Need a quick way to catch-up on workplace and HR-related stories you might have missed this past week? If that’s the case then you came to the right place … Read more
How Will Employee Training Change In a Free Agent Nation?
A concept that still gets quite a bit talk is this idea of a free agent nation. I remember reading about it in college but the concept was dated even then. … Read more
Employee Wellness vs. Office Lifestyle: Why We Need to Get Up and Move
New research published recently shows that sitting for prolonged periods of time can’t be undone by an active lifestyle and exercise. In fact, “women and … Read more
Consumer-Directed Health Plans Are on the Rise, but the Jury’s Still Out
The 15th annual National Business Group on Health/Towers Watson employer survey on purchasing value in health care that was released last spring has some … Read more
Three Days for Death (or Why HR Policies Make No Sense)
This past week a member of my husband’s team suffered a devastating loss: his one-year-old daughter died, which sent my husband — his manager — looking … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Firing by Blackberry, Illegal Layoffs, and Dave Ulrich Speaks
I like to use Friday to catch up on things I might have missed during the past week, and if you’re like me, you do, too. That’s why I try to highlight some … Read more
Whatever Happened To The Four-Day Work Week?
If you’re reading this today (on a Friday), you’re probably not on a four-day work week (or you’re just an overachiever who likes to … Read more
Do You Need to Be Certified to Understand Health Care Reform?
If you say the words “health care reform” to me, I get an instant migraine. I’m not sure what it is: the thousands of pages of … Read more
Salary Increases are Down, But That’s Not Driving Employee Engagement
It was only a couple of weeks ago that the Hay Group weighed in with their forecast on salary increases for 2011 – 3 percent, and slightly better than … Read more
Is Your Employees’ Health Their Own Private Matter?
My health is my affair, right? If I decide to stuff my face, never get off the couch, and chew tobacco until the cows come home, whose business is that but … Read more