Why do so many of us get so bent out of shape about CEO compensation, but not about that of other relatively highly paid people? That is the central … Read more
HR Publication Workforce Management Sold to MediaTec Publishing
Workforce Management magazine, one of the oldest publications covering human resources and talent management, has been sold by Crain Communications … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Tips to Help Workers Flourish in the “Year of the Snake”
The New Year is finally here, but really, is it possible to feel very good about being in 2013, the Year of the Snake? Think I’m being alarmist? … Read more
Michigan Becomes Latest State to Protect Employee Online Privacy
By Eric B. Meyer The newest right-to-work state is also the latest to ban companies from accessing password-protected social media accounts. In late … Read more
December Employment: “Another Month … of Moderate Job Creation”
The U.S. economy continued to chug along in December, much as economists were expecting, adding 155,000 jobs while holding unemployment steady at 7.8 … Read more
HR Reseach Firm Bersin & Associates Acquired by Deloitte
Well known (and respected) HR research firm Bersin & Associates said today that it has been “substantially” acquired by global human … Read more
Iowa Court OKs Firing Female Employee Because of “Irresistible Attraction”
By Eric B. Meyer Late last month, a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court held that it was OK for a male boss to fire a female employee — a model employee … Read more
Employment Outlook for 2013: For the Most Part, It Will be Slow and Cautious
The employment outlook at the start of 2013 is a lot like it was just last week at the end of 2012: cautious, slow, but with a few areas — high tech, for … Read more
A Reminder Why EEOC Will Focus on Discrimination in Hiring This Year
By Eric B. Meyer Same stuff; different year. In 2010, an Ohio temp agency paid $650,000 as part of a Consent Agreement with the EEOC to settle claims that … Read more
Facebook’s Directed Ads: A Game Changer For How We Recruit Talent
Facebook announced it’s testing a new product last week. What’s the product? It’s a version of paid messages within Facebook. Think LinkedIn’s … Read more