By Corbett Gordon If the Celtic Tiger roars again and your company responds to the call, are you familiar with basic employment laws in Ireland? Beginning … Read more
Survey: Most Say That Civility Is Major Problem In Society and the Workplace
This shouldn’t come as a big surprise, but a new study has found that a large majority of Americans feel that civility remains a “major … Read more
Fifty Shades of HR
My friend Laurie Ruettimann wrote a funny post over at The Cynical Girl on the book Fifty Shades of Grey and how crappy she thinks it is (go check it out). … Read more
What Would You Need to Earn to Feel Successful? It’s Less Than You Think
How much would you need to earn to be successful? I don’t think you want to hear MY answer to that question, but surprisingly, a new CareerBuilder … Read more
LinkedIn Says How They’re Working to Secure User Passwords After Breach
LinkedIn has clarified their efforts to contain the much talked-about password breach that occurred last week. In an email to members of the media late … Read more
More on the NLRB and Social Media Policies: 4 Ways to Violate Federal Law
There has been a lot written about the advice from the NLRB and its general counsel, Lafe Solomon, pertaining to social media policies. The bottom line in … Read more
Manpower Survey Says That U.S. Hiring is Expected to Inch Up in Q3
Hiring confidence among U.S. employers continues to inch up as all states, regions and industries surveyed report a positive Net Employment Outlook, … Read more
Supreme Court Limits Federal Workers Ability to Challenge Terminations
By Wendy Hyland Representing a victory for the federal government, the U. S. Supreme Court held this week that federal employees do not have a right to … Read more
Think Tech Hiring is Tough Now? Surveys Say It’s Going to Get Worse
A raft of new surveys from as varied a group as Dice, CFO magazine, and Silicon Valley Bank all say the same thing: Tech hiring is accelerating. To put … Read more
Push For Minimum Wage Increase Intensifies in Congress
By John E. Thompson Last week, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill, introduced a bill to raise the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage to … Read more