Tag: hiring
Cheesecake Factory’s Not-So-Sweet Harassment Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has slapped restaurant chain Cheesecake Factory, Inc., headquartered in Calabasas, with a class-action lawsuit alleging male-on-male sexual harassment at a restaurant in Arizona.
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Compensation: Should We Give Quick Raises to New People for Better Retention Results?
I just read an article that said it’s important to give raises to good new employees soon after hiring or you’ll lose them. Sure, that may be a good idea in theory, but if I do that, the new people will make more than the workers who have been around for much longer. And that’s […]
Rent a Geezer: The "FlexGeneration" Is Here
Enough of Gen X and Gen Y—now we’ve got FlexGenerationSM. This new category includes mid-career execs who want more flexibility or more varied experiences, and those at retirement age who want fulfilling work. They wan to fill emerging gaps in your workforce—but only on their terms. How do you match up those eager flexers with […]
Teens in the Workplace: Summer’s Here—Understand the Wage and Hour Rules for Minors
Cyberslander: 6 Ways HR Can Contain It
Yesterday’s Advisor briefed us on the challenges of cyberslander. Today, recommendations for dealing with it, and a new technological solution to a far older HR problem … writing job descriptions. Here are Attorney Matthew S. Effland’s tips for identifying and managing cyberslander. Effland, an associate at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Indianapolis, […]
Hiring: Best of Intentions, Worst of Lawsuits
Today, more manager’s hiring mistakes to add to the expensive 6 in yesterday’s Advisor, plus a program that’s helping HR managers all over the country be more effective … especially if they’re in small or one-person departments. Although they may have the best of intentions, untrained managers doing hiring can get their companies in legal […]
Selection Slips and Hiring Hiccups: 8 Common Failures: Hiring and Recruiting
In today’s economy, hiring should be easy. But that doesn’t change the fact that the hiring process is fraught with legal pitfalls, especially for unwary and untrained managers. Here are 8 of the most common, as listed by a prominent attorney. (The first 6 today, the balance tomorrow.) Managers think they are doing a good […]
Teens in the Workplace: What Employers Should Know, Part 1
It’s hard to believe, but summer is almost here. And if you’re planning on hiring young workers to add to your ranks during the summer months, now’s the time to read up on the special safety rules that apply to teens in the workplace. In fact, May is Safe Jobs for Youth Month in California. […]