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By Kyla Stott-Jess The professional sports world has been buzzing with the sudden departure of offensive tackle Jonathan Martin from the Miami Dolphins. His midseason exit from the team comes amid allegations that he was the victim of harassment and bullying. The scandal has given the public a glimpse behind closed locker-room doors, into the […]
Metadata is becoming an ever-present threat to today’s legal and business interactions. While the concept sounds daunting, it’s important to understand what metadata is, how it can be used against employers, and how to limit the associated risks. Audio Conference: Practical ESI Management for HR: Rules for Controlling Electronically Stored Information Out with the antiquus, […]
As companies consider offering student loan assistance to entice Millennial job seekers, they may want to consider that the newest generation entering the workforce probably won’t find the benefit as attractive—or necessary.
In yesterday’s post, we began to explore how you can conduct better interviews by supporting your intuition with an understanding of your values and learning how to recognize those values in your candidates. Today we’ll look at some details of how to use these skills in an interview.
Bringing on contingent workers can be a wise decision for many employers, but a number of issues need to be considered when deciding whether contingent staff makes sense. Here are some matters to bear in mind:
This edition of The Oswald Letter is a guest post from Elizabeth Petersen, Project Director for Simplify Compliance.
Litigation Value: allowing office staff to take over the warehouse and invent a new loading method = several bizarre Workers’ Compensation claims; Andy asking Oscar about his “wildest fantasy guy” while choosing new warehouse personnel = yet more fodder for Oscar’s potential claims; and controlling your own destiny = priceless. This week’s episode started off […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented attorney Marc Jacuzzi’s checklist for personnel records. Today, his tips on HR recordkeeping plus an introduction to a special tool for the small or even one-person HR department. Jacuzzi, a shareholder in the South San Francisco law firm Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, P.C., offers the following tips for better, […]
Litigation Value: Front-row seat for the epic Michael v. Oscar battle of the wits = $0; coffee from the office coffee bar = a shocking $8 per cup; watching Dwight fail miserably at drinking coffee with his toes = priceless. In this week’s episode, Oscar and Michael battle it out to see who is the […]
by Clayton Jones In Canada, legislative developments continue to occur regarding the issues of gender identity and gender expression and have gained much attention in recent months. This is due in part to the increased acknowledgement of the challenges faced by transgendered people including in the workplace. One of the results is that employers are being […]