By Celia Joseph Earlier this month, Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter signed the Fair Criminal Screening Standards Ordinance, which will change both the … Read more
Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Employee Termination
By Sara J. Fagnilli To fire or not to fire, that is the question, and while it might have been an easy one for Shakespeare, it will rarely be an easy … Read more
Tech Consolidation: SuccessFactors Buys Learning Provider Plateau
In a deal valued at $290 million, talent management systems provider SuccessFactors will acquire privately-held Plateau, one of the leading learning … Read more
Is Your Organization Optimized? 8 Questions to Ask Yourself
Our country has gone from conversations about how to recruit and retain quality employees in a market with low unemployment just a few short years ago to … Read more
HCM Provider Lawson Software Purchased by Private Equity Firm
See update below. Lawson Software, a provider of a wide variety of business management programs including enterprise human capital management, will be … Read more
ERP Provider Lawson Going Private in Purchase by Equity Firm
Lawson Software, provider of a wide variety of business management programs including enterprise human capital management, will be acquired by … Read more
No More “Unemployed Need Not Apply Ads” Allowed in New Jersey
By Eric B. Meyer In just over a month, a new law in the state of New Jersey forbidding business for discriminating against unemployed job candidates will … Read more
Here’s Why a Wise Workforce Strategy Needs to Actively Focus on Women
Women have become the new workforce. There are now slightly more women workers than men, given the recession and the shrinking of the manufacturing and … Read more
A Crystal Ball Moment: The Challenge in Predicting the Future of Employment
Several years ago, I spent a lot of time doing predictions about the future of employment in my blog at the end of the calendar year. In retrospect, the … Read more
Who Owns Your Talent? (hint: it’s not you…)
It is hard to believe that it has been nearly 10 years to the day since Free Agent Nation was published, and nearly 14 years since the article by Daniel … Read more