Let’s look at how 95 percent of people are hired. Besides a little variability, almost every person, at some point in their career, has been hired in … Read more
2014 Federal Labor Law Changes: What Happened and What’s Next
By Ashley Kaplan We’re only a few months into 2014 and we’re already seeing a swell of labor law activity. What are the most significant developments this … Read more
Want Better Engagement? You Gotta Reward Managers For Their Efforts
Managers are indispensable players in any reward and recognition strategy. In fact, a 2012 study by Dale Carnegie Training showed that an employee’s … Read more
Are Millennial Employees Truly Different, or Just Younger?
A lot of people sell books and give presentations that suggest that Millennial employees, those born between 1976 and 1996 (Millennials, or Gen Y) are … Read more
Employees Are Leaving Because They Don’t Know of In-House Opportunities
With the rate of voluntary quits in the U.S. approaching pre-recession levels — 22.8 percent in 2013 — it’s no surprise that in a survey last year, HR … Read more
March Madness? Survey Finds Only 11% of Workers Into Office Pools This Year
Every year, I get bombarded with PR people wanting to connect me to “experts” who want to yak about how disruptive “March Madness” … Read more
Are You Ready to Get Serious About Fixing Your Workplace Culture?
It’s time for leaders in all organizations (non-profit, for-profit, healthcare, government, education, etc.) to get serious about how culture is impacting … Read more
Deloitte’s Report Is Clear: Business Leaders Don’t Think HR is Up to Snuff
Deloitte’s annual Global Human Capital Trends Report for 2014 is out. Influenced by the work of Bersin by Deloitte, it examines 12 trends that represent … Read more
New York Attorney General Blasts Background Screening Process
Last week, a press release from the New York Attorney General’s office raised some eyebrows about background screening practices — not an uncommon headline … Read more
Curtailing “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions Will Take a Lot of Work
By John E. Thompson President Obama has instructed the U.S. Department of Labor to revise the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s so-called … Read more