Games in Training—5 Advantages
Gamification is a big trend in training and business in general, but it’s not a perfect training solution. What are some of the advantages of using games in training, and what disadvantages should trainers be wary of?
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New Tennessee law ‘bans the box’ for state government jobs
Tennessee has joined the list of states passing some form of “ban the box” legislation with the passage of Senate Bill 2440. Governor Bill Haslam signed the measure on April 14. Many states, counties, and cities across the country have joined the ban-the-box movement by prohibiting job applications that require applicants to check a box […]
Why Do Many Employees Love Their Jobs? Location, Location, Location
We all know the adage, “Location is everything.” Training and research firm Leadership IQ® recently surveyed 3,478 employees using a 10-question online test called “Is Your Personality Suited to Working Remotely or in the Office?” The results of where employees want to work was a rousing endorsement of … not in the office!
Take a Look at our Talent and Performance Management Survey Results Now
In yesterday’s Advisor we stated to take a look at the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey results. Today we’ll look at the rest of those results.
Get the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey Results!
We recently conducted a survey on talent and performance management. The topic of talent and performance management has become critical in the last few years, and we sought to answer some of the most important questions facing these issues.
New York, California gearing up for $15 minimum wage
On April 4, the governors of New York and California signed measures that will culminate in a $15 minimum wage phased in over the next few years. Champions of the minimum wage increases say they are important to providing workers a living wage, but foes in both states predict job losses and business failures. New […]
Talent and Performance Management Survey Summary Results
The HR Daily Advisor research team conducted the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey in January, 2016. Talent and performance management are some of the most important and rigorous tasks any HR professional has to deal with. We asked participants everything from how they identify high-performing employees to how they reward those employees to what […]
Employers should continue using expired Form I-9 until new version is available
The current revision of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9 expired March 31. However, USCIS has instructed employers to continue using this version of the form until a new revision is approved. Meanwhile, revisions to Form I-9 have been proposed, but the new form cannot be finalized and adopted until the public has […]
Mississippi passes broad anti-LGBT law
On April 5, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill that provides businesses, religious organizations, and individuals with legal protection for refusing to provide services to LGBT individuals. The new law provides “certain protections regarding a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction for persons, religious organizations and private associations” that refuse services to LGBT […]
Compulsory public-sector union dues survive deadlocked Supreme Court
A 4-4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a closely watched case on public-sector unions leaves previous legal precedent intact, effectively sealing a union victory. On March 29, the evenly split Court issued a one-sentence ruling in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association that allows the decision of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to stand. […]