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He took us, usually wearing some wacky looking personal protective equipment (PPE), to see him try over 300 jobs that defied description, but were mostly smelly, dangerous—and dirty! Now, reports CNN, he will show us jobs that are not only unique but also essential.
A new ruling from the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals focuses on a little-known provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act that permits employees to take leave to provide psychological comfort and assistance to family members with serious physical or mental illnesses. We”ll explain the court’s ruling.
Covered federal contractors have been tasked by the federal government with preventing disparities in pay for their employees based on race, gender, and ethnicity. To prevent such disparities, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) under the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requires federal contractors to annually conduct an in-depth compensation analysis.
In yesterday’s Advisor, consultant Mike Miles presented the case for offering voluntary benefits to employees. Today, more on benefits, plus an introduction to a timely webcast on conducting legal background checks. Employees may think that they can’t afford a big policy, but it’s often a good idea to join the plan at the lowest level […]
Companies are racing toward automation in the face of a tight labor market and a quest for greater efficiencies. Eventually, the labor market is sure to settle down, but when it does, it’s unlikely that jobs that were automated due to a shortage of human workers will de-automate when the labor shortage eases. In a […]
Imagine a guy, a married guy, more specifically an unhappily married guy, and even more specifically an unhappily married guy lacking a moral compass. The guy creates a discrete (ha!) profile on AshleyMadison.com, a dating website for married people whose tagline is “Life is Short. Have an Affair.” No need to prowl hotel bars at […]
Your emergency response workers may someday have some of their tasks done by replacements, and they won’t mind a bit. And you won’t mind because these workers won’t be on your payroll. Researchers at North Carolina State University have been studying the movements of cockroaches, especially how they “wall follow”—find a break in a surface […]
If you thought having a computer screen attached to your glasses means so-called “wearable technology” is 21st century, think again. Smithsonian magazine tells us that wearable technology was a phenomenon—in the 19th century!
By Tara Kelly, president and CEO of SPLICE Software
Most every company is looking at the HRIS. What should your system be doing? For some guidance on this trend, we turned to BLR’s recently published HR Playbook: HR’s Gameplan for the Future.