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Bad News for HR—Get Ready to Change the Name of Your Department
Throw out the employee handbooks and get out the mechanical manuals—your future employees may not be human!
For Newly Minted College Grads, Things (i.e., Salaries) Are Looking Up
We’re now well into the swing of college graduation season, and the newest crop of alums has even more to celebrate than many of their predecessors—including ample job prospects and higher-than-usual starting salaries.
Case signals lower threshold for mental distress when cause allegation fails
By Thora Sigurdson The British Columbia Supreme Court recently awarded damages for mental distress in the context of a termination for cause. The decision in George v. Cowichan Tribes signals that it may be easier to establish such a claim when there is a just cause allegation that fails, compared with terminations without cause. It […]
What We Can Learn from Moms about Leadership
Mother’s Day may have come and gone for another year, but there are still things we can learn from dear ol’ Mom! In today’s Advisor, we get 5 leadership lessons from our maternal parent.
Pay Budgets and Variable Pay—What’s Really Happening?
Increases. Budgets. Bonuses. Variable Pay. Compensation is never a simple issue, but it’s an important cornerstone of employee engagement and satisfaction, as well as talent acquisition. What’s happening with pay budgets and variable pay in the real world? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out!
Pay Budgets and Variable Pay—What’s Really Happening?
Increases. Budgets. Bonuses. Variable Pay. Compensation is never a simple issue, but it’s an important cornerstone of employee engagement and satisfaction, as well as talent acquisition. What’s happening with pay budgets and variable pay in the real world? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out!
FMLA confusion: Employers grapple with forced leave, pay for reduced schedule
Questions regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can get tricky. For example, if an employee is off work because of a medical condition, can the employer start the FMLA clock ticking even if the employee doesn’t want his time off counted against his FMLA leave allotment? And what about an exempt employee who […]
5 Ways to Be More Learning-Agile
In yesterday’s Advisor, we defined what “learning agility” is and what “learning-agile” people can do. Today, we learn 5 ways you can become more learning-agile.
You Must Communicate Effectively About Compensation
Yesterday, we got some insights from Chuck Csizmar of CMC Compensation Group about the importance of having a formal compensation strategy document at your organization. Today, we’ll look at the rest of his “Top 8” list of design considerations, plus some final strategies for success.