Here’s a question I would love the SHRM Board of Directors to answer: why does the Board seem to go out of its way to avoid standing up and publicly … Read more
Survey: Employers This Year Plan to Give Largest Merit Raises Since 2008
Here’s a warm thought in the middle of a long, cold winter: According to a new survey by global consulting giant Towers Watson, American employers … Read more
The SHRM Workplace Forecast: It’s Health, Health, and More Health
SHRM released its biennial report on workplace trends (the SHRM Workplace Forecast) this month. It’s really about health. Health is the workplace trend to … Read more
Employee Engagement Trends: What You Can Learn From Best Places To Work Lists
What better place to look for trends in employee engagement than a best places to work lists? That’s what Quantum Workplace (a company that surveys … Read more
FLSA Myths: How They Can Bust Your Budget and Blow Your Reputation
Way back when telephones had rotary dials, a law was passed called the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). For years no one paid much attention to it, but … Read more
The Bottom Line on Hiring Speed? Just Run Faster
The primary factor in a successful attack is speed. – Lord Mountbattan Jason Warner has been thinking a lot about speed lately. Since reading his terrific … Read more
House Bill Would Require Higher Cash Wages for Tipped Employees
By Lawrence S. McGoldrick A bill introduced recently in the House by U.S. Representative Donna Edwards (D – Md.) would amend the federal Fair Labor … Read more
Moving Beyond The Fears – and the Falsehoods – of Flex Time
Whenever I talked to employees about flex time, they were always excited about the possibilities. They would think “I can work extra on Tuesdays so I … Read more
A Lesson at Time Inc: How Long Do We Keep Those Out of Touch With the Culture?
It was like a surgeon strategically wielding a scalpel taking out the organ that the body rejected. “I concluded that his leadership style and approach did … Read more
The Impact of Being a Highly Compensated Employee
Some of your employees may have recently received a letter in the mail notifying them that they are considered an HCE – highly compensated employee. The … Read more