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On September 5, President Donald Trump announced that the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be phased out over the next six months. In response, 11 states and the District of Columbia have filed suit, alleging that the repeal of DACA violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the […]
Does your company utilize teambuilding exercises to create a more cohesive group of workers? If your company was relying on trust falls, blindfolding, and “human chains” as part of its teambuilding exercises, it sounds like you’re in desperate need of an exercise overhaul.
The tech sector has long been called a job-seekers market, and while it bodes well for IT workers, the odds are often stacked against employers. In a new survey from Robert Half Technology, chief information officers (CIOs) offered insights on today’s hiring difficulties.
Have you implemented a financial wellness program at your company? If not, you may want to consider it as more than three-quarters of workers (78%) report that they are living paycheck-to-paycheck to make ends meet.
In yet another indication of the competitive candidate market, more companies are offering sign-on bonuses.
Yesterday we looked at the pros of required drug testing at your organization. Today we’ll look at the cons.
In yesterday’s Advisor, the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) provided important information for employers on when (and how) to make a 911 call in the event of a mental health crisis in the workplace. Today, NAMI discusses what happens when police arrive and steps employers can take to prepare for mental health crises.
Over time, sourcing candidates has changed from a job role to it’s own discipline. Today, many large organizations have entire departments dedicated to candidate sourcing.
They are fleeing war, genocide, and other horror. They come to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Burma (Myanmar), Iraq, Somalia, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and other countries. All must meet strict standards for admission.
We tend to overcomplicate with scorecards and dashboards, says Shane Yount. If metrics don’t answer the question, “Are you winning or losing?” they don’t matter. You’re wasting your time, he says. Yount’s remarks came at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition, held recently in New Orleans. Yount is chief operating […]