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Does BYOD make your data less secure?

By Chris Ceplenski Nov 8, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

BYOD, which stands for "bring your own device," is becoming an increasingly more popular plan in the workplace. It can provide employers an added connection to their workforce, allowing employees to efficiently address important matters quicker than in the past. Allowing access to the employer's network via the employee's own personal devices may result in greater overall efficiency and productivity, fewer electronic devices for the employee to keep track of, and the ability to use the most up-to-date devices and features if they choose.

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Mentoring Lets Employees ‘Stand on the Shoulders of Giants’

By Tammy Binford May 29, 2012 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

It’s often said that employees are an employer’s greatest resource. That being the case, it’s no wonder many employers turn to mentoring — the linking of talented but inexperienced employees to proven leaders. Famed scientist and philosopher Sir Isaac Newton has been quoted as saying, “If I have been able to see further, it was […]

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Recruiting for the Most Promising Career Fields in 2019

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Aug 28, 2018 Recruiting

Updated: Aug 28, 2018

School is starting across the nation and many college students will be picking majors or finalizing career plans as the year unfolds. For recruiters in some industries, your selection options will be ripe for the picking, but for others, you may be faced with the same challenges you’ve been struggling with for much of 2018.

To Pay for Performance You Must Measure Performance

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 11, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jun 11, 2012

The basic rule of pay-for-performance? You can’t pay for performance unless you can measure performance performance on a consistent, credible basis, says consultant Paul R. Dorf, Ph.D., APD. Workplace compensation is essentially a supply and demand system, says Dorf, who is managing director of Compensation Resources, Inc. in Upper Saddle River, NJ. Supply has been […]

HRIS Checkup Time—Try This Checklist

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Oct 29, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 29, 2012

Yesterday’s Advisor presented the results of a recent survey on HRIS use; today, an HRIS checklist from HR.BLR.com, BLR’s premier HR website. Here are recommended items to check to see if your HRIS is up to the mark. (It’s just as useful for those considering HRIS). Records Maintained Does your system maintain the following personnel […]

Another New Leave of Absence for Canadians?

By Northern Exposure Apr 1, 2012 Northern Exposure

Updated: Apr 1, 2012

By Ralph N. Nero and Fida Hindi Canadian employees are entitled to all sorts of leaves – maternity leaves, parental leaves, sick leaves, emergency leaves, leave for the disappearance of a minor child, and the list goes on. Now Ontario may be joining Quebec by creating yet another new category of leave of absence for […]

Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis

By Jeff Farthing Dec 11, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 11, 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama has chosen former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle as his Secretary of Health and Human Services and health care czar. Daschle lays out his ideas about how to fix the ailing U.S. health care system in his book Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis, which was published in February […]

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Managing Medical Certifications under FMLA: Recertification

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Sep 8, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Sep 8, 2016

This article series will cover managing medical certifications under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In the last installment we covered the authentication, clarification, and second opinions surrounding medical certification, here we’ll go over recertification. The FMLA regulations offer procedures for recertification.

How to Pick the Best Content Curation Tools

By Kelly Creighton Apr 17, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 17, 2018

Content curation benefits your entire organization, not just your learners. According to well-renowned IDC research highlighted by Anders Pink, typical knowledge workers spend about 25% of their time either searching for information or analyzing it. So, well-executed content curation, which sorts high-quality and relevant content, is a great way to get knowledge workers back to […]

Millennials: Happy at Work, But Still Looking for Another Job

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 16, 2016 Talent

Updated: May 16, 2016

Every employee faces this question at some point—should I stay here or should I go? A new study has found that with Millennials, it may come up more often. Even with 86% of Millennials surveyed stating they are happy where they currently work, nearly half (49%) are either actively looking or open to a new […]