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Every HR professional knows that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can be very, very tricky. With so many diverse situations that could apply and compliance hurdles around every turn (not to mention actually tracking the employee’s FMLA leave accurately), it can be a real personnel management headache. However, a new video training series […]
Yesterday’s Advisor presented tips on managing change in the spirit of Independence Day; today, we share tips on building employee trust and how to boost engagement in your training sessions.
In yesterday’s Advisor, Turning Technologies Cofounder and CEO Mike Broderick shared the first two of three ways that corporate trainers are effectively tailoring their training to an increasingly tech-savvy workforce; today, we present his third strategy. A leading innovator with over 20 years in the group response industry, Broderick is a recipient of the […]
By David Fiacco, COO and president, PeopleStrategy, Inc. HR professionals in small and mid-market companies are tasked with an increasingly complex and broad list of responsibilities. Fortunately, HR technology has evolved over time as well, and small and mid-market companies now have access to affordable solutions that deliver enterprise-level functionality. The Cloud is here to […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR® Legal Editor Jasmin Rojas, JD, shared some tips on how to prevent psychiatric injuries in the workplace; today, the rest of Rojas’s guidance for employers to help promote employee mental health.
If a new recruit is required to relocate, it can be a daunting process—don’t lose him or her right off the bat! In today’s Advisor, Jeff Ellman, cofounder and president of relocation management software provider UrbanBound, offers tips for employers on retaining relocated employees—and ensuring that recruitment efforts aren’t in vain.
Yesterday, we got some insights from Laura Fries, managing director and executive vice president at Baker Tilly, on pay strategies to retain up-and-coming Gen Xers. Today, her thoughts on short-term versus long-term pay for different generations.
In the upper reaches of corporate America, the largest generation on record is retiring—and a new generation is getting set to take over. And Gen Xers aren’t looking for the same things, compensation-wise, their Baby Boomer predecessors were.
Yesterday, we looked at the wage increases recently announced by behemoths Walmart and McDonald’s®. Today: How to prepare for compensation increases at your own organization.
by Judith E. Kramer and Daria H. Hafner President Barack Obama has submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2016, which begins on October 1, 2015. Here are the highlights of the administration’s requests for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Labor Relations […]