Ask the Expert: Must We Pay Employees for Sleeping Time?
We run an assisted living facility. We had a blizzard in our area last week and asked for employees to volunteer to spend the night in case they were not able to get in the next day.
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Encouraging Employees to Play a Role in Sustainability is Good Business
Sustainability is a core part of the business model for Restaurant Technologies, a company that recycles used restaurant cooking oil for more than 45,000 restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocers, hotels, casinos, universities, and hospitals across the U.S. Last year, our work led to over 314 million pounds of used cooking oil no longer going into […]
Workplace romances: Do they ‘Suit’ your company?
Like almost everyone I know, I love the ability to binge-watch television series these days. In fact, it is a rare occurrence that I ever watch any show at the time it actually airs. (This Is Us is a notable exception for me.) Instead, I enjoy delving into these characters’ lives several hours at a […]
‘But it was due to my addiction’—when is last-minute confession too late?
By Kyla Stott-Jess It is not uncommon for an employee to disclose an addiction only when being terminated for misconduct that may be related to the employee’s substance abuse. The employee then tries to trigger human rights protections due to his or her “disability.” A recent Alberta court decision, Bish v. Elk Valley Coal Corporation, […]
New Insight and Data Helps Companies Identify the Best Countries to Find Skilled Talent
ManpowerGroup Solutions has launched its first Total Workforce IndexTM (TWI) report. The report summarizes the findings of the TWI, the only index of its kind to use a high-tech, high-touch approach.
Number of California Apprentices Is Excepted to Hit 100,000 by 2020
What’s a better way to attract skilled workers than to get them hot off the heels of an apprenticeship, and fortunately for California employers the number of apprentices is expected to reach 100,000 by 2020.
Texting Recruiting
By using short message service (SMS), the official name for text messaging, and multimedia message service (MMS), messages that support short videos, single images or slideshows, and audio clips, recruiters are interacting with job candidates in ways that are proving convenient and highly effective.
What Not to Do When Using AI for L&D
There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on the learning and development (L&D) industry for many years to come. However, as you navigate how to effectively utilize AI at your organization for your L&D initiatives, here are a few things you’ll want to make sure you don’t do.
Teach Employees Situational Awareness in Advance to Help Prepare for Workplace Violence and Other Emergencies
Every security officer’s top priority is keep their facilities and workforce safe. While advances in technological solutions such as access control and surveillance systems have helped accomplish that goal, they are not completely fail safe. According to security experts, when creating a good security plan to deal with for their organizations, security officers need to […]
Employer’s Cautionary Tale: The ‘Ever-Growing’ List of Termination Rationales
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—recently issued a decision sending a race discrimination case back to the district court for trial.