File this one away under the category of, “You Can’t Make this S%#* Up.” The EEOC has cleared the path for 10 former contestants of the show American … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Less Than Half of Workers Get Regular Job Feedback
I’m said this before, but in my job, I get hit with a lot of surveys on a lot of different HR and talent management topics. Some are insightful and … Read more
Anyone Can Find a Job … If They’re Willing to Work Anywhere, Part-Time
Bob Funk, president and founder of Express Employment Professionals, says that “anyone who really wants a job in this country can have one.” Yup, you … Read more
What Happens to COBRA When Obamacare Kicks In?
Health-law provisions taking effect next year could save U.S. employers billions of dollars in expenses now paid for workers who continue medical coverage … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Engagement Is Out; Now It’s Being Passionate That Counts
Lots gets written about employee engagement, and lots of it sounds the same, but two things are pretty clear: Organizations everywhere think employee … Read more
How Employee-Sponored Health Insurance Is Changing
United Parcel Service got attention by dropping some working spouses from its health plan and partly blaming the Affordable Care Act. But UPS’s move is … Read more
Tragic Lessons: What We Should Learn from the Naval Yard Shootings
Like a lot of people, I’ve been watching the news reports about this week’s shooting at the Washington Naval Yard. Aaron Alexis, now dead, is … Read more
Judge Finds That Hospital’s Unilateral Change of Dress Code Violates NLRA
By Meyling Ly An administrative law judge recently ruled that a New Jersey hospital violated the National Labor Relations Act by failing to respond to the … Read more
ERE Chicago, Day 1: Looking For Answers – and Some Good Questions
Tuesday morning, at the opening keynote session of the Fall 2013 ERE Recruiting Conference & Expo in Chicago, kickoff speaker Ravin Jesuthasan, … Read more
Survey: Economic Worries Driving Even More Temp, Part-Time Hiring
U.S. firms are shifting away from hiring full-time, permanent workers, as worries over the fragility of the economy and the looming implementation of the … Read more