The 9 Big Dangers of Big Data
Big data—it’s touted as HR’s new source for actionable information. In fact, big data analysis does produce some fascinating results. But beware, there are a lot of dangers of big data.
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Disability Bias: Deaf UPS Drivers Win ADA Suit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that United Parcel Service (UPS) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by maintaining a qualification standard that screened out deaf drivers, where the company could not show that the standard was required for business reasons.
Further Results of the 2014 Termination and Exit Interviews Survey—What Are the Best Practices?
In yesterday’s Advisor, we announced findings from BLR’s Termination and Exit Interviews Survey. Today, more results from our study, including information regarding best practices and what’s happening with severance pay.
This is How You Stop Your Culture from Turning Toxic
by Greg Harris, president and CEO of Quantum Workplace Having a strong and positive organizational culture solves many of the problems that companies face. Everything from recruiting issues to low employee engagement can be avoided when the right culture is in place. On the flip-side, having a toxic culture can be devastating.
Empowerment Through Benefits: Nurturing Employee Financial Health
Wellness programs have become a standard for organizations today–which is great news for employees–but they often focus on things like nutrition and fitness, work-from-home allowances, and mental health support. Often important elements like financial well-being, that can have a significant impact on an employee’s mental health, are overlooked. It’s been said that “a company is […]
The 3-Legged Dance of FMLA, PDA, and COBRA
Much has been written about the Bermuda Triangle of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), but that’s not the only triangle that makes FMLA compliance tricky. Compliance gets even murkier when the ramifications of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), ADA, and […]
This Man’s Journey for Jobs Is a Honeymoon!
In a slight twist on the Mike Rowe media franchise of working all kinds of jobs, Hourly America, a website presented by Snagajob, is sending “career insights” blogger Heath Padgett across the country where he will work at different jobs in each state through the Snagajob database. What’s “strange” about this story is that the […]
Goin’ Negative—Didn’t Your Mother Tell You that If You Can’t Say Something Nice About Someone …
You know about employment policies: You can have them in place, but that doesn’t mean all your employees will follow them—even employees in the human resources department!
The Work Ethic Stigma Surrounding Gen Z
The perception among older members of society that younger members don’t work as hard is probably as old as time. But when such perceptions pervade the labor market, it can mean real—and often undeserved—impacts for younger workers. Specifically, there is a perception among many hiring managers that members of Generation Z simply don’t work as […]
Texas Excludes Self-funded Plans From ‘Insurer’ Definition, Exposing S-L Policies to State Taxes
In a May 18 ruling, the Texas Supreme Court compelled a stop-loss insurer to pay a direct premium tax on stop-loss policies sold to self-funded health plans. Stop-loss insurance written in Texas for self-funded plans is not “reinsurance” and thus must pay state levies and follow state insurance rules, the court held. American National, a […]