By Eric B. Meyer My loyal readers know that yesterday the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a public meeting to discuss pregnancy … Read more
What to Do If Your Talent Management Provider Has Been Acquired
Up until last week, you were living in bliss. Last year, you convinced your leadership team to purchase a full talent management suite to streamline … Read more
Some 11,102 Miles Later, This Is a Wellness Program That Really Works
With all due respect to The Proclaimers, the folks at Horizon Software International have walked 11,102 miles and far from falling down at anyone’s … Read more
Workforce Trends Survey Finds the Biggest Obstacle to Increased Hiring
If you want to look more deeply into why hiring will continue to lag, just turn on the news and you’ll see the biggest reason in the headlines this … Read more
Are Cover Letters Passé? Some 91% of Execs Still Think They’re Valuable
If you’re like me, you probably hear a lot about how savvy job candidates in today’s world need to focus on their digital footprint — … Read more
No-Hire Tobacco Policies: Why They Are a Communication and Cultural Challenge
Should companies not hire tobacco users? I’ve been wrestling with this question as the media continues to spotlight this particular “stick” companies yield … Read more
Countdown to Transform: Tim Sackett’s Recruiting & HR Influences
As we count down the days to the inaugural TLNT Transform conference in Austin, Texas Feb. 27-28, it’s worth noting that a good number of the … Read more
Transparency Group Gets Another Meeting With SHRM Board March 4
More than four months after the long-awaited meeting between leaders of the SHRM Members for Transparency group and members of the SHRM Board of Directors, … Read more
Change Is a Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It
They pushed the cleaning carts into the office hallway at the end of the day. They emptied trash cans, wiped down doorways and cleaned office windows, … Read more
The Wrong Way and the Right Way to Request FMLA Certification
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act allows an employer to require that a employee’s request for FMLA leave be supported by a … Read more