Hiring right is one of the most important decisions a company can make. Hire the right person and you increase productivity and retention. Hire the wrong … Read more
Is HR Simply Too Snooty for Its Own Good?
A friend (let’s call her Jeanine) phoned the other day with some great news and some not-so-great news. The great news: She applied for an HR consultancy … Read more
Hiring is Getting Harder: Time-to-Fill Average at Highest Level in 15 Years
The national time-to-fill average rose in February to the highest level in 15 years. Sponsored by the career sites publisher Dice Holdings, the Dice-DFH … Read more
Some Answers to HR Technology Questions No One Else Is Asking
I love finding new sources of information that shine a light on how organizations can achieve better business results through better people practices. This … Read more
When an Employee Tosses Banana Peels and Claims Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Where do I find these cases I write about, you ask? I ain’t telling. But seriously, this case (Ennis v. Del. Transit. Corp.) isn’t so much … Read more
The Growing Issue of “Clopening”: Do You Have the Tools to Deal With It?
In many industries, particularly retail, automated workforce management tools have been used for decades to assign workers to shifts/tasks, to log their … Read more
Labor Dept. Says Again: No More Opinions For Employers on the FLSA
By John E. Thompson From the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s inception in 1938, employers sought, and officials of the U.S. Department of … Read more
Here’s Why You Should Never Put “Health Reasons” on a Termination Form
By Eric B. Meyer Happy Monday, everyone. Glad to see I didn’t break some of your content filters on Friday with my filthy NLRB post. But, hey, just another … Read more
An Ex-Employee Takes the Password to the LinkedIn Page — Now What?
By Eric B. Meyer Your company has set up a private LinkedIn Group. Your company, which controls who may become a member of the Group, has seen the number … Read more
There’s a Good Reason Why HR Should Lead Change Initiatives
Change management is about people, performance and leadership, ergo, one would think HR should be leading the charge (or at least playing a major role). … Read more