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A recent effort by the Department of Labor (DOL) to revisit how employees versus independent contractors are classified makes it clear that they mean business. Perhaps the most startling feature of their new effort involves how the DOL will likely consider all workers to be employees rather than independent contractors. Only those who fit strict […]
Brilliant™ just released its Q4 2017 Accounting, Finance, and Information Technology Hiring Forecast.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed the CDC’s strategies for dealing with obesity. Today we continue that discussion, and we take a look at a unique wellness guide that could get you a 300% return on your investment. Of course, it’s not easy for most people to diet and lose weight, and then keep it off. […]
Yesterday’s Advisor explored some of the results of our Employee File Management Survey, sponsored by People Doc. Today, we’ll go over more results as well as some basic demographics from that survey. How Easy Is Distribution? The largest share of participants (45.6%) find that document distribution is sometimes challenging but manageable. 33.6% of respondents said […]
Adding to yesterday’s post, here are more tips on how to create new and more effective training programs, along with some other best practices for undoing the bad effects of bad training.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new proposed rule affecting federal contractors aims to broaden protections for religious organizations that do business with the federal government, leading some to worry about its possible effects.
“Automation” has been a business buzzword for quite a while, but only in the past year or 2 has it really picked up steam in the recruitment industry. No longer does it conjure up mental images of robots or impersonal interactions. Now, recruitment automation can look like anything from chat bots to screening software. There […]
As we close in on the end of SHRM 25, HR professionals are racing around the venue to make sure they’re getting the latest and greatest advice HR leaders are offering, and it’s clear some of the best has been saved for last. Our biggest takeaways from today revolve around HR’s ability to support and […]
As 2017 fades into the rearview mirror, it’s time to look at what’s ahead.
Most organizations have a performance management program, and most companies admit that their program doesn’t work as well as it should. It’s easy to blame the system, but most of the problem is with the appraisers themselves.