By John E. Thompson Coming changes in at least some of the U.S. Department of Labor’s definitions for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s … Read more
Nurturing Corporate Culture: It’s Critical to Get Your Employees On Board
Randstad’s Work Watch survey reveals company culture is a critical driver of business success. In fact, two thirds of employees believe company culture is … Read more
What Happens When You Promote And It Doesn’t Work?
Editor’s Note: As I wind down my time as Editor of TLNT — I’m leaving in a few weeks— I wanted to share some of my favorite TLNT posts. Here’s one from … Read more
Vague Policies + Poor HR Communications = FMLA disaster
By Eric B. Meyer A few years ago, I blogged here about the importance of communicating with employees on the Family and Medical Leave Act to stay abreast … Read more
New and Bizarre Perks: Are They That New, and Do They Really Matter?
Despite all the usual excited publicity about any non-traditional offering flaunted by some innovative employer, the same typical meat-and-potatoes … Read more
Can Paying People to Quit Actually Drive Better Employee Engagement?
What do you do with an “adequate” employee — the type of person who puts in just enough effort to get the job done, but is clearly only in it for the … Read more
Survey: Workers Would Rather Have More Wages, Less Health Insurance
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News More wages, less health insurance. In a recent survey, one in five people with employer-based coverage said they … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why You Should Hire for Values, Not Just Culture
Often, interviewers try to determine how well an applicant would fit the existing corporate culture by asking questions like: “Are you willing to work late … Read more
Building HR Credibility Takes More Than Snap Answers and Quick Judgments
“I tell young lawyers that issue-spotting gets you a lot of points in law school, but our job is to think three steps ahead. That’s where you … Read more
What We Can Learn From Cows About Getting More Out of Employees
Sometimes in the hunt for research, you come across a study that is too good to skip, regardless of how tangential the headline is to what you are actually … Read more