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Most employers in Chicago and Cook County will be required to offer paid sick leave beginning July 1. The city of Chicago passed a sick leave ordinance last summer, and Cook County (where Chicago is located) passed a nearly identical law in October. The ordinances apply to all businesses that are located in the city […]
Many employers offer employee wellness programs with the intent of improving overall employee health levels. Improving employee health has the long-term benefit reducing unplanned absences and can even boost productivity. It can reduce healthcare costs for the employee, which then may, in turn, reduce healthcare benefit costs for everyone. It can have the added benefit […]
A recent survey confirms what employer brand advocates have been preaching for years: Employer brand and consumer brand are intertwined, for better or worse.
Job opportunities should be plentiful for the college Class of 2017, which is good news for graduates. However, two recent surveys suggest employers face stiff competition when recruiting these candidates.
It’s only natural to highlight the organization’s strengths, internal growth opportunities, and positive work environment while wooing job candidates. However, exaggerating the positive can create unrealistic expectations. Turnover will result once new hires figure out that they were promised more than the organization can deliver.
For HR and hiring managers, finding new employees rarely goes beyond the traditional résumé and interview process. However, sometimes the best candidate for the job doesn’t know the opportunity exists.
President Trump’s Secretary of Labor said Wednesday that he will soon formally request the public’s input on new overtime regulations. That announcement signals that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) likely will drop its defense of President Obama’s overtime rule, according to one expert.
Lump-sum windows that offer defined benefit (DB) retirement plan participants a chance to convert their vested accrued monthly benefit into a one-time lump-sum cashout have gained popularity as a way for pensions to “derisk” their balance sheets and lower their headcount for U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 47% of U.S. workers are women. While we all expect equal treatment and opportunity at work, women in the workplace have historically been faced with an uneven playing field. Recent data from an iCIMS survey, of 1,000 office professionals, reveals that U.S. companies are making progress, but still struggle […]
An employer will pay nearly $1.2 million to resolve claims that it created wage and hour violations by automatically deducting a lunch break from workers’ hours, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced.