Author: HR Daily Advisor Staff

background check

48% of Employers Do Not Rescreen Employees, Despite Prevalence of Organizational Risk

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 28, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Regularly-scheduled follow-up background checks can help protect employees, customers, and company assets, a new survey finds. HireRight, a provider of global employment background checks, drug and health screening, and electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify solutions, has released findings from its 10th Annual HireRight Employment Screening Benchmark Survey. HireRight’s report explores key issues, trends, and underlying […]

Sexual Harassment

Lesson Learned from Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster: You Can’t Sweep Harassment Under the Rug

By Kate McGovern Tornone Apr 27, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 13, 2018

When Fox News paid some of the $13 million needed to settle sexual harassment claims made against O’Reilly Factor host Bill O’Reilly, it seemingly failed to fully address the problem. The company didn’t thoroughly investigate or take appropriate remedial action until there was public pressure to do so, according to news reports. Employment law attorneys […]

performance reviews

Time to Ditch the Annual Performance Appraisal?

By Jennifer Carsen, J.D., Senior Legal Editor Apr 27, 2017 Talent

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Ah, the annual (or semi-annual) performance appraisal. One of the few rituals of work life that’s loathed in almost equal measure by employees, managers, and HR alike.

burnout

Workers Routinely Go the Extra Mile but Companies Don’t Get the Full Picture, Says Survey

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 27, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

In its first annual Billing and Burnout Report, Kimble Applications—a professional automation service company—analyzed and reported on the habits and burnout of employees that track billable hours (accountants, lawyers, IT consultants, marketers, etc.), finding that many employees under report the hours they work—a potentially dangerous little white lie.

Pay

Total CEO Pay Rose 6% in 2016, Willis Towers Watson Study Finds

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 26, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Increases in total compensation for chief executive officers (CEOs) at the nation’s largest corporations remained fairly moderate again last year, driven largely by uneven corporate performance, increasing bonuses, and a sharp decrease in the value of stock option exercises, according to a new analysis of proxy disclosures by Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, […]

interview

What Do Employers Really Need to Know About Job Applicants?

By Joan Farrell, JD, Senior Legal Content Specialist Apr 25, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Employers invest significant time, energy, and resources in bringing a new employee onboard.  Recruiting, screening, and interviewing processes are all done with the goal of hiring an employee who will do a job well and work well within an organization.  So what do employers need to know to hire successfully?  And what are the things […]