Comfortable people will tell you almost anything. Uncomfortable people will tell you almost nothing at all. This is why creating the proper interview … Read more
How to Make Your Employees Happy — and Avoid Losing Them
Keeping talent in-house is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today. Americans are finally more confident with the state of the economy, and … Read more
HR Basics: How to Reduce Chronic Employee Absenteeism
Editor’s Note: Weekly Wrap is off on assignment. It will return shortly. Employee absenteeism is more than just an inconvenience – it’s costly to … Read more
EEOC Unveils Its Proposed New Rules For Wellness Programs
By Eric B. Meyer More eagerly anticipated that the premiere of Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission yesterday released its … Read more
Poor Performance is Contagious, Especially If You Won’t Deal With It
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. As managers, at some point we all … Read more
Workplace Inequality: Can We Talk About How We Treat Each Other?
The other day a friend asked me what I thought about the rape allegations against Bill Cosby, and I told her. She said she thought he was probably guilty, … Read more
Fired for Sex Jokes, Man Claims Disability Act Violations Instead
By Eric B. Meyer As I resist every urge to cheapen this post further by resorting to silly puns and other double entendre, allow me to set the stage of … Read more
Push to Require “Predictable Scheduling” Is Gaining Momentum
By John E. Thompson In February, we reported on U.S. Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil‘s comments that the agency is considering … Read more
Three Phrases That Great Leaders Aren’t Afraid to Use
Here are some phrases that can pose difficulties to many of us when our ego gets in the way. Great leaders, however, understand their importance and master … Read more
How to Lose a Job Candidate in 10 Easy Steps
It’s no secret that finding a great candidate can be difficult. A whopping 75 percent of companies are struggling to attract and recruit the top people … Read more