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It’s finally here! Wednesday, October 21, 2015, marks the date when Emmett “Doc” Brown and Marty McFly took their Mr. Fusion-powered flying DeLorean time machine into the future (or should we say the present?) in the classic film Back to the Future: Part II. To celebrate the occasion, we look at a few memorable scenes […]
The past year has included many expected moves by the Trump administration, such as the reversal of some of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial decisions under the Obama administration, as well as several unexpected developments among several agencies.
For many companies, recruiting top talent looks a lot like a game of hide and seek. The company is “it” and seeking through a pile of resumes in search of someone with great skills, a positive attitude, and an outstanding track record of delivering great work. When the company finally sets its sights on that […]
Faced with the challenge of satisfying a more demanding employee population, managers will be responsible for using this technology to infuse the workplace with a greater feedback culture. Why is feedback important for managers?
As HR Daily Advisor’s HR Corporate Culture Week comes to a close, let’s take a look back at our variety of content offerings that were made available to you, the HR professional, throughout the week. Strong corporate culture was an essential component in helping teams navigate through the unique and challenging circumstances of 2021 and maintaining […]
Don’t try to deny it, social media is mainstream now, says Attorney Jonathan Segal, and its influence is only going to grow. Before too long, the workplace will be 75 percent Millennials, and they use social media with a vengeance. (By the way, Boomers aren’t that far behind, he adds.) Social Media includes, for […]
At Spark HR 2025, Matthew Duncan, who leads Microsoft’s thinking on the future of work, shared a big truth from Microsoft’s Work Trend Index Report: people at work are hitting their limits. With people facing hundreds of interruptions each day and most feeling a constant time crunch, the old ways of boosting output simply don’t […]
The newest U.S. jobs report is a grab bag of labor-market signals. The U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs, down from about 218,000 in May 2024. At the same time, the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.1%, while wage growth slowed to its lowest rate in three years. Cooling Labor Demand While 4.1% unemployment is […]
As Chief People Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs at BVI Medical, Andrew Dawson brings a unique and powerful perspective to human resources. His career is a masterclass in building HR functions from the ground up and evolving with the needs of the business. Here’s a closer look at the experiences that forged his path to the […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed regulations that would change the rules for hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans by replacing the facts-and-circumstances test for determining hardship eligibility with a three-part general standard.