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And the CandE Goes to …

Talent Board, a nonprofit organization focused on the promotion and benchmark research of a quality candidate experience, has announced the winners of the 2017 North American Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards.

A Better Way to Communicate with Candidates

Yesterday we looked at some of the problems with current communication methods with candidates. Today we’ll look at ephemeral mobile messages—messages that vanish after they have been read. We’ll also look at why they can be so valuable.

Companies Pledge to Support Dreamers

On September 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects approximately 780,000 undocumented immigrants, known as dreamers, from deportation.

A Healthy Workplace Is a Happy Workplace

In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Dan Colgan shared a few ideas on taking a holistic approach to wellness and a few programs that can help. Today we present more from Colgan on events that can help boost the health (literally) of your company.

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How to Improve Internal Mobility

Internal mobility refers to employee movement through different roles within the same organization. It can be related to employee development—as an employee progresses along his or her development path, they move to new roles accordingly.

Human

Workplace Technologies and Employee-Centric Design are Redefining HR, Says Bersin

Bersin, Deloitte Consulting LLP’s digital destination for the Human Resources professional, has found in its latest “High Impact HR” research that new workplace technologies and changing workforce expectations are creating unprecedented opportunities for HR organizations to transform the way companies and their people interact.

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California Companies Can Impose a Waiting Period on Paid Vacation Accrual

A California auto detail business required its employees to work for at least 1 year before earning vacation. An employee left after 6 months and received no vacation pay upon his departure. He sued the company, claiming it unlawfully required him to forfeit his accrued vacation pay.

FMLA

FMLA: Is Postoperative Care Considered a Serious Health Condition?

As employers are well aware, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take leave for qualifying serious health conditions. In a recent decision, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Connecticut, New York, and Vermont—highlighted the need for employers to be more inquisitive—and perhaps more expansive—when determining whether a condition […]