Is Your Company Guilty of Wage Theft?
Companies tend to focus on messaging that targets management, ignoring information employees and job seekers receive from various sources. After all, there are only so many hours in a day.
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What Is Diversity? What Is Inclusion?
A new study finds that while organizations agree on the importance of diversity and inclusion (D&I), most have difficulty defining diversity and explaining inclusion.
New law bans New York City employers from asking for salary history
by Charles H. Kaplan and Theresa M. Levine Employers in New York City will be prohibited from asking applicants about their previous salary when an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) goes into effect on October 31. The amendment prohibits employers from asking about applicants’ wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation […]
What Is the Biggest Challenge to the CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule?
One half of U.S. companies say their biggest challenge in complying with the forthcoming pay ratio disclosure rule is forecasting how their employees will react, according to a poll by Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company. The poll also found nearly half of respondents haven’t considered how, or if, they […]
ADA: When Is a Transfer a Reasonable Accommodation?
Massachusetts Gen. L. Ch. 151B is the state statute that prohibits discrimination based on disability, and the interpretation of that statute sometimes differs from the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). One area where the two statutes diverge is an employer’s obligation to transfer an employee to a vacant position.
Survey Reveals Upside and Hurdles of Allowing Remote Work
A new survey report analyzes remote work’s impact on employee success, retention and relationships with their managers. “The State of Remote Work” survey, conducted among 1,097 U.S. workers by OwlLabs and TINYPulse, provides some encouraging news for employers who currently allow or who are considering allowing employees to work remotely. Among them:
The Benefits of Network-Driven Performance Management (and 7 Lessons from Geese)
Just as the human resources arena has recently evolved from an individual-focused, personnel-service mindset to a team-oriented framework, the next decade may require human capital strategies to further shift to a network-driven mentality.
Sleep Affects the Working World
Workers aren’t getting enough sleep—and it’s not good for the workplace. Besides the detrimental effects to wellness, a lack of sleep contributes to poor decision making. Part of the problem is managerial cultures that treat constant wakefulness as a badge of honor.
Best Workplaces for Women 2017
Great Place to Work, a global research firm, and Fortune have announced their annual ranking of the Best Workplaces for Women.
Recruiting Today Is GRIM: Google, Reputation’s Impact, Mobile
In his session on technology trends shaping recruiting today, expert Bob Corlett used GRIM to help outline his thoughts. His remarks came at BLR’s RecruitCON conference held last year in Las Vegas. Corlett is the founder and president of Staffing Advisors.