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Do you believe the best employee learning occurs while on the job and within the context of the work? There are well-tested steps to follow for rolling out a training solution for a large, mobile workforce.
by John Vering On Oct. 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ reported that over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed has increased by 2.2 million and the unemployment rate has risen by 1.4 percentage points. Total nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 159,000 in September and thus far in 2008, payroll employment has […]
Spark TALENT 2025 delivered a jolt of necessary energy, tackling the biggest workforce challenges head on, including AI and talent acquisition. This year, our sessions didn’t just discuss trends, they provided playbooks for strategic action, offering HR leaders clear direction on topics from mastering AI integration to redefining high-performance culture. We’ve gathered the best of […]
Supervisors and managers with the best of intentions say the worst possible things. Some are said out of concern and some out of a desire to “act like a manager.” But they’re all dangerous. Here’s a rogues’ gallery of 7 of the most troublesome.
Our Company Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance rates are much lower if we have 100% employee participation. Can we enroll all of our employees and charge them a percentage of the cost of coverage? We have employees in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Oregon.
An unfortunate issue employers continue to face is the rise of workplace violence. The most recent statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show 392 workplace homicides and 37,060 nonfatal workplace injuries resulting from an intentional injury by another person in 2020, when many workers were forced to stay home due to the global pandemic. By all accounts, workplace […]
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.
Over the last few posts, Darchelle Nass, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administrative at Addison Group, has offered insight into the world of phone screening. In part one, she offered some tips on listening for body language. And in part two, she offered some best practices jobseekers can use to ace a phone […]
With the rise of the “gig economy” comes the realization that the world of talent as we know it is changing. Gone are the days when a company “owned” all of its employees. Now, most companies are lucky if just a small fraction of their workers are solely dedicated to them. With more and more […]