Life Sciences Industry Faces Looming Talent Crisis
Life sciences industry executives are increasingly concerned they are not doing enough to attract and retain women in their organizations according to a new EY survey on industry-wide gender parity.
Author: HR Daily Advisor Staff
6 Symptoms of Destructive Management and Tips on How to Avoid It
When it comes to work these days, we’re all expected to do more with less—but is this nose-to-the-grindstone philosophy the best way to run a business? Alarmingly low employee engagement numbers indicate otherwise.
It’s Never Just About the Money
by Jen Carsen, J.D., BLR Legal Editor As you have undoubtedly heard by now, the Department of Labor has issued its long-awaited final regulations relating to the new overtime rules. By the DOL’s reckoning, these changes will extend overtime pay to 4.2 million Americans who don’t currently receive it.
Time to Fill Expands, Job Market Tightens, and Recruitment Costs Rise
It has been nearly 20 years since “the war for talent” entered the lexicon through a study by McKinsey & Company, and for recruiters, that phrase rings truer than ever. The macroeconomic data indicates the balance in the job market is beginning to tip in favor of jobseekers, and iCIMS’ report on national hiring trends […]
A Perspective on Case Management
BLR recently conducted a survey titled Case Management Survey: How Organizations Deal with Employee Complaints, Questions, and Requests, sponsored by PeopleDoc. We recently sat down with Andrea Couto, senior director, Solutions Consulting at PeopleDoc to look at some of the results.
The DOL’s New Overtime Rule and Unintended Consequences
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a new rule that requires anyone who makes less than $47,476 annually to receive overtime pay. When a colleague suggested I consider this topic for my blog, I was reluctant. I’m not an expert on wage and hour issues. We have many people much more qualified than […]
The DOL’s New Overtime Rule and Unintended Consequences
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a new rule that requires anyone who makes less than $47,476 annually to receive overtime pay. When a colleague suggested I consider this topic for my blog, I was reluctant. I’m not an expert on wage and hour issues. We have many people much more qualified than […]
Our Intern is Working Out; Let’s Keep Her
In Yesterday’s Advisor we explored six tests for determining whether an intern can be unpaid. Today we’ll see how internships lead to regular employment, as well as look at an internship checklist.
FMLA Retaliation: Is Suspension with Back Pay an Adverse Employment Action?
By Steve Jones, JD, Jack Nelson Jones & Bryant, P.A The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently considered a former employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) discrimination claims.
Determining FMLA Eligibility: Documentation of Family Relationships
This article series highlights the requirements for determining Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) eligibility. The last installment focused on the new definition of spouse under the FMLA. Now we’ll look at documenting family relationships and its impact on the FMLA.