services performed by an individual for wages shall be deemed to be employment subject to unemployment coverage unless and until it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of the Department of Employment Security that:
A. The individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such services;
B. Such service is either outside the usual course of business for which such service is performed or that such service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprise for which such service is performed; and
C. Such individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business.
If all three conditions are not met, then the worker is consider "in employment" where NH Employment Security is concerned, even if the worker is considered an independent contractor according to the rules used by another state or federal agency.
From Checkmate Payroll Services newsletter.
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Owners Meeting 2009
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| Membership News
Welcome NNEAPS members and fellow recruiters! For many of us 2009 was a difficult year. However, despite our outward cynical appearance I believe most recruiters are optimistic by nature. Most believe the job market will improve and 2010 will be better than 2009. We believe in our ability to adapt and resourcefully navigate the terrain of the newly forming economy. To borrow a fitting expression...what doesn't kill us makes us stronger!
For those who have joined or re-joined NNEAPS, thank you for your participation. We continue our commitment to educate, inform, train and support the personnel consulting and staffing industries with a full line up of events and services.
Paid members will soon be receiving your certificates in the mail. Please remember to check the NNEAPS web site directory to verify that your information is correct. If you have not yet paid this years dues please do so as soon as possible so you can begin to enjoy the many benefits and take full advantage of the discounts on upcoming programs.
I wish you all a prosperous year. As always, if you have any membership related questions don't hesitate to contact me.
Kim C. Scoggins
NNEAPS Membership Chair |
| Musings with Madden...
Book Review: SNOOP: What Your Stuff Says About You by Sam Gosling, PhD If you are anything like me you enjoy reading the latest best sellers on the psychology of who we are as individuals. Anything that gives me clues into human behavior helps make my job as a recruiter easier. Every author has a different perspective of what makes us up as human beings. As we travel through our daily routines as recruiters, talking with candidates, visiting the hubs of our biggest clients and making connections with those we never knew before, it's first impressions that make up so much of our day in our worlds of talent acquisition. In the book SNOOP: What Your Stuff Says About You, author Sam Gosling, PhD, focuses his research on the fascinating insight into what our "stuff around us" tells to those who meet us and know us. What's on your desk? Does the stuff in your living room tell us who you are? What is in your iPod and on your Facebook profile? From friendliness to flexibility to openness to originality - the things we own and the way we arrange them can say more about us than even our most intimate conversations. This book is an entertaining look at the clues in the most unlikely places that make up who we are. Look around you right now - What is your stuff really saying about you? |
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| Legislative News House Bill 662Paid sick leave after 6 months: Went to Interim Study still there as of this submission, it is still on minimal life support in the House Interim Study. Lobbying effort: Looking to define who we are to help Legislators understand what we do. Health Care Bill: Since the 1/19/10 Senate race in MA: wait and see. Bill Fields from Massachusetts: Completed: Major take away: As MA Staffing Associations have done, we should align ourselves with groups in NH and other New England state associations such as Retailers Association, Hotel and Restaurant Industry Associations. Instead of trying to "re-write" existing law to separately define Temporary Staffing, it would be more prudent to align ourselves with these groups and be part of a larger consortium and watch for any bills that would infringe upon our ability to economically provide such services. Then attempt to add amendments to any such bills. NH LLC Tax: Where do I begin? Our voices were heard, not as much as we had hoped for but through my initial efforts, the Exeter Chamber and other Southern NH Chambers, we were heard. I did a radio talk show and mobilized a forum with the Exeter Chamber for a local forum and coordinated a Seacoast Chamber News Conference. Represented Staffing Sense and NNEAPS in an effort to protect our industry. Thank you to everyone that wrote letters to their legislatures in NH. Next steps: Continue to write f/u letter to your legislatures, in an all out effort to stay front and center. For updates go here. There are bills in the house and senate calling for a repeal. VT & ME: NO updates, will work with my committee to work on ways to stay up on activities in those states as well. Steven G. Davis Chair, Legislative Committee |
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"NNEAPS sponsored programs are a cost effective way to keep my recruiting and staffing team well trained and up to date on the latest trends"
Ed McKersie, CPC
Pro Search, Inc. |
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