PayScale has just released its 2014 Compensation Best Practices Report, and I was asked to take a look because (full disclosure) PayScale is a client. … Read more
Whole Foods Hit With Class Action Over Background Screening Process
Whole Foods Market was just inducted into a growing club where no one wants to be a member. The giant food retailer is the latest target of a class action … Read more
HR’s No. 1 Workplace Concern: Would You Believe ‘Everything?”
We recently asked the following question: What one thing that concerns you most about the world of work in 2014? Several hundred of you took the time to … Read more
The Message Behind the Demise of Aon Hewitt Canada’s Rewards Practice
Aon Hewitt has laid-off its reward consultants in Canada while retaining other parts of its HR consulting practice. While this sort of thing is common in … Read more
HR and Sustainability: There Needs to Be More Leading by Example
According to results from an annual sustainability survey by BSR and GlobeScan — the State of Sustainable Business Survey 2013, which provides … Read more
Compensation: It’s a Lot More Than Just the Cost of Labor
A quiet revolution has been unfolding over the past 20 years or so. There was a time when an employee’s salary was highly confidential. Employees were told … Read more
Tech Insights: Being Relevant in HR means You Need to Start Loving APIs
Before HR, I worked in IT so I have a residual appreciation of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). APIs are the little modules that help one program … Read more
Saving Wild Ducks: Why You Need to Avoid Workplace Creativity Killers
My recent post, Giving Meaning to the Work: It’s How You REALLY Engage Millennials, led to an invitation to join the “IBM Wild Ducks” group on … Read more
“Labor Buyer’s Market” Helps Keep Temp Worker Growth Flat in 2013
Temp labor reached new heights last year as employers ratcheted up the use of contract workers ending the year with 2.8 million temp employees, a 7.9 … Read more
How “Friends of the Firm” Referrals Can Widen Your Talent Network
There is a story in The Wall Street Journal recently about an emerging recruiting trend where traditional employee referral programs are being expanded to … Read more