You’ve no doubt heard about the recent surge in wage-and-hour lawsuits filed by employees who feel they’ve been cheated by their employer’s allegedly improper pay practices. A growing number of companies are taking steps to protect themselves from these potentially disastrous claims. According to employment law giant Littler Mendelson, roughly half (49%) of the respondents […]
Posted on October 31st, 2013 by admin
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Getting employees to understand and take advantage of benefits during open enrollment periods is big challenge for many HR managers. This paper looks for new ideas on communicating benefit plans from professional marketers, knowledge management experts, and social media gurus. Learn about marketing principles such as targeting the right audience, drawing them in, and measuring […]
Posted on October 30th, 2013 by admin
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This employee left little to the imagination when he messaged a co-worker about, shall we say, hooking up. But did it really qualify as harassment? Here are the details of the case: Benjamin Weinberg, a Navy lieutenant, met Maura Finigan, a Navy JAG, when he came to ask her for some legal advice. Weinberg apparently was […]
Posted on October 29th, 2013 by admin
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Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) are proving to be more popular than ever. Here’s how to communicate what they encompass to a potentially confused workforce. There’s no questioning the popularity of CDHPs: Nearly half (44%) of employers are considering offering one as their only option for their employees in 2014, according to a 2013 PwC Touchstone […]
Posted on October 28th, 2013 by admin
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Your fake eye keep falling out? False teeth fly out of your mouth on the expressway? Just feeling grouchy because you’re trying to quit smoking? Go ahead, take the day off. Those are just a few of the (supposedly) real-life excuses offered to explain employee absences, cited in a recent CareerBuilder study. In the […]
Posted on October 27th, 2013 by admin
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Managers will go to great lengths to avoid the dreaded “termination conversation.” And when the confrontation finally happens, they often screw it up. Here are some suggestions to solve both problems. First, a few of the more common rationalizations supervisors use to avoid dropping the axe – and why these avoidance tactics don’t make […]
Posted on October 26th, 2013 by admin
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Are you on the cutting edge of these emerging HR tech trends? So what’s the next wave of technology that HR will be riding? A look at the near future: video interviews Big Data gamification, and social media and mobile recruting. That’s according to Spark Hire, which compiled an informative infographic on the topic. Here’s […]
Posted on October 25th, 2013 by admin
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New research and two recent settlements illustrate that age discrimination is still a huge issue for employers — and it’s not likely to go away anytime soon. The latest numbers: One out of every three British adults over the age of 50 say they’ve experienced age bias, according to a report published recently in the […]
Posted on October 24th, 2013 by admin
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Social recruiting has grown up and has seen universal adoption across industries. Anyone not leveraging social referrals is behind the curve. Download Jobvite’s 6th Annual Social Recruiting Survey Results to see how your social recruiting strategy compares. Click here to learn more! Tweet This Post
Posted on October 23rd, 2013 by admin
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Your managers try their hardest, we’re sure, but you know that every once in a while they slip — hard. Here are four things sure to cause an uprise among their direct reports. It’s no surprise your managers want to do a good job. But supervisors aren’t great just because of what they do. For […]
Posted on October 22nd, 2013 by admin
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