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What You Should Look for in a Language-Learning Program and Why

Going global? Already there? English is still the lingua franca abroad, but this is taken for granted. Stepping into the ring with a limited perspective will prove detrimental to your current or future international business endeavors. It’s time for the English-only workplace to plug language-training programs into their LMS. Standing out among the competition depends on it.

New Recruitment Platform Takes Assessments to the Next Level

There’s been much discussion about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the recruiting process. While most focus on the bias-aspect of AI, many are seeing the benefits this technology offers to recruiters and hiring managers at all levels. If you aren’t using AI in the hiring process, what is a better time to start […]

National Origin, Discrimination, and Employers—Oh, My!

National origin issues are all over the news. Can the United States treat individuals differently based on their country of origin? How will a person’s country of origin affect her ability to obtain a visa to work in the United States? What do you do when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents or other […]

What Are the World’s Creepiest Jobs?

Happy Halloween! You might be wondering what HR and Halloween have to do with one another. Typically not much, other than being careful with how you handle office-oriented Halloween parties or Halloween day firings. But have you stopped to consider what it might be like to be an HR professional at a creepy job? What […]

How Technology Can Help Put the “Human” Back in Human Resources

Across industries, the human resources (HR) department has been subject to an array of stereotypes, from the complaint center, to the benefits specialists, to the hiring—or firing—department. Whatever image comes to mind, it is widely accepted that “traditional” HR serves as a place to go for help. Yet, as new technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]

Promote from Within or Hire Externally?

When looking to fill a vacancy—especially one that is a position of leadership—does your organization look internally, externally, or both?

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What Is the Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018?

The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018 is a bill introduced in the Senate in July 2018 (S. 3218). It proposes, in short, to “allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies.”[i] This bill has only been introduced; it has been referred to committee, and […]