Every company operating on a global basis is interested in having all their employees worldwide identify with the company Many companies use an … Read more
Feds and States Offer a Carrot as They Crack Down on Misclassified Workers
The federal government and several states are joining forces to crackdown on the misclassification of workers. In the last few weeks, the Department of … Read more
Do You Regularly “Fit Test” Your Employees?
One of the biggest conundrums in performance management is knowing how best to address the needs and possibilities of the different groups in an … Read more
5 Reasons Why It Really Sucks to Be a Salaried Worker in a Union Workforce
If you haven’t been following the United Auto Workers’ negotiations with the Big 3 U.S. automakers, it provides about as good a theater as watching … Read more
What You Can Do When Employees Get Nuisance Calls at Work
For the umpteenth time this year, I got a call last night from someone who is trying to track down my ex father-in-law. The call came in on my business fax … Read more
Analyzing Your Comp and Benefits Costs? Don’t Overlook This Free Data
Remember the good old days when 3 percent was a stingy raise? That looks pretty good now, in light of a government survey that puts the average hourly wage … Read more
How Much Would it Take to Take the Issue of Money Off the Table For You?
So one popular school of thought suggests that simply giving an employee a high level of base pay does more to boost performance and organizational … Read more
Helping Hourly Workers Start to Get in on the Flex-Work Trend
Call this the other end of the spectrum from the recent TLNT story about how some brain-dead and backward companies were punishing employees for utilizing … Read more
What You Ought to Know About Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent
Congrats, you just recruited another top talent for the team. But three of your other top performers just handed you their two-week notice. Yes, it is … Read more
Open Enrollment: Don’t Let It Be a Lost Opportunity for Your Employees
It’s open enrollment season, and many employees are making the key decisions that will impact both their health coverage and tax situation for 2012. … Read more