Rising costs, along with an increasingly complex health care system, make it even more important for businesses to have a clear understanding of their health care benefits and strategy. Health Care Essentials will help you understand the 3 essential questions every businessmust ask in 2013, 5 key health care reform dates, and 7 essential facts […]
Posted on April 10th, 2013 by admin
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A recent study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that about 40% of the U.S. workforce, or more than 55 million people, don’t get any paid time off. That could change if a new bill before both houses of Congress is eventually passed. The Healthy Families Act was recently introduced by Rep. Rose DeLauro […]
Posted on April 9th, 2013 by admin
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A new study shines a light on a disturbing trend that might be sending your best performers packing. In an ideal world, your top employees would be the most engaged, happily going about their work and talking to everyone about how much they love the company. But it appears the opposite is the case. In […]
Posted on April 8th, 2013 by admin
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Some HR pros have become afraid of entering into “last chance” agreements with poor-performing staffers. But as one workplace expert notes, those agreements can be legal and helpful — as long as they’re done the right way. Tim Eavenson, writing on his blog Current Employment, helpfully defines what a “last chance” agreement is in a […]
Posted on April 7th, 2013 by admin
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The termination conversation: The most distasteful part of any manager’s job. Here are some guidelines on how to handle these confrontations in a humane, controlled and legally safe way. But before that confrontation can happen, HR’s often faced with getting managers past their normal aversion to making the final termination decision. A few of the […]
Posted on April 6th, 2013 by admin
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There’s not a lot of humor to be found in employment law, let alone the Family and Medical Leave Act. But these cases should be good for a chuckle. ‘Maybe overworked’ The first comes from Florida, where Biljana Pivac worked as a warehouse clerk for Componenet Services & Logistics, Inc. Pivac was fond of using […]
Posted on April 5th, 2013 by admin
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Workplace bullies have always been on the scene. But they’re now being recognized as productivity killers and potential legal threats to employers. Some researchers claim one in every three employees will experience bullying at work. And the experts say bullying costs businesses more than $200 billion a year due to decreased productivity, increased absenteeism and […]
Posted on April 4th, 2013 by admin
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Two major employers’ recent announcements that they were banning off-site work arrangements have raised an intriguing question: Is telecommuting a good thing or not? Alas, the answer appears to be: It depends. As you know, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently eliminated the company’s work-from-home policy. One week later, Best Buy followed suit. Many wondered if the decisions made […]
Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by admin
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Learn the value of video for HR professionals. In a recent HR.com webinar, Kevin Wheeler explained how video can be used throughout the recruiting process, from the initial candidate assessment to onboarding new employees. He even went so far to say “Video is the most significant thing to happen to recruitment in the next 2 […]
Posted on April 2nd, 2013 by admin
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Pay-for-performance plans certainly aren’t new. But this company has taken the idea to a whole new level. David Williams and Mary Michelle Scott, CEO and president, respectively, of the inventory software developer Fishbowl, have come up with a compensation strategy that seems perfect for today’s uncertain economy: They put all employees on a commission plan. […]
Posted on April 1st, 2013 by admin
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