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Despite the conclusion of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Ryan Lochte is still “under water” with questions still looming after Rio police reports that the American gold-medal Olympian fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil. Lochte initially reported that he and three other U.S. swimmers—James Feigen, Jack Conger, and Gunnar Bentz—were robbed at gunpoint […]
Do you offer digital health benefits to your workforce? These digital health solutions are gaining popularity among all generations and prove to be a key asset in talent retention.
We have an employee whose wife has a serious, chronic health condition. He has approved intermittent FMLA. We are suspicious of FMLA abuse–that he is taking advantage of it and uses his wife as an excuse for all of his absences, which are frequent. Can we ask for a doctor’s note each time he has […]
Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest military contractor, will have to pay former employee Charles Daniels $2.5 million. The African-American electrician was subjected to a racially hostile work environment at several job sites nationwide. This is the largest amount ever obtained by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a single person in a discrimination case. […]
A new survey has found that younger employees are significantly less likely to enroll in vision benefits plans or understand the importance of eye exams. The Transitions Optical Employee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey, conducted among 1,300 employees, reveals that 84% of Baby Boomers, 80% of Gen X and 75% of Millennials report that they […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented results from The Cybersecurity Risk to Knowledge Assets study from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and Ponemon Institute. Today we discuss the rest of the findings, including how untrained or careless employees can be a big part of the cybersecurity problem.
By Ryan Jenkins Yesterday’s Advisor, explored some of the crucial elements to include when creating a recruiting video aimed at attracting Millennials. Today we’ll hear some more from speaker and author Ryan Jenkins. Check out yesterday’s Advisor to read the first 10 tips Jenkins has to offer when it comes to making a recruiting video […]
Ask an IT staff member whether your organization has done enough to educate employees about cybersecurity, and then ask an employee in a different department the same question. You will probably get two very different answers, which supports research indicating a “dramatic disconnect” between the perspective of IT vs. the perspective of other employees regarding […]
If you’re in HR, you’re negotiating 24—7 says expert Douglas McCabe, PhD. You’re negotiating contracts, negotiating with peers, subordinates, and bosses. You’d better figure out how to do it right. Negotiators have high status in this country, McCabe says; you don’t put losers on your negotiating team. McCabe, who is professor of management at the […]
Individuals who want to increase their effectiveness at work and aspire to become leaders should consider taking a higher-risk, higher-reward path. Instead of moving surely and safely up the career ladder, they should cultivate “learning agility,” a quality related to being more extroverted, more focused, more original, more resilient, less accommodating, and—ultimately—more successful.