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Yesterday’s Advisor presented the first five of the nine key skills of human resources (HR) management from Jay Schleifer and Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR. Today, Schleifer and Bruce present the rest of these essential skills.
Today and tomorrow we revisit the most popular article of our sister publication, the HR Daily Advisor, in which Jay Schleifer and Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR, present nine essential skills of human resource (HR) management. Which of these skills do you already have, and in which areas could you use some training?
Tired of employees looking at their cell phones during important meetings? So is an award-winning actress who called out a reporter who was more involved with his phone than with her appearance at a press conference. And it seems she got some “Joy” from laying down the law to him.
Yesterday we heard from compensation expert Bryan Van Noy about how cash compensation might not be the most effective or attractive aspect of your compensation package. Today, we’ll go over how you can take that into consideration. By Bryan Van Noy Cash Compensation Is Coercive and Manipulative For employers hoping to change employee health habits […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at some of the results of BLR’s 2015–2016 Holiday Survey. Today we’ll look at the rest of those results. Deck the Halls If their holiday decorations were within reason, 69.9% of survey participants allowed employees to display them. Another 20.4% allowed employees to display whatever they wanted. Display of nonreligious […]
We created a position 3 years ago that we now believe was misclassified as exempt/salaried and should have been non-exempt/hourly. We have had an individual in the position for the past 3 years and are going to change them to hourly ASAP. Importantly, we also want to address potential overtime worked during this time. What […]
Wage growth—or lack thereof—continues to be a major issue plaguing the U.S. market, but are some industries faring better than others? New findings from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) reveal which industries have experienced some of the biggest increases—and biggest declines—in postrecession wage growth.
If finding a new job in 2016 is among your New Year’s resolutions, new research from CareerBuilder could provide some guidance about where to start. In partnership with Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI), CareerBuilder compiled a list of the hottest in-demand jobs for 2016.
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD In what could be construed as an “under the radar” move, in late 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) quietly changed federal contractors’ contract threshold amounts for coverage under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503).
In yesterday’s Advisor , management and leadership consultant Shawn Murphy presented the first three of his five common missteps in creating an optimistic workplace and how to correct them. Today, Murphy discusses the final two mistakes to avoid.