Serious about increasing employee engagement? It’s simple: Pay them well. That’s one conclusion that can be drawn from recent research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). After enduring years of frozen wages or small pay increases, U.S. employees are now tying compensation to how happy they are at work, according to Job Satisfaction and Engagement: […]
Posted on May 11th, 2014 by admin
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Seems like more and more workers are realizing just how much cash in the bank you need to be able to retire comfortably. A new study from HR consulting giant Towers Watson says that nearly two out of three workers (62%) would be willing to give up some pay for guaranteed retirement benefits. In […]
Posted on May 10th, 2014 by admin
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may be cracking down on companies trying to control employees’ use of social media, but companies across the globe are taking steps to tighten standards on what workers should be allowed to say on the Internet. More than 70% of employers participating in a recent Proskauer survey said […]
Posted on May 9th, 2014 by admin
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Raise your hand if you’ve got a policy that says something like “personal use of company email is prohibited.” Those of you with your hands up will likely have to make some changes if the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues down the road it’s on. At the request of the Obama Administration, the NLRB […]
Posted on May 8th, 2014 by admin
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In the 2014 Workforce Talent and Workforce Management Outlook survey, Human Capital Media Advisory Group, the research arm of Workforce magazine, in partnership with Cornerstone OnDemand set out to discover where HR leaders are seeing their greatest successes and feeling the greatest pain. Additionally, we explored how HR leaders are setting priorities for the coming […]
Posted on May 7th, 2014 by admin
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You wouldn’t treat diabetic employees as second-class citizens, would you? Of course not. But not every company has that kind of common sense. Case in point: Strad Oilfield Services out of North Dakota. Shortly after finding out an employee had diabetes, Strad terminated the worker, according to an investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s […]
Posted on May 6th, 2014 by admin
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Even if your company’s confidentiality policy doesn’t specifically bar employees from discussing their paychecks with one another, it could still land you in court — and wind up being found unlawful. That’s one of the important takeaways from a recent court ruling on the scope of a company’s confidentiality policy. Prevented discussion of wages? In […]
Posted on May 5th, 2014 by admin
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When you say “FMLA” and “ADA” in the same sentence, most employers sigh, thinking the marriage of the two laws only allows employers to “double dip” into the medical leave system. But they actually work together in one area to help employers — not just employees. That area: fitness-for-duty exams. Under the FMLA, when an […]
Posted on May 4th, 2014 by admin
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Nowadays, employers are paying a lot more attention to how employees feel about their managers, their organizations and their day-to-day duties. And one company has come up with an astonishing plan to ferret out that data: Ask workers direct questions. No, we’re not talking about those long and involved employee surveys. David Niu, founder […]
Posted on May 3rd, 2014 by admin
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It’s difficult to tell what kind of person someone is just by their resume. Heck, it can even be difficult to tell when face to face with the person. But there are some approaches that will do the trick. Chances are you want a hire who’s self-motivated, honest and trustworthy — in addition to having […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2014 by admin
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