3 Actions to Take for Developing a More Diverse Workforce
It’s becoming more and more important for hiring managers and learning and development (L&D) professionals to develop a more diverse workforce and workplace right now.
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Three Inexpensive Ways to Reward Employees this Holiday Season
With unemployment at its lowest in nearly half a century, employee retention is a major challenge for most employers. Factors like emerging markets, flexible work arrangements, remote employment, and contingent employment have made the professional landscape as competitive as ever.
Competing for Remote Workers: Top Jobs That Offer $100,000 or More
One recurring trend for 2018, that’s slated to continue on in 2019, is offering employees flexible working arrangements. In order to attract talent to your company, you can stay ahead of the competition by offering candidates what they want most: flexibility and a competitive salary.
3 Career Fields Robots Can’t Replace
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have proven to be useful to recruiters and hiring managers, who were early adopters of the technology. While many fear that this technology will eventually replace human jobs, there are just some roles that require that specific human touch.
New North Carolina Law Offers Protections Against Negligent Hiring
A new North Carolina law offering protections against negligent hiring and retention claims is set to take effect on December 1.
Pros and Cons of Job Sharing
Job sharing, as the name implies, is when two or more employees share the responsibilities for what would be one full-time job. There are, of course, pros and cons of taking this approach. Let’s take a look at those now.
Is AI Recruiting Discrimination Inevitable?
In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed the idea that using artificial intelligence (AI) or big data in the recruiting process doesn’t eliminate problems with discrimination and bias. Perhaps counter intuitively, these methods can actually emphasize bias if we’re not careful, because the machine doesn’t know any better. It can only assess the (often imperfect) traits it […]
State Minimum Wage Increases for 2019 (Map)
Minimum wage increases will affect states and cities across the country on July 1, 2019.
7 Common Mistakes in Leadership Development Training
It’s no secret that Millennials recently surpassed Generation X to become the single largest cohort in the American Workforce. Which means that younger adults will be continuing to move into positions of leadership and management.
Amazon Takes Steps to Pay Employees a Living Wage
With growing income inequality and fears of losing low-skilled jobs to automation and new technologies like artificial intelligence, there have been increasing calls throughout the country for a “living wage.”