Bad News for HR—Get Ready to Change the Name of Your Department
Throw out the employee handbooks and get out the mechanical manuals—your future employees may not be human!
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Casting Call—Who Should Play Lilly Ledbetter in the Movie?
A movie about Lilly Ledbetter, the supervisor whose struggles with employer Goodyear Tire & Rubber over inequality in pay due to her gender led to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, is due to be released in 2015, but the script has already won recognition.
5 Simple Ways to Enhance Your Employer Brand
In today’s world, regardless of company size, a strong employer brand has become strategically imperative to attract, engage, and retain the best people.
Ask the Expert: Can We Use ‘Comp Time’ once Overtime Regs Take Effect?
Question: I understand with the new FLSA regulations that “An employer may require an exempt employee to work more than 40 hours in a workweek without having to pay a premium for overtime hours.” Most of our employees are exempt, but currently we give them the option to be paid straight time for hours worked […]
WOTC 101
WOTC stands for Work Opportunity Tax Credit, and it’s designed to be an incentive for employers to hire people who frequently face difficulty finding employment. As the name implies, this incentive is in the form of a tax credit. As such, it is administered by both the Department of Labor (DOL) and the IRS. It […]
Transgender Bathroom Battles–Coming Soon to Your Workplace
Yesterday’s Advisor covered many of the issues around bathrooms and transgender employees. Today, some guidelines and tips, plus an introduction to the all-HR-solution-in-one website, HR.BLR.com. Bloomington, Indiana’s Human Rights Commission issued guidelines regarding gender identity, restrooms, and dressing rooms. (See yesterday’s issue for details.) Here’s what they say: If you have single occupancy restrooms, designate […]
It’s Time for HR Pros to Throw Out Résumés and Unstructured Interviews
Workforces and talent pools have changed dramatically in recent years; labor is more mobile than ever, diversity and inclusion have become increasingly vital for all companies, and the recruitment and retention of skilled workers is crucial to remain competitive in the global economy. Meanwhile, employees are demanding greater flexibility, professional development opportunities, and higher wages—all […]
Do You Lead By Example?
Managers want to see the best from their teams and typically mandate a set of criteria and expectations employees must meet. At times, of course, managers may be frustrated by the habits, behaviors, attitudes, and work products of their staff members. But one of the biggest mistakes managers make across all industries is failing to […]
Ask the Expert: Should I Hire a Full-Time Employee Who Moonlights?
Q. If we are hiring a new, full-time employee who is also salaried at another company, are there any labor laws we need to be aware of that could be compromised if the new hire works over a certain number of hours or something like that?
Tweet Goes Viral: Gets Communications Exec Fired
It took an airplane flight for a communication executive’s inappropriate tweet to go viral and get her into trouble with her employer. The (former) senior director of corporate communications of an Internet company was fired after sending an offensive tweet on her way to South Africa. By the time she landed, the Internet was up […]