Category: HR Management & Compliance

There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.

HR Metrics Survey—What’s Being Measured These Days?

Big data is omnipresent in today’s business landscape. Metrics and analytics, along with the hypotheses drawn from them, are having a great impact on how decisions, big and small, are made—including in the field of human resources. So, what’s happening with HR metrics out there? What are your competitors measuring to gain an advantage? Help […]

McDonald’s joins Wal-Mart in boosting wages

The wage and benefit increases McDonald’s announced on April 1 put the fast-food giant on the same path retailer Wal-Mart took in February when it announced an increase in its starting wage. McDonald’s announced that beginning July 1, it will raise starting pay at company-owned restaurants to $1 over the locally mandated minimum wage. Full- […]

Have You Learned How to Use Social Media for Recruiting?

Recruiting is a key skill that can benefit from new technologies, such as social media, as much as any other professional skill. IF you learn how to use the technology effectively. In today’s Advisor, we get expert answers to a few frequently asked questions (FAQs) on this current topic.

Be Wary of Employee Pay Deductions—They Can Cost You!

Do you believe that deducting from an employee’s wages can be done at an employer’s discretion? Not so fast! The law scrutinizes pay deductions very carefully, and it’s not as cut and dried as you might think. Attorney Ted Boehm has the facts when it comes to pay deductions.

Keep Your Job Descriptions FEHA-Compliant!

California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) expands upon federal prohibitions against discrimination. As it applies to employers with five or more workers, your organization most likely needs to comply—and your job descriptions need to be crafted carefully to stay on the right side of the law. Here’s some help from attorney Marc L. Jacuzzi.

More Fatal Flaws of Performance Management

In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented the first seven of our 10 flaws that may afflict a typical performance management system; today, the final three pitfalls to avoid while you’re assessing employees during appraisals.