How Measuring Skills Helps You Retain Skills
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3 Signs Your Managers Are Failing at Performance Management
It’s easy to blame employees for their underperformance, especially when their managers are doing the same. The truth, though, is that sometimes it’s the managers themselves who are at the root of the problems.
How the New Workforce Is Changing Incentive Compensation
Millennials employees are no longer a novel concept. As Scott T. Rollin notes in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, they’ve begun to move into middle management and other key employee roles. Coupled with employers’ worries about hiring and retaining qualified workers, the result is a mounting concern about how to compensate key Millennials.
Should You Be Seeking Change-Adapters?
A recent study conducted by PsychTests, a provider of psychological assessments for human resources, therapists, academics, researchers, and others, finds that people who embrace and thrive in changing times are not only resilient – they’re open-minded, curious, driven, and so much more.
Overtime law changing for Oregon manufacturing employers
Much of a new law affecting overtime pay in mills, factories, and manufacturing facilities in Oregon will take effect on January 1. In most circumstances, employers in Oregon must pay overtime wages after an employee has worked 40 hours in a week, but mills, factories, and manufacturing facilities also face a daily overtime requirement after […]
401(k) Hardship Withdrawal Rules Explained
To ease employees’ concerns about access to their elective deferrals in the event of a financial emergency, an employer may provide for hardship withdrawals in its plan. This can provide some peace of mind during difficult times.
PBGC Annual Report Shows Rising Deficit for Multiemployer Plans
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report, released on November 16, shows that the deficit in its insurance program for multiemployer plans rose to $65.1 billion at the end of FY 2017, up from $58.8 billion a year earlier.
7th Circuit: The ADA is Not the New FMLA
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit—which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—ruled that granting an employee additional leave beyond what he’s entitled to under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is not a “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Holiday season and winter weather: employer mini survival kit
by Shawntel Hebert The month of December is here, and depending on your industry, you may find your company in a very busy or fairly slow period. Whether you’re busy or slow, December also brings holiday festivities and the onset of winter weather. In the midst of planning for holiday staffing and preparing for inclement […]
Do Review Site Rankings Really Impact Application Decisions?
A new survey finds that companies struggling to fill job openings may have their online reputation to blame.