Saturday November 23, 2024

E-signatures and HR: How IT Can Help the Business Hire Talent Faster

Learn how IT departments can lead the business toward a technology solution that makes HR processes faster and more agile. Download this white paper to learn more! Click here to learn more!   Tweet This Post

Teacher wants ADA accommodation … because she fears children

At the end of the year, this is sure to be a leading candidate for Most Absurd Lawsuit of 2015.  Maria Waltherr-Willard was a schoolteacher at Mariemont High School in Cincinnati. She primarily taught French, but she also taught an introductory Spanish class. Back in 1997, Mariemont asked her to teach at the elementary school, […]

Be careful of what employees wish for in your wellness programs

There’s good news and there’s bad news regarding wellness programs. The good news: Workers do seem to have a keen interest in wellness. The bad: What they want could put employers in the feds’ crosshairs.   These are some of the key findings from a recent study by HealthMine. The study found that three-quarters of employees […]

Yikes: Horrific discrimination claims cost company $15M

What’s scarier, these discrimination claims or the number of zeros in the award?  California-based trucking outfit Matheson Trucking and Matheson Flight Extenders Inc. is paying dearly for racial discrimination claims levied against the company by seven former employees. A lawsuit filed by the men — six of whom are black — claims Matheson let some pretty […]

The perfect moment for reviewing your workplace romance policies

Valentine’s Day is an especially appropriate time for HR pros — and top management — to review the way they handle workplace romance. First, a few numbers: A Vault.com survey said 59% of respondents have participated in some form of office romance — whether it was a one-night stand, a casual relationship, a long-term commitment […]

Do your people have to be paid for ‘snow days’? Some guidelines

With a good portion of the country digging out from recent staggering snowfalls, it seems like a good time to review what rights and responsibilities employers have to employees who miss work because of inclement weather. Rebecca Goldberg, writing on the Connecticut Labor and Employment Law blog, offers a pretty comprehensive look at snow day […]

Here’s what the resume of tomorrow looks like

Paper, once the only medium for a resume, is going the way of the dinosaur. What’s stepping up to take its place? A hint: It’s more than just LinkedIn and other career websites.  Piles of the latest studies on resume creation, distribution and HR consumption were analyzed by the business coaching and occupational psychology firm Davitt Corporate Partners, […]

Recruitment Success Kit: 15 HR Technology Tips for 2015

Now that 2015 is here, is your recruitment team ready for the challenges ahead? iCIMS has compiled 15 common problems that recruitment departments face because their recruitment technology lacks core functionality. The 15 Tips for 2015 eBook will show readers technology best practices to attract, screen and manage candidates. Viewers will also have the option […]

2015 Q1 Employment Forecast

What employment trends should you be looking at as we kick off 2015? In this paper, we will examine the following topics: Growing and emerging industries Education and skills gaps A look back at 2014 National employment trends Click here to learn more!   Tweet This Post

Electronic tools could help bring health plan costs down

It could pay to take a closer look at this largely untapped healthcare strategy.   Between the lower overall health costs, reduced absenteeism and time away from work, the benefits of telemedicine are immense. Essentially, telemedicine is when healthcare providers use electronic communications to diagnose and treat patients via electronic communications. And these electronic communications come in […]