That’s a Wrap on Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Week!
As Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Week comes to a close, we want to take a look back at all the offerings and events that transpired throughout this exciting week!
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Do You Measure Your Onboarding Results?
Onboarding is key to any HR unit. It’s a critical time in an employee’s early development and sets the stage for the rest of his or her time with your organization. Just as with meeting a new person, first impressions matter.
Handling time off: PTO vs. traditional plans
It’s summer and employers are deep into the peak vacation season — a time when they may be wondering if they’re handling time off in the best way. The paid time off (PTO) system has gained popularity in recent years although a 2010 survey by WorldatWork, a group focusing on human resources issues, found that […]
Is It Time to Kill the Job Description?
If you have a job opening, you need a job description? Right? Not necessarily! Let’s take a step back and examine the assumption that job descriptions are a useful piece of the recruiting puzzle.
Are Your Supervisors Trained to Handle Tough Decisions?
Even organizations with the most rules and regulations get into trouble, Schickman says. It doesn’t matter how big you are, or how much money you have, or how many rules you have—if the supervisor doesn’t do the job, you’re in trouble. Schickman, who is a partner with Freeland Cooper & Foreman, LLP in San Francisco, […]
The Top 6 Dangers Facing Self-insured Health Plans (and What to Do About Them)
Self-insuring health benefits is a riskier undertaking than just writing a check to a United or Aetna. But despite the risk, employers do it because it gives them more control over plan design and the growth of health costs. For self-insured plans to succeed in controlling costs – and they can – they must analyze […]
Background Checks in California: Compliance with a Whole Different Set of Rules than the Rest of the Country
By Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder & CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR)
Season Recap
Total Litigation Value: $6,635,500+ There is no doubt that the crew from Dunder Mifflin (primarily Michael) had some expensive snafus this season. In approximately 20 weeks, Michael managed to out a gay employee; announce his affair with a Vice President at the CFO’s party; invite a pervert dressed as Ben Franklin to an office party; […]
Is Attitude Everything in a Candidate? That’s What This Professional Says
Welcome to a special edition of the Recruiting Daily Advisor. Today we’ll be looking at an HR Works podcast episode between our Managing Editor Steve Bruce and HR and Recruiting expert Arte Nathan. If you would like, feel free to listen to this episode (number 28) on our HR Works podcast.
PBGC Advocate’s 2016 Report Shows Continued Room for Improvement
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) in 2012 created a participant and plan sponsor advocate for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) whose role is to “act as a liaison between the corporation, sponsors of defined benefit pension plans insured by the corporation, and participants in pension plans trusteed by the corporation.”