If you aren’t already using video for interviewing, what are you waiting for? More and more employers all the time are finding that conducting at least an … Read more
New Survey Shows What Employees Really Feel About Working Today
Employee engagement is one of those topics that seems to set people off. Some think it’s a huge talent management issue that critical for a high … Read more
Talent and Human Capital: Why It Determines Today’s Business Success
Is talentism the new capitalism? Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, thinks so and said as much as he opened this … Read more
More Companies Now Moving to High-Deductible Health Plans
Historically, one of the perks of working at a big company has been generous health benefits with modest out-of-pocket costs. But increasingly, large … Read more
Screening Survey: Qualifications More Important Than Any Criminal Past
Background screening of job candidates is a sign of the times in today’s workplace, but what are hiring managers and HR really getting out of them? … Read more
Fed Governor Says Recovery Is Hindered by Temp and Low-Wage Jobs
A member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is complaining that too many of the new jobs created since the economic recovery began are low-wage, … Read more
Why Isn’t the FLSA Minimum Wage Really $33 Per Hour?
By John E. Thompson U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, recently asked during a Senate committee hearing why the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s … Read more
Winds of Change Reach Argentina’s Employment Discrimination Laws
By Roland De Monte With the Catholic College of Cardinals’ election of their fellow Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Pope Francis I, a spotlight has been … Read more
Employee Fired For Tweeting Complaints About Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Is this Retaliation 2.0? Two weeks ago, Adria Richards attended an industry conference at which she overheard sexual jokes from two … Read more
H-1B Visa Reform Could Make Life Harder For Staffing Companies
Stiff new immigration laws introduced by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley could stop staffing companies from bringing in H-1B visa holders. Declaring … Read more