How Can Gamification Improve Your Employee’s Brains?
Benjamin Franklin is reported to have said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
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Here Is Why Your ERP and HCM Alone Won't Cut It for Recruitment
Recruiting is dynamic and complex. It is simply too important to get wrong, because when your recruiting fails and your business is understaffed or not staffed with the right people, operations and results suffer.
Study Finds Widespread Employer Brand Credibility Gap
Think you’ve got employer branding figured out? You may want to rethink that certainty, in light of findings from a new study conducted by global communications and engagement firm Weber Shandwick.
Your Career Outlook: 2018 and Beyond
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” might very well describe the recruiting life in 2017. Although recruiters have become go-to staff members amid a talent shortage, the talent shortage has made the job more difficult. Every indication is that 2018 will bring more of the same.
Leave your mistakes in the past, but keep the lessons for the future
by Dan Oswald In just a handful of days, 2017 will be over. Another year in the books. I don’t know about you, but they seem to go faster as I get older. It’s like I’m speeding to a finish line that I don’t necessarily want to reach! But it’s like I say about birthdays, […]
‘Royal’ additions: handling HR issues that arise due to marriage and childbirth
I admit that, like many Americans, I am fascinated with the lives of the British royal family. That is especially true with respect to Charles and Di’s two young princes. I enjoy hearing news about Prince Williams’ adorable family, and I was excited to hear about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent engagement. In fact, […]
Automated Work Will Nearly Double Over the Next 3 Years, Says Willis Towers Watson
Work automation, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, is expected to surge in the next 3 years in companies throughout the United States, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking, and solutions company.
Employees Want More Transparency—Why It Matters and How to Provide It
With all the recent focus on workplace culture, it’s clear now more than ever that employees want accountability and transparency from their employers; but are they actually getting it?
Browning-Ferris Reversal Calls End to Uncertainty on Joint Employment
Employers confused over what constitutes joint employment have seen the confusion largely cleared up, thanks to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision issued December 14.
3rd Circuit: Employees Entitled to Pay for Short Breaks During Day
In a recent precedential decision, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—held that employers are obligated to pay employees for breaks of 20 minutes or less under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).