Why don’t employees save for retirement? It’s a question many employers ask themselves. Findings from initial research by Buck Consultants, through its … Read more
Sweeping Workplace Changes in New Zealand
By Philip Marchion On April 1, 2011, the Government’s Employment Relations and Holiday Act went into effect, setting forth several key workplace changes … Read more
Oh Canada! Getting Tough on Permits for Americans Working in Canada
By Shannon Stevenson Gone are the days when an employer could send its U.S. citizen employees to the Canadian border with a passport and a simple … Read more
Court Upholds Arizona’s E-Verify Law, Penalties for Using Unauthorized Workers
By Jessica Cook and Kim Thompson This week (May 26, 2011) the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s 2007 immigration law that requires all employers to … Read more
China: Social Media and Sourcing
Arguably the three most influential players in the online social media space, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, are not available in China due to strict … Read more
Labor Department Targets Employers Using the H-1B Visa Program
By Shanon Stevenson The U.S. Labor Department continues to target non-compliance by employers using the H-1B program to employ foreign nationals to work in … Read more
A View of SHRM and HR Associations From the Great White North
Sometimes I feel torn in my loyalties in the world of HR. For those of you who don’t know I don’t live in California (why is it that people always think … Read more
Royal Wedding? It’s Also a Legal Issue For Employers and Workers in the U.K.
Editor’s Note: This week’s Royal Wedding is provoking interest around the world, but it’s also a management issue in the U.K. because … Read more
Employment Law in Puerto Rico: More Worker Rights Than in U.S.
By Celia Joseph Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth of the United States easily accessed by travelers from the U. S. mainland, and its citizens are U. S. … Read more
Study: Only 1 in 3 Employees Say They Are Engaged in Their Job
Here’s a sobering but not all that surprising stat: only a third of workers (31 percent) say they are engaged in their job, and 17 percent admit that … Read more