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Building Trust and Accountability: The Critical Role of Secure Reporting Systems in the Modern Workplace

By Renee Harris, Work Shield Nov 4, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Nov 4, 2024

In today’s ethically-conscious workplace environment, fostering a culture of trust, openness, and accountability is not just beneficial – it’s essential. To fully support HR professionals in this mission, an efficient, tech-forward solution must be implemented. Robust third-party software solutions offer a pathway for employers to securely and confidentially gather reports and information and streamline investigations […]

Ghosting Meets the Job Market

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Mar 24, 2022 Recruiting

Updated: Mar 28, 2022

Long ago, dating was something people did with those they were already acquainted with. People tended to meet their significant others in their hometowns, in their high schools, or on the job, which created a certain sense of social obligation with respect to providing closure. For example, if one party to the relationship wanted to […]

Political Tensions Expected to Grow in the Workplace in 2024

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Feb 13, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Feb 13, 2024

Thanksgiving dinner, first dates, and in the office are great examples of times and places where talking politics is best avoided. After all, in a highly polarized American society, there’s a good chance of offending at least half the people in the room. The bad news for employers and managers, however, is that experts expect […]

Employee Shift Switching May Pose Multiple Legal Problems

By jessica Mar 1, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

We are a hospital. Our employees often switch shifts or take extra shifts for someone else. They have their own informal system for handling switches and it works—we always have coverage. But I’m worried about compensation issues. They handle their pay as though they had worked their normal shifts, and they take care of paying […]

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Paycheck transparency: Are you ready for January 1 implementation?

By Federal Employment Law Insider Dec 28, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by H. Juanita M. Beecher Although a Texas federal district court judge barred the implementation of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (FPSW) final rule, the paycheck transparency requirements of FPSW are still scheduled to become effective for federal contractors with new contracts worth more than $500,000 issued after January 1, 2017. For new contracts […]

Adjust Job Expectations for Employees on FMLA Leave

By Michael P. Maslanka, UNT Dallas College of Law May 3, 2024 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 3, 2024

An employee’s performance is measured by the amount of work done. Fair enough. The employee takes Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. Must the metrics of performance measurement be adjusted as a result? Earlier this year, by a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court gave an emphatic “yes” in response. High-Pressure Job Marianne Wayland […]

How to Create Continuous Candidate Engagement Using Artificial Intelligence

By Melissa Blazejak, Editor Sep 25, 2018 Recruiting

Updated: Sep 25, 2018

In part one, we looked at what continuous candidate engagement (CCE) is and why it’s so important to focus on in the recruiting process. Here, we’ll look at how to use artificial intelligence (AI) and other technological tools to help recruiters provide CCE in your company.

Responding to restroom accommodation requests from transgender employees

By New Hampshire Employment Law Letter Jul 16, 2017 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Brian Bouchard Fifty-two years ago, Bob Dylan penned the now-famous lyrics “The times they are a-changin’.” True enough, Mr. Dylan, but for many, changes come slowly, and as the late David Bowie sang: “The days still seem the same.” This can be true in regard to laws, which sometimes struggle to keep pace with […]

Digital Resignation: Workers Are Live-Quitting on TikTok

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor May 2, 2023 Recruiting

Updated: May 10, 2023

Popular culture is full of scenes involving highly public and dramatic resignations. Who can forget Jerry Maguire walking out on his high-powered sports agent job to start his own shop, Jennifer Aniston’s character Joanna quitting her waitressing job at Chotchkie’s after one too many reminders about her flair in the movie Office Space, or the […]