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Ask the Expert: Our policy says you must work the day before and the day after a holiday to receive holiday pay. What if an employee is on FMLA before or after a holiday?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jan 24, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 24, 2011

November 29, 2010 As a general rule, employers are not required to provide any non-health plan benefits to employees on FMLA leave, (such as holiday pay) unless such benefits are provided to employees on non-FMLA leave (29 C.F.R. 825.209). The U.S. Department of Labor addressed your question in an Opinion Letter that can be viewed […]

More Cutting-Edge Talent Development Tips

By Guest Columnist Nov 17, 2016 Learning & Development

Updated: Nov 17, 2016

By Sandy Pennington In yesterday’s Advisor, Sandy Pennington, chief people and process officer for Clinicient, provided two tips on how you can begin building a cutting-edge talent development program. Today Pennington continues with three more tips and key takeaways for our readers.

Incentive Schemes May Mean Transparency of Data

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 6, 2014 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 6, 2014

An incentive program can be a great way to motivate employees and help the organization achieve their goals. But it doesn’t come without potential pitfalls. For example, tying an incentive to reaching specific sales or profit goals means that the company will have to be candid with employees about those figures—which may be uncomfortable if […]

Belles, Bourbon, Bullets & Bankruptcy

By Jody Ward-Rannow Nov 13, 2009 That's What She Said

Updated: Nov 13, 2009

Litigation Value: $0. Shockingly no one did anything illegal in this episode. Dunder Mifflin suffered a full day’s lost productivity due to Corporate’s poor handling of the bankruptcy situation. In this week’s episode, the recession finally hit Dunder Mifflin. Faced with such stress, I would have expected the Scranton branch to become a plaintiff’s lawyer’s […]

How HR Can Win, Manager to Manager

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 10, 2026 HRDA Featured

Updated: Apr 10, 2026

Action plans are only as good as the system that supports them. After the survey closes and priorities are set, managers are often expected to deliver results without the structures, skills, or motivation needed to succeed. So, what can HR professionals do to help managers actually function? We asked upcoming SPARK HR speaker, I/O psychologist, […]

Getting Millennials to Look Your Way

By Ryan Jenkins Jun 27, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Jun 27, 2017

According to the Corporate Executive Board Company (CEB), a best practice insight and technology company, today’s flat organizational structures mean employees spend more time at each job level—roughly 3 more years than they did in 2010. This stalled progression has caused 70% of employees to be dissatisfied with future career opportunities, leading to potentially massive […]

Thinking Differently About Incentivizing High Performance

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Jun 29, 2022 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jun 29, 2022

The traditional employment relationship is a relatively straightforward exchange between employee and employer whereby an employee provides labor in exchange for money and benefits—health insurance, paid leave, etc. An employee’s incentive to do adequate work is the desire to keep his or her job; fail to meet expectations on an ongoing basis, and sooner or […]

Court Ruling May Necessitate Overhaul of Paid Sick Time Policies and Practices

By Jodi R. Bohr, Attorney, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. Oct 29, 2024 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Oct 29, 2024

The Arizona Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act requires all employers to provide a certain amount of paid sick time (PST) depending on the number of employees. Employers with at least 15 employees must provide at least 40 hours of PST to employees each year. The act also requires employers to follow certain notice requirements, […]

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6 Critical Ways the Workplace Has Evolved

By Kelly Creighton Dec 28, 2018 Talent

Updated: Dec 28, 2018

Because there’s still so much to do to make the modern workplace even more engaging and profitable for all parties involved, it’s sometimes easy to forget how far we’ve come over the past century.