There’s an interesting new report out that gets to the heart of the question that so many people always seem to be asking — What is HR’s … Read more
Employment Law Basics: Navigating Privacy Issues Under HIPAA
Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
So You Think You Can Dance: What Videos Say About Teamwork & Collaboration
Breast cancer awareness and volunteer fundraising are at all-time highs today, despite the ups and downs of front-line institutional advocates like the … Read more
Tech Worker Salaries Expected to Rise to Twice the National Average
Salaries for tech workers in the U.S. will rise almost twice the national average in 2013 — some will increase even more, up to 12 percent — a symptom of … Read more
A Court Ruling About Workplace Conduct That Will Blow Your Mind
By Eric B. Meyer Take a few minutes to read this court decision. It will blow your mind. Here’s the long and short of it: Three black employees sue … Read more
The Four Opportunities HR Must Seize Today to Succeed Tomorrow
A lot of time is spent fretting over the role of human resources, both what it does today and what HR will be tomorrow. I’ve always thought the role … Read more
Everything is Bigger in Texas – Even Employee Stupidity on Facebook
By Eric B . Meyer A Texas court held earlier this month that an employer lawfully fired a paramedic who posted on the Facebook page of a co-worker that she … Read more
Big Day For HR Software Firm Workday: Stock Up 74% After IPO
See updates below, including Workday’s closing stock price. HR software vendor Workday went public Friday with its initial public offering, and it … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Says That “Passive” Job Candidates Do Not Exist
I didn’t focus muchon this survey when it was released earlier this week, but it deserves some attention. A new study by CareerBuilder and Inavero … Read more
Here’s What Could Be Replacing HR in the Not-Too-Distant Future
It’s name is Baxter, and it costs $22,000. Here’s how they described it in Bloomberg Businessweek: Baxter … sits on a gurney and can be set … Read more