Leave it to the most recent CareerBuilder annual holiday survey to zero in on a completely meaningless but totally fascinating bit of workplace … Read more
The Top Screening and Employment Issues We Faced in 2014
I almost can’t believe it myself, but it’s already December. And this point in the year means it’s almost time to close the books on 2014. As the year … Read more
The One Thing That HR Really Wants For Christmas
Editor’s Note: The holiday season is here, and TLNT is again getting into the spirit with some classic past holiday posts. Look for them through Christmas … Read more
Possible Impact of Obama’s Immigration Initiative: More FLSA Claims
By John E. Thompson Lurking among the numerous considerations raised by President Obama’s “immigration accountability” initiative are the … Read more
Are We Just Getting Too Smart For Our Own Good?
I read a quote the other day that reminded me that being dumb has never been so unpopular. The quote was attributed to Diana Galbadon, the author of the … Read more
Employers Love Wellness Plans, But the Question is – Do They Even Work?
If you get health insurance at work, chances are you have some sort of wellness plan, too. But so far there’s no real evidence as to whether these plans … Read more
Court: Screening Workers Going Home Doesn’t Count as Work Time
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday found that the time non-exempt employees spent in connection with an end-of-workday security screening … Read more
Google Tops Glassdoor’s 2015 Best Places to Work List
If your company hasn’t made a “Best Places to Work” list, you should be asking “Why not?” There are hundreds, maybe thousands of these lists. The Great … Read more
Technology Insights: When Today’s Tech Themes Become Everyday Terms
A year ago it seemed you couldn’t visit an HR vendor without them talking about how they were mobile, social, cloud-based and packed with powerful … Read more
When Dave Ulrich Speaks About HR, Everybody Listens
Back in the summer of 2010, shortly after launching TLNT, I referred to Dave Ulrich as “an all-around HR Guru” and said he was “one of … Read more