First news today out of the annual HR Technology conference here in Chicago is pretty significant, and it points to still more consolidation in the HR … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Have You Ever Had to Deal With a Brilliant Jerk?
Over the last few weeks, the You’re the Boss small business blog in The New York Times has had a series of posts on a type of employee that we have … Read more
Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.8% Despite Less-Than-Robust Job Growth
See update below: Jack Welch claims that the latest unemployment numbers were manipulated to help President Obama’s re-election campaign. The … Read more
4 Great Talent Management Takeaways from the Inc. 500 CEO Survey
Do you ever wish you could pick the brains of America’s most successful startup CEOs, just to see what’s rattling around in there? Do you wish you could … Read more
Is Your Anti-Harassment Policy Translated Into Multiple Languages?
By Eric B. Meyer When an employer is faced with a sexual-harassment lawsuit, one of its best defenses is that the company took reasonable care (e.g., … Read more
CareerBuilder Says 4th Quarter Hiring May be the Best Since 2007
Calling it the “most optimistic fourth quarter projection since 2007,” CareerBuilder says that 26 percent of employers expect to add full-time, permanent … Read more
Want to Better Engage Workers? It’s Finding What Works For Your Culture
Employee engagement is one of those topics that gets a lot of attention, but if you ask anyone what it takes to retain and engage workers, it’s … Read more
Survey: 75% of Workers Are Accessing Social Media While on the Job
Do you have a social media policy for your workplace? If you don’t, you better get cracking, because as this new survey from SilkRoad clearly shows, … Read more
New Bill Would Require Accommodation for Pregnant Employees
By Eric B. Meyer Does an employer have to provide a reasonable accommodation to a pregnant employee to allow her to perform the essential functions her … Read more
Telemedicine Moves Into Mainstream as More Employers Offer It
With 15 states now requiring insurers to cover electronic medical consultations and treatments, telemedicine is not so much an emerging trend as one that … Read more