Revenue Potential Slipping in Wake of Unqualified Talent
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at a research report concerning how difficulties hiring qualified talent results in difficulties with revenue potential. Today, more results from that report.
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How Much Do Your Workers Like You?
Yesterday we looked at a study that shows that employees trust business leaders more than they trust politicians. Today we present some analysis on what that study might mean.
More Tips from ATD 2016: Successful Compliance Training
In yesterday’s Advisor, we learned about important leadership levers discussed at the annual Association for Talent Development (ATD) Conference and Exposition held recently in Denver, Colorado. Today we have more advice from ATD, and this time we’re discussing the habits of highly successful compliance training.
Ask the Expert: FMLA Abuse by Employee with Chronically Ill Wife?
We have an employee whose wife has a serious, chronic health condition. He has approved intermittent FMLA. We are suspicious of FMLA abuse–that he is taking advantage of it and uses his wife as an excuse for all of his absences, which are frequent. Can we ask for a doctor’s note each time he has […]
HR Directors, Beware: New 2nd Circuit Test for Individual FMLA Liability
By Edward O. Sweeney, Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit—which covers Connecticut, New York, and Vermont—recently issued an important decision in which it found that an HR director may be deemed “individually” liable under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
SHRM Examines Employee Benefit Trends Over the Past 2 Decades
Over the past 20 years, employers have increased and decreased benefits strategically in response to the needs of the workplace and employees as well as to economic and technological changes, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2016 Employee Benefits Survey report.
Group Retirement Plans Are Difficult for Employees to Understand
Employees find 401(k)s and similar group retirement plans are found to be the most difficult benefits to understand, followed by health insurance and HSA/FSAs, according to a new financial wellness survey released by Four Seasons Financial Education (FSFE).
Retirement Preparedness Particularly Challenging for Gen X
Caught between the Baby Boomers and the Millennials, Generation X is fewer in numbers. They have matured beyond their slacker reputations, and many of them are dealing with young children, elderly parents, and stressful jobs.
Employees Want More PTO, But Unlikely to Use It for Summer Vacations
According to a recent survey released by Namely, attitudes toward summer vacation are shifting under the demands of the modern workplace and growing Millennial influence. While employees are willing to make big sacrifices for more paid time off (PTO), they are unlikely to use it and look for employers to support time off in different […]
Managing Incapacity and Treatment Under FMLA
Most conditions for which leave is sought will fall under the category of “incapacity and treatment.” Unfortunately, this is also the category that tends to be most difficult for employers to evaluate and manage.