They say that no good deed goes unpunished. Perhaps they should say that no controversial news story goes legally unchallenged, either. An attorney working … Read more
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Beyond the Board Chair’s Memo: What Got SHRM so Hot and Bothered?
See two (2) updates below. Here’s a good question: Just what was it that got the Board of the Society for Human Resource Management so worked up? … Read more
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Palace Intrigue at SHRM: What is Really Behind the Board Chair’s Memo?
Leave it to SHRM, the Society for Human Resource management, to never, ever do anything simple. Below is a memo from Robb Van Cleave, chairman of the SHRM … Read more
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SHRM Debate: Does HR Really Have Much to Do With SHRM?
Sometimes, you stumble on to great information in some very unexpected places. That’s how it was this week for me at the annual KronosWorks … Read more
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I Hope the EEOC Listened: Employment Credit Reports Have Value
This week, the EEOC held hearings to “explore” whether employers should be allowed to review a job applicant’s credit report before making a hiring … Read more
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SHRM Almost Gets It Right On Credit Checks
What’s the saying? Close only counts in horseshoes or hand grenades? If that’s the case, then a valiant effort by the Society for Human … Read more
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SHRM Task Force Close to Official Standard for “Cost Per Hire”
A SHRM task force is readying what could become the first U.S. standard for calculating “Cost Per Hire.” A draft standard is currently … Read more
SHRM Group Circulating Standards for Cost Per Hire Metric
A SHRM task force is readying what could become the first U.S. standard for calculating “Cost Per Hire.” A draft standard is currently … Read more
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SHRM Raises Dues on the Heels of Increase in Board Pay
* See updates below When I wrote this week about the SHRM Board of Directors quietly and secretly raising the amount of the “honorarium” it was paying … Read more
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SHRM Board Quietly (and Secretly) Votes to Hike Pay for Board Members
Shortly before the Society for Human Resources 62nd Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego this past June, the SHRM Board of Directors quietly voted … Read more