Paid Family Leave: Is it the Next Paid Leave Trend?
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD As employers scramble to manage the recent onslaught of paid sick leave legislation in the states and locally, a new paid leave trend may be emerging—paid family leave.
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Younger Workers Value Benefits, but Concerned about Flexibility, Affordability
A new survey from Mercer, representing a cross-section of the national workforce, found that most workers are satisfied with their company’s benefits. However, many respondents, especially younger workers, said they are concerned about the affordability and flexibility of these benefits in the future, especially concerning health care and retirement. Only 41% of respondents see health […]
Do You Offer Sign-On Bonuses?
If you’ve never encountered a situation where a job offer has been turned down, consider yourself lucky. Most organizations face this as a possibility when recruiting new candidates, especially when looking for top talent who may have multiple concurrent offers to consider.
Should You Be Concerned About a Candidate’s Social Media Presence?
HR managers and recruiters have been using social media to screen candidates for a while now. And the trend is rising. But what happens when you find a great candidate who’s perfect except for his or her social media presence?
Benefits beyond age 65?
By Marc Rodrigue The laws that generally provided for mandatory retirement in Canada have been eliminated. Across Canada, with very few exceptions, employees generally cannot be forced to retire at age 65. But can their benefits be cut off at age 65? Even if employers are permitted to cut off benefits to workers 65 and […]
Why Provide an Employee Wellness Program?
Does your organization offer an employee wellness program? More and more employers are opting to do so. Let’s take a look at some of the many benefits to see why:
Tips to Not Lose an Employee Exemption
With the recently-announced rule change from the Department of Labor (DOL) updating the minimum salary requirement for employees to be classified as exempt, now is a great time to take a look at some tips for ensuring that no missteps are taken that might jeopardize that exemption.
What Supreme Court’s split decision on immigration reform means for employers
by Jacob M. Monty President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration were not upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Some of your employees are probably disappointed and unsure of how to move forward. The disappointment they are experiencing and displaying doesn’t mean they are undocumented workers, and you shouldn’t assume they are. Here are some […]
Employee Generational Differences and Learning
What effect do generational differences have on employee learning during training, and how can trainers adjust their delivery to accommodate learners of all ages? For some insight, we hear from Aero Jet Medical Chief Operating Officer Ronny Wilson.
Take Control of the Way You Spend Your Time
It seems as if we get busier every day. How often do you get to the end of the day and feel like you have more left to do than when the day began?