Employee Coaching: The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need
As you comb through your Applicant Tracking System (ATS), you’re on the lookout for candidates who are job-ready and need little training. But should that really be the goal?
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The Current State of the Candidate Experience
Talent Board, a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience with data benchmark research, has released its 2017 North American Candidate Experience research report. The organization’s research covers the best practices, platforms, and processes that enable companies to provide an exemplary recruiting experience to their job candidates.
Where Interviews Succeed and Fail
A recent survey of nearly 9,000 talent acquisition leaders and hiring managers worldwide, conducted by professional networking site LinkedIn, provides insight into the interview process, including where to focus for maximum results.
What We Can Learn from Black Panther’s Success: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Your Workplace
Since Iron Man in 2008, moviegoers have poured into theaters to watch more than a dozen films in the superhero franchise known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster, Black Panther, is about T’Challa, prince of the fictional nation of Wakanda, who must return home to assume the throne from his deceased father […]
Supreme Court to Finally Decide Fate of ‘Fair Share’ Union Dues
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case of an Illinois government worker opposed to paying “fair share” union dues, employers await a decision that may upend 41-year-old precedent and strike a blow to unions that represent public-sector employees.
61% of Workers Didn’t Negotiate Higher Salary on Their Last Job Offer
Many job postings close with a statement indicating salary is negotiable, but how often do job seekers speak up to secure a better package?
When Must Employees Be Paid for Training?
There’s still a lot of uncertainty across industries about when you must pay your employees for training hours. Businesses know that underneath the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) they’re responsible for compensating their employees for all the hours they’ve worked. But when does training fall underneath the umbrella of “hours worked”? Does it apply to […]
Preshift Activities: Compensable or Not Compensable? That Is the Question!
According to Albert Einstein, “Time is an illusion.” Or is it? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit— which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas—recently heard a claim in which three workers said they weren’t sufficiently compensated under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for all the work they performed. The workers, who were […]
Can You Stop Someone from Secretly Recording Conversations at Work?
The brief answer to that question is “It depends.” The legality of no-recording policies is relatively a hot-button issue that has been addressed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the U.S. 2nd and 5th Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Surge in Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training–Are You Included?
Sexual harassment is certainly not a new problem, but the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and assault scandal has rocked the nation’s consciousness of this issue in industries from entertainment to business to sports. The political environment is no different as high profile resignations or retirements by accused sexual harassers like Minnesota Senator […]