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HR pros are aware that there is gender inequality in the workplace, and according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2014, the world has made only incremental improvements. However, the Report does predict the year things will be equal for the sexes in the workplace. And you won’t be here to experience it.
HRSBT can’t believe that people just don’t get it! If you are on workers’ comp—and you shouldn’t be—don’t photograph your fraudulent activities.
iCIMS, the leading best-in-class talent acquisition solution, recently asked its clients what their top priorities are for 2019. Not surprisingly, they found that employers are facing some alarming talent shortages and as a result, feeling under huge pressure to differentiate themselves with candidates.
In a recent BLR webinar, Austin E. Smith lent his expertise to tell us about some of the challenges employers face when dealing with exempt vs. non-exempt employee classifications. For example, to meet the requirements for an administrative exemption, an employee must pass the “primary duty” test, which says that their primary duties must include […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released the second set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for retirement plan professionals on the agency’s complex new fiduciary rule just days before the end of the Obama administration in an effort to answer plan practitioners’ questions about how the rule draws lines between fiduciary and nonfiduciary communications, education, and advice.
How can you measure the effectiveness of your sales compensation strategy? The goal is to craft sales compensation plans that motivate team members to perform strongly. To measure this, you need hard, quantifiable proof that the return on investment (ROI) truly aligns with your organization’s overall sales compensation strategy. Many companies create sales dashboards to […]
Presented Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:30 a.m. to Noon Pacific Order Option Price CD Recording & Materials $189 In one of the most anticipated decisions of the year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that Section III of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, which paves the way for same-sex couples to potentially […]
More than two in five (43 percent) hiring managers who currently research candidates via social media said they have found information that has caused them not to hire a candidate, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. This is up 9 percentage points from last year! There was also a slight rise in the number of […]
In an ideal world, organizations would provide in-depth and ongoing training to employees throughout their careers, ensuring that all employees have extensive time dedicated to learning the skills that will help them thrive.
by Mathias Link Employers throughout Canada find it challenging to anticipate exactly when a particular unilateral change to the terms and conditions of employment will be a breach of the employment contract, and thus a constructive dismissal, or whether the change will be reasonable such that an employee is obligated to accept the change or […]