It’s one of HR pros’ favorite times of the year — when there’s proof that other companies do, indeed, have employees as crazy as their own. Herewith, the latest list of workers’ most bizarre reasons for being late to work. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, traffic is the most common cause of tardiness among employees (50%), […]
Posted on January 31st, 2015 by admin
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There’s new evidence that HR pros will be wrestling with an increasingly assertive workforce in 2015. According to a recent poll from Saba, provider of cloud-based talent management services, 36% of employees nationally are looking for a new job. Their biggest motivation for jumping ship? Finding career growth opportunities. Some other results of the survey: […]
Posted on January 30th, 2015 by admin
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Four recent bias cases should be pretty vexing to HR pros. In two, the alleged victims were given some pretty unusual (and, in at least one case, very large) awards. In the others, the claims against employers will have you banging your head against a wall. Award: $7M (oh, and a building named after her) Let’s start […]
Posted on January 29th, 2015 by admin
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If you’re running a small business you really don’t have room for people who don’t fit in, or don’t pull their weight. Since you need good people, you need to make sure you’ve got your recruiting down pat. Download Creative Recruiting and get our top 8 tips for getting great talent into your growing business. […]
Posted on January 28th, 2015 by admin
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HR pros are already well aware that when a disabled employee’s FMLA leave expires, he or she may be entitled to additional leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. But a new EEOC lawsuit shows that leave may be an option even when workers aren’t eligible for FMLA protections. The recent settlement in EEOC v. EZEFLOW provides an intriguing lesson for […]
Posted on January 27th, 2015 by admin
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By now you know there are some big changes coming to the FLSA. You’re just waiting for the details. Well, they’re starting to leak out of Washington — and they’re not as heavy-handed as some feared. In the weeks that followed President Obama’s executive order asking the DOL to amend the current FLSA overtime regulations […]
Posted on January 26th, 2015 by admin
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Think employers have problems with employees posting nasty stuff about them on Facebook? Wait ’til you hear about this. There’s a new iPhone app available called Memo — and while it’s certainly not the first anonymous messaging app out there, it’s got one major difference: It’s aimed at the workplace. It’s sort of like Glassdoor — only […]
Posted on January 25th, 2015 by admin
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One of the latest (and funniest) trends to hit Twitter: Users sharing what phrases they could use to ruin a perfectly good job interview. And people have posted some real gems that you, as HR pros, will probably appreciate more than most. The hashtag #FiveWordsToRuinAJobInterview shows just how creative people can be when it comes […]
Posted on January 24th, 2015 by admin
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If you’re looking for a grim assessment of the State of the Workplace 2015, here’s some research that’ll fit the bill. Kessler International, a firm specializing in business forensics, recently polled upper and mid-level management at 40 professional services firms on the state of workplace manners, etiquette and ethics. Eighty-four percent of respondents said their staff was inconsiderate […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2015 by admin
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When this worker asked his employer if he could take intermittent FMLA leave in such a way that it would permanently change the nature of his job, the employer denied his request. But then a court stepped in and said the employer didn’t have the right to do that — and you won’t like the […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2015 by admin
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