In my experience, an office romance is always a dicey proposition. I know that they happen and that you can’t stop them, but in all my years as a … Read more
HR’s No. 1 Workplace Concern: Would You Believe ‘Everything?”
We recently asked the following question: What one thing that concerns you most about the world of work in 2014? Several hundred of you took the time to … Read more
The Message Behind the Demise of Aon Hewitt Canada’s Rewards Practice
Aon Hewitt has laid-off its reward consultants in Canada while retaining other parts of its HR consulting practice. While this sort of thing is common in … Read more
Obamacare’s “Play or Pay” Provision Delayed For Medium-Sized Employers
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday that the Affordable Care Act’s health coverage mandate for employers with … Read more
“Labor Buyer’s Market” Helps Keep Temp Worker Growth Flat in 2013
Temp labor reached new heights last year as employers ratcheted up the use of contract workers ending the year with 2.8 million temp employees, a 7.9 … Read more
Lessons From an HR-Challenged CEO: Sorting Out the Mess at AOL
America Online is making some poor employment-branding choices again. Last August, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong (right) publicly fired an executive while on a … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How IBM Kenexa is Jumping Big Time Into Big Data
Last month, I was in Orlando at the annual IBM Connect conference. Last year, this event was the “coming out” party for Kenexa, which had just … Read more
January Report Shows Another Month of Disappointing Job Growth
The U.S. grew jobs at a disappointing pace in January, the second consecutive month that hiring came in far below what economists were expecting. The U.S. … Read more
Bills Addressing Definition of a Full-Time Worker Advance in House
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman This week, the House Ways and Means Committee approved two bills that address the definition of “full-time employee” under the … Read more
EEOC Fires Back Over Texas Lawsuit on Limits to Background Checks
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says that the state of Texas needs to work on its timing. The agency has filed a motion to dismiss in … Read more