Seems like a lot of companies are balking at allowing employees to telecommute — for a number of reasons. But new research indicates that instituting such a program could help recruiting big-time. The third annual telecommuting survey by Staples shows that telecommuting is increasingly attractive to employees – with 71% of telecommuters saying it’s […]
Posted on June 10th, 2014 by admin
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We’ve been warning you that the Department of Labor (DOL) cops are out in full force, and they just made a series of big busts. Over the past two years, the DOL’s been conducting a strategic enforcement initiative to find Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations in the Tampa Bay, FL area. What it found […]
Posted on June 9th, 2014 by admin
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Picture it: In a meeting with his supervisor concerning commission rates and break times, a used car salesman loses it, calling the supervisor “f@#$ing mother f@#$,” a “f@#$ing crook” and an “a@#hole.” Then he warns the boss that if he’s fired, the boss would “regret it.” Slam dunk, right? The salesman’s outta there. And so […]
Posted on June 8th, 2014 by admin
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Oh, yes. The survey gods have smiled down upon us once again. A dozen HR professionals and hiring managers out of a poll of 2,201 shared excuses they’ve heard from employees arriving late to work that are so horrible, they’re awesome. These were the crown jewels of the survey, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf […]
Posted on June 7th, 2014 by admin
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It would be interesting to see what the Obama Administration has to say about the latest round of research released regarding it’s health reform law. The Urban Institute, a nonprofit social and economic policy research center, has produced a brief report suggesting the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate should be eliminated. This is surprising news, because the […]
Posted on June 6th, 2014 by admin
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So many companies have landed themselves in legal trouble over “inflexible leave policies” — those requiring workers to return to work after a certain amount of leave — that many firms are hesitant to enforce such a policy any longer. But a recent appeals court ruling could mean companies have more leeway in this area […]
Posted on June 5th, 2014 by admin
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Posted on June 4th, 2014 by admin
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Few things strike fear in employers’ hearts like a DOL audit. After all, most of the feds’ investigations result in firms shelling out serious cash in fines or settlements or both. But understanding the major reasons the feds come knocking in the first place — and working diligently to avoid making mistakes in those […]
Posted on June 3rd, 2014 by admin
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The dirty work’s been done for you. Numerous reports and studies have been scoured, and the best findings have been delivered to you on a silver platter. A special thanks goes out to the folks at TalentPuzzle.com, a recruitment agency review site, who aggregated the results of the best new published research on talent acquisition […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2014 by admin
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Earlier this year, President Obama ordered the labor secretary to rewrite the overtime exemption rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but no timetable for that was set. But now we have a clearer picture of when to expect the new rules. The Obama Administration just released its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (PDF). On the bottom […]
Posted on June 1st, 2014 by admin
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