Second of three parts By Dr. Tim Elmore Companies across the U.S. are grappling with the complexities of employing Generation iY (so called because of the … Read more
Men are from Mars, Women from Venus, but Gen iY is from Another System
By Dr. Tim Elmore I had an unforgettable conversation with a friend recently. He employs hundreds of people and just hired some recent college graduates. … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Work/Life Balance? How About a Family-Friendly Workplace?
Work/life balance? This popular phrase gets a lot of press, but I find it inaccurate at best. Now that technology allows many of us to work 24/7 from … Read more
June 30 Deadline Looming to Amend Health FSA Cafeteria Plans
By Callan Carter The health care reform laws enacted a provision that restricts health care flexible spending arrangements (Health FSAs) and health … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Finds First Decline in Number of Remote Workers
As someone who has joined the millions of remote workers who do what they do in a virtual environment, I always perk up when I see data about telework … Read more
Most Workers Get Emails in Off-Hours From Bosses Who Expect a Reply
Several years ago, as I was preparing to head off for a long weekend hiking in the Yosemite backcountry, I got a call from the CEO. “Why won’t … Read more
Learning Your Company Can’t Afford to Pay You – Via Twitter
There are few things worse in our hyper-connected age than getting bad news via email, Internet, or some form of social media. Radio Shack did this a few … Read more
6 Things You Can Do to Avoid Hiring Discrimination Issues With the EEOC
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the EEOC held a meeting to discuss what it deems a “major national problem”; namely, deliberate discrimination … Read more
Immigration Service Hits Employers With New Round of I-9 Audits
By Jessica T. Cook U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to make good on its promise to audit employer’s I-9 forms to ensure compliance … Read more
Better Online Networkers? Despite Other Data, LinkedIn Says Men Are
Men are better online networkers than women? True, says LinkedIn. It may fly in the face of other surveys, but LinkedIn insists that men are savvier … Read more