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In yesterday’s Advisor, consultant Leigh Branham briefed us on engagement. Today, what it is and how to sell it, plus an introduction to the all-HR-in-one-place website, HR.BLR.com®. What Is Employee Engagement? “A heightened emotional and intellectual connection that an employee has for his/her job, organization, manager, or coworkers that, in turn, influences him/her to apply […]
The U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation may start providing new services to help plan sponsors spend less time identifying, locating and corresponding with missing plan participants. The agency is seeking public comment until Aug. 20 on several aspects of administering a missing participants program when terminating individual account plans, according to a June 21 Federal […]
by John Phillips In the movie 42 when the Dodgers played the Redlegs in Cincinnati for the first time after Jackie Robinson had become a Dodger, the Reds’ fans greeted the Dodgers with considerable vitriol—like they were greeted at every ballpark where they played during Robinson’s rookie year. The Dodgers took the field, and the […]
by Geetha Adinata Yet another domino has fallen in the changing landscape of Georgia immigration law. Beginning today, all Georgia employers with more than 10 employees (as of January 1, 2013) must use the federal E-Verify system to ensure employees are authorized to work in the United States. E-Verify checks employees’ work authorization through Department […]
Each year, employers are required to report the demographics of their workforce to the Joint Reporting Commission of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
By Kyla Stott-Jess, Katie Clayton, and Hannah Roskey Canada’s highest court has ruled that random drug and alcohol testing in the workplace violates privacy rights. In Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) considered the validity of a random alcohol testing […]
Engagement is an issue for most employers as the economy comes back. How to make it happen? Six factors are required for true employee engagement, says consultant Keith Branham. Highly engaged workplaces score high on all six. Branham, who is founder and principal of Keeping the People, Inc., offered his expertise at WorldatWork’s 2013 Total […]
Two primary perspectives exist when it comes to employee reward programs: Reward programs are seen as a cost of doing business, in which case the goal is to minimize the costs. Reward programs are seen as an investment, in which case the goal is to optimize the return on the investment. Organizations, including their managers […]
Telecommuting is one form of workplace flexibility that can be beneficial to both employees and employers alike. While many people can quickly name employee benefits such as improved work-life balance, shorter commute times, and increased satisfaction, there are just as many benefits for employers. “Organizations began recognizing that there were business results as a result […]
Perceived fairness of employee rewards (or the lack thereof) is often at the root of why employees leave organizations. The idea of fairness also determines if an employee will make an extra effort to reach organizational goals or even the objectives of his or her own job. For these reasons, it’s vital for organizations to […]