Tuesday December 24, 2024

Social & Mobile: Reaching & Engaging Candidates

With the war for top talent raging on, the key to reaching the best candidates is by tapping into your employees’ connections. View this webcast from iCIMS to learn wyas to take your employee referral program to the next level with the use of social media and how to use best-of-breed tech to optimize your […]

Heads up: Key changes that could be coming for Obamacare

The current version of the healthcare reform law is a lot different from the one that took effect on March 23, 2010 — and more changes are bound to come. While it’s impossible to predict exactly what tweaks the feds will make to Obamacare, experts have pinpointed a number of changes that seem plausible.   […]

The weirdest harassment story you’ll read this year

This woman was sniffed by co-workers who were former prison inmates.  Tonia Royal was hired to work as a leasing manager for an apartment complex on August 3, 2009. By August 6, she’d been fired. How’d that happen? Royal claimed that during her short employment, two maintenance workers would enter her office and hover over her as […]

What were they thinking? Company put together ‘maternity projection chart’

This may be the worst workplace idea we’ve ever heard. Bailey Stoler worked for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, a health coaching and nutritional education school in New York. While there, Stoler claimed that the company treated women drastically differently from men. How? Stoler said the firm: created an evaluation form asking managers to determine […]

‘Integrity tests’ for applicants? Really?

Here’s one we haven’t heard before: Employers subjecting applicants to “integrity testing” as part of the candidate screening process.   We recently stumbled on the practice via a post by Maria Greco Danaher on the Ogletree Deakins blog. The post references an “informal discussion letter” issued by the EEOC, in response to a query from […]

NLRB’s latest confusing decision is a boon for companies — here’s why

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just threw a bone to employers about employees’ social media comments.  After more than three years of decisions from the National Labor Relations Board about employees’ social media usage , HR pros know two things: online conversations between two or more employees about work are usually protected activity under […]

Easing the fears of an anxious workforce

Here’s a disturbing statistic: More than eight of 10 employees participating in a recent poll said they’d be actively looking for a new job in the coming year.   Eighty-three percent of the nearly 900 workers in a recent online poll from Right Management said they’ll be looking to make a move in 2014. And […]

Background Screening: Do You Know Who You’re Hiring?

Before your company hires a potential employee, you should employ a few common pre-employment screens to verify information. Background checks are the most requested employment verification service. They will typically allow an employer to verify previous education, employment, credit report and civil records. Background check service companies specialize in distinctive fields, so make sure you […]

Best Practices: Six Ways to Dial in Your Talent Strategy

More than ever, talent managers find themselves at the center of HR strategy. And solving immediate talent needs is not only expectation. Talent managers must take a long-term view and anticipate tomorrow’s needs to attract, engage, retain, reward, and develop high-performing employees. Click here to learn more!   Tweet This Post

Why you should be glad your employees love fantasy football

It’s hard to think of  the office fantasy football league as a benefit – but it could be a big one. And before you shake your head in disagreement, hear us out.   There’s no denying several studies have been conducted that pooh-pooh the impact fantasy football has on the workplace. The one that’s cited most […]