So, here’s the number – 2.7. It means an employee is 2.7 times more likely to volunteer (for charitable missions) if their boss volunteers as well. … Read more
Employers Rapidly Losing Confidence in Their Ability to Offer Health Care
If you want to know the future of employer-sponsored health care, you only have to look at this finding that literally leaps out from the 16th Annual … Read more
The Cost of Principle: What Charlie Sheen’s Firing Should Tell Us All
By John A. Gallagher Recently, we blogged on how employee’s Facebook posts, Tweets, etc. are being monitored by employers. These blogs observe that … Read more
Five Ways to Breathe Life Into Your Benefits Communications
Let’s say you’ve discovered that employees aren’t aware of a new benefit. They don’t understand how the new consumer-driven health plan works. They’re not … Read more
Restrictive Social Media Policies Lead To a Better Union Case
Restricting your employees from talking to the media could end up hurting more than helping when it comes to unionization drives. As many readers know, … Read more
Want to Perform Like Great Companies? Don’t Be Afraid to Fire
After I left, they kept the “team captain” on for another decade — until she became a “pariah,” which she kind of always was, and was asked to leave. … Read more
HR Roundtable: The Touchy Issue of Credibility at Work
The turn to Spring brought a sense of renewal for the March HR Roundtable in Cincinnati as we had a near record turnout of over 150 people! Everyone had … Read more
Can’t Stand the Heat HR Gets? You’ve Got Three Choices
We all know HR is a tough profession to deal with day in and day out. Sure, it may not be the most difficult job in the world, but one has to believe that … Read more
Will Discrimination Against the Unemployed Ever be Deemed Illegal?
By John A. Gallagher A recent article from the Huffington Post discusses an investigation by EEOC into whether employers are “discriminating” … Read more
Communicating Goals: Does Your Pay System Affect Leader Productivity?
The topics of pay and motivation along with pay for performance are “hot.” It may be the overall lack of salary increases and bonuses over the last few … Read more