By Steven Bernstein and James Walters In the blog post we published on April 16, (Friday the 13th Not a Very Lucky Day for the NLRB) we referenced the … Read more
Benefits Trends Survey Digs Deep Into What Employees Really Want
Every year, the Metlife Study of Employee Benefit Trends cracks open a window into what employees really want from their job and employer. The 2012 survey … Read more
EEOC Issues Final Regulations on Reasonable Factors Other Than Age
By Eric B. Meyer Last month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its “Final Regulation on Disparate Impact and Reasonable … Read more
Friday the 13th Not a Very Lucky Day for the NLRB
By Steven Bernstein and James Walters For months now, the business community has been bracing for the implementation of two key pro-labor initiatives on … Read more
Re-Staffing With Retirees: One Way to Avoid a Talent Brain Drain
What’s old is new again, as companies rediscover retiree re-staffing as a way of retaining the experience and skills of their Baby Boomer workers. … Read more
Overusing Email: A Workplace Issue, But Not Something We Need to Ban
Email is the workhorse of the workplace. Despite the talk that Millennials and younger workers are moving away from it, email continues to be a powerful … Read more
Do You Need to Really Post That NLRB Employee Rights Poster?
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve beaten the subject to death on this blog. The National Labor Relations Board created a rule that will require most … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Do You Do When Your Non-Smokers Smoke?
Here’s an HR dilemma. See if you can figure out the correct response. Under your organization’s health plan, your company gets better rates if … Read more
Volunteers at Non-Profits: Yes, They Might Still Be Seen as an “Employee”
By John E. Thompson A few readers were surprised by our April 4 post’s caution (Unpaid Interns at Non-Profits: Is Having Them “Volunteer” … Read more
SHRM Survey Finds Employee Engagement Is a Key HR Challenge
Employee engagement ranks high on the list of human resource challenges, yet fewer than half the companies in a SHRM survey said they track it. Of those … Read more