This is a landmark week in the United Kingdom for employee engagement. The Engage for Success initiative has launched – the result of three years of … Read more
Post-Election Wage-Hour Laws: What You Should Be Watching For
By John E. Thompson Now that the election is behind us, employers should consider what they might anticipate in the field of wage-hour law, which is … Read more
Ugly Obama Re-Election Comments on Facebook Get 2 Employees Fired
By Eric B. Meyer To all the haters of social media policies: If nothing less, the social media policy reminds employees that if they act like a fool … Read more
Executive Compensation Rising, But Nowhere Near Pre-Recession Levels
In the years leading up to the recession, the talent market was hot. Unemployment in 2007 was hovering in the 4.5 percent range and U.S. GDP growth – while … Read more
“Today’s” Background Check Story: Bad Practices by a Few Hurt Everyone
Last Friday morning, the NBC Today show ran an investigative piece critical of background screening companies. The story gave several examples of egregious … Read more
Veterans Employment Improving on Veterans Day – But There’s More To Do
As Americans celebrate Veteran’s Day, there is encouraging news about the progress American business has made in hiring veterans of the wars in Iraq and … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Much Time Do You Spend on Problem Employees?
Just about every job comes with some bad baggage that has to be handled — and managers seem to get stuck handling a lot more of it than most. … Read more
If a Boss Has to Go Undercover, They Aren’t Much of a Boss At All
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday we’re republishing a … Read more
Monster Announces It Is Restructuring, Looking to Sell ChinaHR Site
Careers site operator Monster Worldwide has announced a corporate restructuring that will have the company pulling back from some of its global markets, … Read more
Remember Those 3% Salary Increases? Now, They’re the “New Normal”
Remember back when 5 percent was considered an average annual pay increase? Maybe you don’t, but I do, and although we haven’t seen anything … Read more