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There are many ways for employers and employees to mutually benefit from employee development. These can range from unpaid internships—where students spend a semester or a summer in the office of a business, to training programs—where existing employees are giving periodic training in specific topics—to something more in-depth: apprenticeship programs. As described by the Department […]
Yesterday we heard from compensation expert Bryan Van Noy about how cash compensation might not be the most effective or attractive aspect of your compensation package. Today, we’ll go over how you can take that into consideration. By Bryan Van Noy Cash Compensation Is Coercive and Manipulative For employers hoping to change employee health habits […]
President Donald Trump has to fill over 4,000 vacancies created when President Barack Obama left office. With that many positions to fill, it’s an exercise in high volume recruiting—and one that we might just learn something from. By Anthony Panissidi, Social Media Associate at iCIMS
It seems employers everywhere and in all lines of work too often struggle to find top quality job candidates. It’s not just employers who are frustrated. Jobseekers are equally exasperated because job postings often don’t tell them what they need to know. Recent research indicates that postings including information on an employer’s culture can help […]
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) companies with more than 50 employees who haven’t already done so now need to accommodate the needs of the nursing mothers among their staff. We spoke with Gina Ciagne, a Certified Lactation Counselor and Director of Breastfeeding and Consumer Relations for Lansinoh Laboratories. She wants to […]
As an HR professional, how many unusual methods have you seen from your interviewees? Today we’ll go over a list of what some candidates have done to try to get noticed and how you should handle them.
Defining Contingent Workers Contingent workers are generally those who are hired through staffing firms or leasing companies and whose jobs are structured to last only a certain length of time. If a company does not clearly define a “contingent worker,” who is an employee, and who is not an employee, managers may start using contingent […]
With almost daily allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, and misconduct hitting the news, many are reconsidering their own methods of handling such complaints and allegations.
More than two years after the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) went into effect, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized regulations interpreting the law’s requirements. For the most part, the final regulations provide exactly the type of comprehensive guidance employers were hoping for. In any event, they are a dramatic departure from (and an […]
Litigation Value: Dunder Mifflin seems to have escaped the week without major liability. But that doesn’t mean that everyone behaved. Another week, and Andy is still looking for ways to motivate and inspire his team. You’ve got to hand it to him: his analogy of business as war is, at least, more logical than most […]