Employer-provided health insurance coverage for the average American family now costs as much as a small car – $20,000 – every year. That’s the finding of a just released study by the Kaiser Family Foundation nonprofit health research group. The foundation’s annual survey of employer-provided health insurance plans found that employees, on average, pay about […]
Posted on September 28th, 2019 by admin
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The Department of Labor has released the final rule that will require businesses to pay overtime wages to employees who work more than 40 hours a week. It’s a win for the estimated 1.3 million workers who will now be compensated for putting in long hours — but it’s a bitter defeat for the 2.8 […]
Posted on September 26th, 2019 by admin
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Businesses have historically been more concerned with customer experience than their own employees’ experience, but this is beginning to change. And it’s about time! According to a 2018 Gallup survey, only 15% of employees are engaged at work worldwide. This is astounding — and costly too. An earlier Gallup poll predicted that actively disengaged employees […]
Posted on September 25th, 2019 by admin
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Employee engagement is one of the biggest challenges in talent management. But meeting that challenge is worth it. Keep your best workers engaged and you’ll keep them working for you. In this period of low unemployment, top workers are leaving every day for new opportunities. And your competitors are doing their best to get more […]
Posted on September 24th, 2019 by admin
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Most employers know that it’s illegal to discriminate against pregnant employees — which makes it all the more shocking that it was one company’s policy to do so. The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against A Plus Care Solutions, a supplier of professional caregivers in Jackson, TN, for violating the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The […]
Posted on September 21st, 2019 by admin
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When it comes to Human Resources Management Software (HRMS), it’s easy to see only the costs and headaches of implementing the system. But there are distinct benefits HRMS software can bring to your company, notably saving money while tracking performance and eliminating redundant HR tasks. So, whether you’re looking to implement HRMS in your business […]
Posted on September 19th, 2019 by admin
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In a busy day, it’s easy to overlook the basics, and that’s especially true in the high-pressure War for Talent. Seasoned HR pros know from experience that hiring the right employee isn’t a perfect science. Sometimes the best just don’t pan out. To improve your team’s chances of making the best hire every time, here […]
Posted on September 18th, 2019 by admin
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In the next three years, about 120 million workers in the world’s 12 largest economies will likely need to be retrained as a result of AI and intelligent automation, according to a new IBM study. Just two in five CEOs surveyed said they currently have the people, skills and resources required to execute their business […]
Posted on September 14th, 2019 by admin
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In another in a recent string of employee misclassification cases, the owners of a Philadelphia strip club made dancers sign contracts stating they were independent contractors, rather than employees of the club. But an appeals court agreed with a jury that the employer exerted “overwhelming control” over the terms of the dancers’ work and upheld […]
Posted on September 13th, 2019 by admin
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When someone mentions “video interviewing,” do you immediately think Skype, Zoom or FaceTime? While these are wonderful tools for connecting with friends and family, they really don’t unlock the full power of video for recruitment purposes. Of course, technology will never entirely remove people from the hiring equation. But, by using video interviewing tools that […]
Posted on September 12th, 2019 by admin
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