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Many employers are worrying overtime about overtime as the Fair Labor Standards Act is used more aggressively, and against some of the biggest players in business. Competitors in the retail business have been reluctant to take on Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retail chain. No such problem for the U.S. Dept. of Labor. The department’s bird […]
An HR executive, allegedly terminated for poor performance and not complying with the terms of his performance probation, argued that his termination was in retaliation for complaining about the CEO’s age-related comments. Background. In 2005, “Russell” was hired as vice president of worldwide human resources (HR) for Corbis Corporation. In July 2007, the CEO who […]
In the 1939 movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” the Cowardly Lion is known for his lack of courage. Oddly enough, when it comes to making the best use of employer-sponsored financial wellness initiatives, today’s workforce may have something in common with the classically fearful character.
In a previous post, we talked about the decision companies face in classifying workers as independent contractors—those who receive a 1099 for tax purposes—and traditional employees who receive a W2.
One minute it’s acceptable social drinking at a business function; the next, it’s unacceptable drunkenness embarrassing to the company. How do you deal with alcoholism? By government estimates, nearly 14 million Americans abuse alcohol or are alcoholic, and millions more are close to being so. That means, odds are, some of them are working for […]
By Susan Vitale, iCIMS In a constantly changing industry, keeping a pulse check on current trends is a must for talent acquisition success. Although any player in the job market should be aware of its upcoming changes, it is up to recruiters to actively engage with these changes in order to produce best-practice hiring processes […]
Surveys are regularly used as a means of attaining feedback from employees on training that they’ve attended or participated in. While surveys generally represent what is referred to as an “applause meter”—an indication of whether employees liked the training, as opposed to whether the training had an impact—they are a useful means of learning about […]
Litigation Value: Approximately $5,000 – 10,000; Oscar’s Dunder Mifflin vacation time … and the replacement cost of Stanley’s busted windshield. Employment law issues often get overlooked in a merger while the parties focus on stock price, transition planning, public relations, and other big-ticket concerns. When Gabe announced to the Scranton employees that Sabre offered two weeks of vacation, […]
Most HR managers only have a few bad compensation habits, but they’re hard to break, say experts Stacey Carroll and Al Lee. In today’s Advisor, their “Top 5” bad habits in compensation. Carroll is Director of Professional Services and Education at Payscale, Inc.; Lee is Director of Qualitative Analytics. Their remarks came at a recent […]
Have you heard of programmatic recruiting? In essence, programmatic recruiting is the idea of taking the recruiting process and optimizing it through technology. It emphasizes using technological means—rather than using people—to improve efficiencies in the recruiting process. More of the process becomes automated, using data to make decisions.