This just in from The Washington Post: Performance reviews are a pain, and both those who get them and those who give them hate the entire process. Yes, … Read more
Carnival Cruise Ship Moments: Coping With Situations We Can’t Control
I don’t do boats. Even looking at them makes me woozy. My motion-sickness heart went out to the travelers on last week’s Carnival cruise ship voyage from … Read more
A Most Depressing Report — If You’re a Global Chief HR Officer
The report of a global CEO survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit, and sponsored by IBM and Oracle (an interesting pairing), just crossed my desk. The … Read more
The Candidate Experience? Survey Says, That Frankly, It Stinks
I’ve got two college-age kids in various stages of their first real job search, and I find myself saying the same thing over and over to them: … Read more
What Are Workplace “Clothes”? The Supreme Court Will Let Us Know
By Eric B. Meyer Supreme Court to determine what “clothes” are under the FLSA. With a title like that, this post could only arouse the interest … Read more
Why Did Employee Engagement Win Out During a Cruise Ship Debacle?
You’ve most likely heard the story of the paralyzed Carnival cruise ship, The Triumph. The cruise ship that lost power last week and had to be towed by tug … Read more
What Employers Need to Know About New 563-Page Health Privacy Rule
As discussed in our last webinar, in late January the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its much-anticipated 563-page final omnibus … Read more
Federal Government Will Be Running Insurance Exchanges in Half the States
By Phil Galewitz and Alvin Tran It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states — … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Major Employers Expect 2013 Hires to Meet or Exceed Last Year
I’m having a hard time getting a good fix on the current state of the economy, or to be more specific, the state of the employment market. Everything … Read more
What to Tell Workers About That New Health Care Costs Line on the W-2
Whoa! What’s that new line item on my W-2? Is that taxable? Employers are starting to field questions like these from their employees. That’s because … Read more