Apparently karma does exist … and she’s got a sense of humor. Meet HR executive Matt Buckland of the investment firm Forward Partners in London. He recently had an … umm … interesting experience exiting a London subway train during rush hour while on his way to work. Buckland had an interview scheduled for […]
Posted on February 28th, 2015 by admin
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C’mon, tell the truth: What are you really doing on LinkedIn? That what technology analyst Brian Hanley wanted to find out. “Most people would consider me an active LinkedIn user,” he wrote on the Huffington Post. “Still, I don’t have the faintest idea what I’m doing on LinkedIn.” We can certainly relate. But Hanley […]
Posted on February 27th, 2015 by admin
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This is a federal employment law pill some employers have a tough time swallowing. The ADA covers more than just current employees. Its protections also extend to probationary employees, new hires and job applicants — yes, even applicants. The case of Laura Jones is a prime example of just how expansive the ADA’s worker protections are. […]
Posted on February 26th, 2015 by admin
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Too many of us live our lives trying to shoehorn our many activities and responsibilities into too few time slots available. Increasingly for business people, fathers and mothers, even kids, (ineffectively) managing the myriad of activities has become an all-consuming chore. And we’re so stressed that our relationships and job performance suffer. But we can […]
Posted on February 25th, 2015 by admin
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Here’s another reason why employers should limit (or even eliminate altogether) workers’ opportunities for 401(k) hardship withdrawals. Both the DOL and the IRS appear to be ramping up their enforcement of noncompliant hardship withdrawals. That’s because the feds are worried about leakage in retirement plans – i.e., withdrawals made before retirement that permanently depletes […]
Posted on February 24th, 2015 by admin
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The Affordable Care Act imposes an excise tax — with the potential to reach $36,500 per affected employee per year — on employers that fail to abide by the law’s rules. The tax can levied for things like failing to abide by the law’s maximum waiting period rules (full-time employees can’t be forced to wait […]
Posted on February 23rd, 2015 by admin
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If you polled your company’s health plan participants and asked them what they wanted to know most about their benefits options, what would they say? This is a pretty good indicator. Towers Watson, which runs a private health exchange called OneExchange, recently analyzed the questions individual participants in its exchange were asking and complied the following […]
Posted on February 22nd, 2015 by admin
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Searching for a tool to help managers deal with a multi-generational workforce? No worries. Target’s got it all figured out. An internal Target training document, Managing Generational Differences, was recently leaked to Gawker. And it is one astonishingly cynical and tone-deaf piece of guidance. The guidance gives managers advice on how to handle employees in four categories: […]
Posted on February 21st, 2015 by admin
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It’s getting harder to fire workers — at least legally — these days. Here’s the latest example: A driver for Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. reported to the company under its “Open Door Policy” that he was an alcoholic. He was looking for assistance with his alcoholism. Naturally, DOT regulations state the man shouldn’t have […]
Posted on February 20th, 2015 by admin
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The employer mandate has officially kicked in, but it’s far from the last healthcare reform requirement employers have to worry about. There are several mandates still on the horizon. And since it doesn’t appear likely the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is going anywhere anytime soon (despite what Republicans in Congress would like to happen), it […]
Posted on February 19th, 2015 by admin
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