Complaints of retaliation have overtaken race as the most common EEOC allegation made by workers against their employer. And now that the U.S. Supreme … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Acting Like It’s 1999 – Tech Perks Are Getting Crazy Again
Back during the Internet tech boom of 1999, in what seems like a lifetime ago, I worked at a well known San Francisco dotcom that couldn’t help avoid … Read more
How a Game Can Educate Employees About High Deductible Health Plans
I’m working with an employer who’ll offer only high-deductible health plans in 2013. They’ve been offering this type of plan with a health reimbursement … Read more
3 Ways to Avoid ADA Discrimination Issues During the Hiring Process
By Eric B. Meyer Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Job candidate is told that any job offer is contingent upon passing a drug test. On D-Day, … Read more
Mid-Year Hiring Forecast Shows Positive Job Growth the Rest of 2011
Editor’s Note: See update below with CareerBuilder Canada survey information. I’ll take good news whenever and where ever I find it. … Read more
Should You Really Lose Two Years Of Pay For Poor Performance?
Let me lay out a scenario for you: Your top sales director is the day-to-day contact for your largest client. And by large, I mean 25-30 percent of your … Read more
What is Driving Employees to Want to Leave Their Jobs?
There has been a lot written about whether workers are ready to leave for another job or not, and the recent What’s Working survey by HR consultant … Read more
Salary Increases 2012: If You Liked This Year’s 3%, You’ll Love Next Year’s 3%
In case you weren’t sure about the pace of America’s economic recovery, here’s another sign: average salary increases “in each … Read more
Attempting To Make Online Data Into Visual Resumes With Storyvite
“I hate sorting resumes.” That was probably the first thing I said as a hiring manager back in 2002. My colleague handed me a stack of resumes … Read more
Halogen Settles Lawsuit, Admits Trying to Scam SuccessFactors
Halogen and SuccessFactors have settled their lawsuit, with Halogen paying its competitor in the HR software business an undisclosed sum and admitting it … Read more