Hiring software can make life in your office a whole lot easier. Why? Because using a computerized hiring management system doesn’t just make finding a … Read more
What Is Employee Engagement? Here’s How It’s a Lot Like Marriage
What’s the No. 1 most helpful (or most heard) relationship advice? I reckon it’s to remind people, “You can’t change the other person.” And this is wise … Read more
Yes, There’s Plenty of Job Competition at $13 Per Hour
If Garrison Keillor were to catch wind of what Eric Auld did, he’d have him drummed out of P.O.E.M. The job seeking, 26-year-old Massachusetts part-time … Read more
Risky Business? Here’s Why You Need to Embrace Your Older Workforce
Recently I bumped into an acquaintance who had “gone gray,” as in let her gray hair grow out after coloring for years. It occurred to me that I could save … Read more
The Secret of Management, or How to Manage More by Managing Less
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday, we’re republishing … Read more
FMLA Eligibilty: Denying an Employee — For Being Just 3 Hours Short
By Eric B. Meyer Horseshoes, hand grenades and … FMLA eligibility? And here I thought close only counted in the first two. Who knew that close … Read more
10 Reasons That HR Thinks Employees Are Totally Crazy
I don’t know of one HR Pro I’ve ever met who didn’t say, behind closed doors, “My employees are crazy!” It’s like school teachers when they go into that … Read more
Three Quick and Dirty Ways to Speed Up the Hiring Process
You’re the HR rep, master of your corporate hiring process, and your work isn’t easy. One job posting from your company will bring in hundreds of poorly … Read more
Employer Wins Suit Despite a “Pattern of Systematic Sexual Harassment”
By Eric B. Meyer In Mann v. Staples, Inc., a female employee received unwelcome comments about her appearance and physique, was kissed and groped, and … Read more
The Proposed New I-9 Form: Why Employers Should Prepare Now
This coming fall, the Department of Homeland Security may release its updated version of the Form I-9. The new form is likely to be 80 percent larger than … Read more