By Laurie Ruettimann This year, we have a gift. There is an extra day on the calendar to waste on boring meetings, stupid arguments with coworkers, and … Read more
Who Does the World’s Largest HR Org Hire When it Needs a New HR Chief?
What do you do when you’re the world’s largest HR organization and you need a new human resources chief? If you are SHRM, you go out and hire … Read more
A Leap Day Event: It’s a 24-Hour Online Internship Advice Clinic
Tomorrow (Wednesday Feb. 29) one of the newest start-ups to focus on internships will host one of the largest, if not the biggest, online workshops to be … Read more
More Join Labor Department’s Employee “Misclassification” Pact
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Labor Department continues to expand the number of jurisdictions and agencies with which it is collaborating to end what it … Read more
Survey: Workers Are Willing to Trade Pay For a More Secure Retirement
With so many Baby Boomers facing retirement — and with so many feeling they need to keep working because they can’t afford to do it — … Read more
Benefits Coverage Summary: Are You Up to Date on Latest Changes?
A couple of weeks ago, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final regulations and guidelines for the Summary of Benefits Coverage (SBC), which … Read more
Navigating the Complexities (and Changes) in China’s Labor Laws
By Alice Wang As the world embarks into the Year of the Dragon, China is making every effort to draw in more and more international business to add to its … Read more
Why You Need to Find Your Talent Before You Accidentally Let Them Go
The U.S. sports world has been abuzz with “Linsanity” – hype about the excellent performance of Jeremy Lin, an NBA basketball player who came off the bench … Read more
Unemployment Is High, But There’s Still a War for Talent Going On
How often do you hear this refrain: “Employees should be grateful to just have a job.” Or “There’s a lot of people looking for work right now. I’ve got my … Read more
Survey: CFOs Recognize Bottom-Line Importance of Healthy Employees
Since eight out of 10 Chief Financial Officers are involved in health care decisions, according to IBI (Integrated Benefits Institute)’s 2011 CFO survey … Read more