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As you eat your PB&J out of a sandwich bag, you may want to log onto Facebook to view what the workers at Facebook are dining on in their café—and salivate! Yes, Mark and Sheryl have given their Culinary Team their own Facebook page where the day’s specials are posted—and, of course, the choices are […]
By Jennifer Carsen, JD You are undoubtedly weary of hearing about everything the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires of you in terms of the employee health care coverage you’re mandated to provide.
In a May 18 ruling, the Texas Supreme Court compelled a stop-loss insurer to pay a direct premium tax on stop-loss policies sold to self-funded health plans. Stop-loss insurance written in Texas for self-funded plans is not “reinsurance” and thus must pay state levies and follow state insurance rules, the court held. American National, a […]
Yesterday’s Advisor presented rankings of recruiting software from G2 Crowd. Today, the infographic that displays the information graphically. As was mentioned in yesterday’s issue, the grid ranks recruiting software on two scales, market presence and customer satisfaction. (Of course, these are not necessarily the two factors that will be priorities for your organization. For example, […]
Nearly four years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court held employers can enforce arbitration agreements that waive an employee’s right to join a class action lawsuit. Since then, many companies have avoided what would be costly class action lawsuits, particularly in the wage and hour context, by requiring individual arbitration with employees. Despite this, there was […]
Employment contracts in California have historically included arbitration clauses seeking to limit employer risks and increase the likelihood of winning should a claim be raised. “With respect to the arbitration agreements, the arbitration contract – if successfully enforced – will channel the legal proceeding into a form that is traditionally more favorable as a venue […]
SPECIAL from HR Tech Las VegasThe world of HR is being changed by technology every day in new and exciting ways, with advancements in everything from promoting company culture to benefits management. Castlight Health presented its innovations at this year’s HR Technology® Conference and Expo in Las Vegas.
You know how important the candidate experience is to the overall recruiting process, so what are you doing to help improve that experience? One way to know whether you’re providing a favorable experience is to walk a mile in the candidate’s shoes.
When it comes to recruiting strategies, everyone has their own method and generally, recruiters will stick with that method that works best. So is there really such thing as the “best recruiting strategy”?
Whether you need executive buy-in for a new hire or you’re asking for a new recruiting tool, there are three steps to get what you need, according to the director of talent acquisition for Sodexo’s North America operations.