As we move closer to implementing health care reform, here’s a new wrinkle that is a bit surprising. According to a new survey: “a tighter … Read more
Ignite HR: Your Employer Brand Has Power – That’s Why HR Should Own It
There’s been a debate going on in HR, and if you have been listening, you probably have heard it loud and clear: What should HR ultimately be … Read more
When Your Employee Works OT on the QT, Must You Pay It?
By Eric B. Meyer That was the question that the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago faced in an opinion released yesterday. Here’s the … Read more
Holiday Terminations? Mr. Grinch Approves, But So Does Common Sense
When is the best time to do a termination or layoff? Other than never, most people wouldn’t likely choose November or December as optimal times to do … Read more
3 Things You Should Communicate to Employees After Open Enrollment
Open enrollment was a challenge. You used every tool you have — social media, posters, postcards, a website, managers, your sense of humor and patience—to … Read more
Ignite HR: Getting to No, or What If We Really Could Reinvent HR?
Today’s Ignite HR presentation is one near and dear to my heart, because it gets to an issue that everyone discusses but no one ever seems to do much … Read more
Are You Paid Fairly? And What Should You Do If You Aren’t?
What is the job worth? Many people ask me how to go about negotiating their compensation. They struggle to figure out “what they are worth.” Or sometimes … Read more
The 2 Most Pointless Employee Activities – and What You Can Do About Them
Survey time is here. Ask employees what they think are the two most fruitless activities they are asked to engage in every year and many will say the … Read more
Ignite HR: Why It’s Important to Build Talent Communities
I’ve been to lots of HR-related conferences in my time, and I have sat through far too many many presentations that literally bored me to tears. … Read more
Twitter in the Workplace: 4 Lose Their Jobs, 1 Saved From Death Row
By Eric B. Meyer Is there anything that Twitter can’t do? Twitter, make me a sandwich! Anyway, today I have the news of three congressional aides who … Read more