8 Secrets to Hiring Seasonal Workers
For companies in many industries—whether large or small, bricks or clicks—it’s an annual ritual that must succeed: ensuring the quality and quantity of extra hires during the prime holiday sales season.
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Making the Most of On-the-Job Training
On-the-job training (OJT) is one of the best ways to ensure employees retain learning, but it must be done right in order to be effective. “The number one component of success with [OJT] is careful planning,” says Michael Nolan, president of Friesen, Kaye and Associates. “Careful planning allows and ensures that content and competencies are […]
More Info on the Talent War
According to a new survey, companies across the globe are suffering from a talent shortage. Many employers are citing skilled trades as the roles that are hardest to fill, for the seventh consecutive year. As talent shortages worsen, companies are increasingly turning to training and development to fill talent gaps and upskill employees.
Paid Leave: Coming to a Jurisdiction Near You?
Although the federal government may not go for paid leave, many entities and jurisdictions are taking it up on their own, says Susan G. Fentin, a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. in Springfield, Massachusetts. Fentin’s Commonwealth of Massachusetts does have a paid leave law, and she shared her perspective on paid leave at […]
Unlimited Vacation Time—California Here We Come!
Should you consider this Silicon Valley trend that’s spreading across the United States? Attorney Susan Fentin, a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., in Springfield, Massachusetts, offered her take on unlimited vacation at BLR’s Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, held recently in Las Vegas.
IRS Again Leaves Most Annual Retirement Plan Limits Unchanged
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) again left most annual threshold and benefit levels unchanged when it announced them for 2017 on October 27, 2016. Employers and retirement plan administrators can apply the new rates as they prepare their plans for next year and conduct nondiscrimination testing. Notice 2016-62 laid out the latest changes to cost-of-living […]
Preventing Whistleblowers in the Workplace: EEOC Expands the Rights of Whistleblowers
by Kara M. Maciel, Esq. and Dan Deacon, Esq., Conn Maciel Carey Now more than ever, employers are at an increased risk of facing a retaliation complaint as regulatory rule changes and expansive federal laws make asserting these claims much easier for employees to prevail.
‘Bag Check’ Settlements Have Lessons for California Employers
Several California employers have in recent weeks shelled out millions of dollars to settle claims that their employees should have been paid for time spent waiting for security checks.
Oh the Places You’ll Go … Heineken’s HR Campaign Sounds More Like Seussical the Musical
Companies that are struggling to recruit talent may want to take a page from Heineken’s playbook. The beer-brewing giant has recently developed an HR campaign to recruit new employees and has channeled its inner Dr. Seuss to help.
10 HR Practices That Reduce the Effectiveness of Employee Referral Programs
By Dr. John Sullivan The very best employee referral programs (ERPs) produce simply amazing results. But unfortunately many corporate programs were designed years before we had so much data covering what makes the programs effective.