Call this the other end of the spectrum from the recent TLNT story about how some brain-dead and backward companies were punishing employees for utilizing … Read more
HR Tech Show Top Products: Kronos, BranchOut, Monster, ADP, and More
There are some clever and innovative products on display at the HR Tech show here in Las Vegas this week, and 11 of them were recognized today as among the … Read more
Even Hooters Can Sue a Former Employee for Loss of Trade Secrets
By Michael R. Greco Hooters recently sued a competitor, La Cima Restaurants, alleging widespread misappropriation of trade secrets. That’s right. Trade … Read more
Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend? CareerBuilder & BranchOut to Take On Monster’s BeKnown
They say politics makes for strange bedfellows. Maybe the same could be said for competition? Monday at the annual HR Technology conference in Las Vegas, … Read more
Judge OK’s Employee’s Firing For Facebook Post – But There’s a Catch
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled, for the first time, that an employer could legally fire … Read more
HR Tech: Silkroad Point Measures Social Media Presence, Jobvite’s New Facebook App
Two big vendor announcements kicked off the 14th annual HR Tech show in Las Vegas this morning. And if these are a sample of what we’re going to be seeing … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Are These Really Things That Bad Managers Say?
If you know me (or have read me) much at all, you know one thing: I am obsessed with bad management. It’s probably because I’ve worked for so … Read more
If It’s October, It Must Be Time for the Annual HR Tech Conference
HR Tech, one of the coolest technology shows for HR people, opens in Las Vegas Monday. As is always the case, all the biggest vendors and many of the … Read more
A Toothless Tiger: What You Need to Know About the WARN Act
By John A. Gallagher The WARN Act is The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. That’s a mouthful! In general, this statute is designed … Read more
How Bad Reward Decisions Turned Into 70,000 Layoffs
Just pay people enough to take the issue of money off the table! This seems to be the advice du jour. It is the centerpiece of Dan Pink’s … Read more