Sunday December 22, 2024

Bosses will take part in March Madness, but don’t want their staff to do the same

More than 70% of bosses and managers will take part in some type of March Madness pool this season, but many of these same managers have some serious reservations about allowing or encouraging their direct reports to do the same. In fact, more than 50% of the managers who participate in March Madness are unsure […]

Study: Most employees think they deserve extra vacation days for not smoking

Though the number of smokers in the U.S. is continually shrinking, there are still enough workers taking smoke breaks to cause some problems with non-smoking employees.  More employees now believe that smokers get an unfair amount of break time to indulge their habit. And research shows that when you add it all up, the average […]

5 ways HR can win over skeptics in the C-Suite

One of the biggest challenges HR pros face is getting upper management to view them as trusted, vital partners – not a department that’s essentially an ever-expanding expense item and necessary evil. ‘Speaking C-Suite’ During a presentation at the National Business Group on Health’s Workforce Strategy 2017 Conference, Comcast’s executive VP of HR, Bill Strahan, […]

5 simple ways to make your work interactions more meaningful

On a typical work day, co-workers have many interactions with each other, but a lot of these conversations are insincere and don’t go past pleasantries.  These surface-level interactions are all missed opportunities to build stronger connections with your colleagues, and TLNT contributor Dianna Booher says it’s pretty easy to change this. Here are five simple […]

Employers get PAID: But is DOL’s new program as good as it sounds?

When it comes to FLSA enforcement, the notion of a more employer-friendly DOL is quite foreign to HR pros. But with the agency’s latest move, it seems like that’s exactly what it’s going for. The DOL just announced a new pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. Employer benefits Under PAID, employers […]

From cocktail requests to naps: The 10 worst job-interview performances

With half of employers making their minds up about candidates within the first five minutes of the interview, both parties know how important it is to make a good first impression. Nevertheless, there are countless mistakes job candidates make in their interviews, both common and downright strange. A recent survey from CareerBuilder asked HR pros […]

20-state lawsuit claims ACA just became ‘unconstitutional’: What now?

Just when you thought the fight to kill the ACA was finally over, a brand new chapter of the Obamacare-repeal saga has emerged. And on the surface, this chapter looks like it could potentially be the last for the controversial law. Earlier this week, a 20-state coalition of attorneys general (AGs) filed a lawsuit against […]

Is sexual orientation discrimination illegal? New court ruling on divisive issue

Whether or not sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has been hotly debated by several courts in recent months. And the Supreme Court declining to rule on the issue last year only complicated the matter, since many had looked to it for guidance. But a brand new ruling […]

The risky hiring shortcut nearly half of HR pros are taking

Study after study confirms that an alarming number of applicants are blatantly lying on their resumes, and a new study reveals many of these folks are likely to get away with it.  That’s because 48% of HR professionals admit to not always checking an employee’s qualifications, according to a recent study by Adzuna, a job […]