By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, Kelly Osbourne walked out on E!’s Fashion Police shortly after her co-host, Giuliana Rancic, criticized a young … Read more
People Quit Jobs For Careers, But That’s Also Why They Take Them
Money is important, but career opportunities trump all other reasons for changing jobs, and that’s as true in Mumbai as it is in Manhattan. LinkedIn asked … Read more
Gravity Payments Proves That Paying Everyone Equally Is an Equally Bad Idea
Many of you may have read about Gravity Payments, the company in Seattle with the magnanimous CEO who decided to do the right thing. In April, CEO Dan … Read more
Pre-Hire Inquiries and Medical Exams: Don’t Do What This Employer Did
By Eric B. Meyer When the EEOC accuses your company of engaging in a “pattern or practice” of discrimination, it’s gonna be a tough year. In EEOC v. … Read more
Do You Pay Your Interns? Six Questions That Can Help You Decide
Should I be paying my interns? The short answer – probably. We have seen a number of stories recently about interns suing companies who did not pay … Read more
Tech Insights: An App for Something You May Be Totally Excellent At
Here’s a puzzling business model: A HR tech application to help write job advertisements. It’s puzzling because, surely guys, we must be expert at this … Read more
Another Example of Why HR Never Wins the Dress Code Game
You probably saw this last week when the Internet got all hot and bothered when a 17 year-old girl who worked at JC Penney got sent home for a dress code … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The 10 Most Significant Changes Recruiting New Employees
Last week I got a call from a client I’d done an hourly employee recruiting and selection presentation for in 2011. She started by saying how much … Read more
Are You Ready to Handle New Obamacare Reporting Requirements?
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yet again on the Affordable Care Act, finding that tax credits are available to individuals in states that utilize … Read more
10 Productive Things HR Can Do Instead of Performance Management
My former employer announced recently that they are doing away with forced rankings and the annual performance management process. Hallelujah! I … Read more