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Smartphone use has complicated employer calculations of working time and overtime for years, and it now appears to have caught the interest of the U.S. Department of Labor, which recently announced plans to collect information on how the use of smartphones impacts hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In its spring 2015 regulatory […]
These applicants may have some gaps in their résumés, but their skill sets, interpersonal and management skills, versatility, and ability to multitask are awesome. Who could they be?
This issue of the Advisor provides you with valuable training information about Internet security, why it’s important, and what employees can do to ensure it.
Our HR Technology Survey sought to learn how tech advancements are changing the face of human resources—and how professionals in the field are adapting. Are new systems affecting recruiting strategy? Are they assisting with productivity, both in the HR department and in businesses as a whole? And, perhaps most importantly, how far can HR pros […]
An innovative company in San Francisco not only has a unique way of securing new products but also an out-of-the-box way to get its employees carried away—literally.
Today, in an excerpt from Maine Employment Law Letter, Attorney Connor Beatty of Brann & Isaacson, LLP, discusses the real-life pros and cons of making employees’ salary information public knowledge.
With summer quickly approaching, it’s time to pull out those warm-weather clothes and dust off my copy of Dirty Dancing, one of my favorite summer films. Who can forget the summer of 1963 when Baby performed her triumphant lift, Johnny taught us about standing up for others no matter what it costs us, and we […]
In today’s Advisor, we hear from guest columnist, Bridget Miller, about how you can use training and development to improve your ability to keep good employees from leaving for the competition.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has become the latest major health insurer to acknowledge having suffered a large-scale cyberattack on its member data. Information on about 1.1 million individuals was affected by the breach, which CareFirst discovered during an information technology security review conducted in the wake of the attacks on Anthem and Premera. In June 2014, […]
However you go about finding candidates, you’ll eventually wind up with a stack—paper or digital—of candidates’ credentials. Your time is precious. You don’t want to waste it reviewing the credentials/résumés of unqualified candidates.