Just what you needed: Another legal headache for HR — and this one’s just going to get more painful over the coming years. It’s called “family responsibility discrimination.” A recent report from the AARP and the Hastings College of the Law at the University of California sums it up: “Family caregiving concerns will have an […]
Posted on September 11th, 2012 by admin
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Periodically, we ask three HR pros how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A female staffer who suddenly turns on her raunchy co-workers. The Scenario “We’ve got a problem with Meghan Carlson,” said HR manager Stu Capper. “She’s claiming sexual harassment.” Stu had just called supervisor Keith O’Brien into his office, and […]
Posted on September 10th, 2012 by admin
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A heterosexual worker was harassed by his supervisor in the form of anti-homosexual taunts. So why did a court rule in the company’s favor? Superintendent exposed himself to staffer Kerry Woods worked as a construction worker for Boh Brothers. Shortly after he began, his superintendent: began referring to Woods as “princess” and “faggot” exposed himself […]
Posted on September 9th, 2012 by admin
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Intuitively, HR pros just know that managers are important. Now, a new study has been able to quantify how much supervisors affect performance. Removing a poor-performing boss and replacing him or her with a top-performing one is the equivalent of adding an extra person to a team. That’s according to a new working paper from […]
Posted on September 8th, 2012 by admin
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Many areas of the country are just drying out from the effects of Hurricane Ike and other nasty storms — and companies are trying to deal with payroll headaches from lost work records to whether they must continue to pay workers when the organization is temporarily shut down. John Thompson of the employment law firm […]
Posted on September 7th, 2012 by admin
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Social media — and all its HR headaches — is here to stay. But there’s a bigger problem than that: The legal system is awash with conflicting case law on what your people can and can’t do on the Internet. So how can HR best advise staff on how to conduct themselves online? The key […]
Posted on September 6th, 2012 by admin
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The days of tracking down reviews and sorting through files and spreadsheets are over! emPerform serves up powerful and proven performance management software to automate reviews and take your talent strategy to the next level. Get appraisals completed properly and on-time with unlimited online forms, email & task reminders, SMART goal management, status reports…Learn More […]
Posted on September 5th, 2012 by admin
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Don’t believe everything you read on your government documents. The Form I-9, which the government requires new employees to fill out to authorize their ability to work in the U.S. and to verify their identity, is set to expire on Aug. 31. But the government recently announced that a new, revised form they’re working on […]
Posted on September 4th, 2012 by admin
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Everyone knows that talent can give your organization a competitive edge. But whose job is it? The CEO? HR? The answer is both. The responsibility for talent is not a chicken-or-egg question of who comes first. Instead, it’s a carefully choreographed dance in which the C-suite and HR are partners in developing talent excellence and […]
Posted on September 3rd, 2012 by admin
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A meteoric rise in video interviewing might be a sign of things to come on the hiring landscape. Six in 10 (63%) HR pros say their company “somewhat often” or “very often” conducts interviews via video. Compare that to the paltry 14% who answered the same just one year ago. Furthermore,13% of companies surveyed said […]
Posted on September 2nd, 2012 by admin
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