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Multitasking hinders productivity

by Dinita James Multitasking increases worker productivity, right? That is at least common wisdom. It seems that if we can do two, three, or even four things at once, we are accomplishing more in less time. Research on the human brain is pointing decidedly in the other direction, however. According to one recent study, multitasking […]

DOL’s proposed rules to swell ranks of overtime-eligible employees

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) release of new proposed rules regulating who is eligible for overtime pay has employers scrambling to determine how many of their workers will need to be reclassified when new regulations take effect. Currently, the salary threshold for an employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) […]

Even When Relieved of Duty, You Can Still Be Terminated

By Beth A. Kahn and James H. Demerjian A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy tried to take a “can’t touch this” position when he challenged his employer’s decision to terminate him for drunk driving and driving with a suspended license while he was on unpaid relieved-of-duty status. It didn’t work out for him […]

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Who’s Who of the Workforce L&D ’19 Conference

The Workforce L&D 2019 conference is an L&D Daily Advisor event that will be hosted this year at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, in November. Below is more information about who will be at the conference and why you won’t want to miss it.

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Tips for responding when bad weather strikes

When a hurricane, tornado, flood, or other natural disaster hits, HR must have plans for employee safety, business continuity, and a dozen other issues. With that in mind, we rounded up resources to help you make sure you and your organization are prepared to respond to HR issues before, during, and after the storm.

HRISs Have Definite Advantages … and Disadvantages

What Are the Advantages of HRISs? One-stop shopping. One of the most frequently mentioned advantages of the HRIS is that you enter information only once for many HR-related employee tasks. And, similarly, you need to update only one place when employee information changes. Integration of data. Furthermore, different parts of the system can “talk to […]

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Building a Resilient STEM Workforce Starts in the Classroom 

The education sector is faced with a whirlwind of changes, from delays of billions in expected federal education funds for K-12 schools to the actions that redefine the federal government’s future role in education.   As conversations arise around how changes targeting education will impact students in the near-term, it’s critical that these discussions also […]

Best of Pages of HR Podcast 2023

HR Daily Advisor’s Pages of HR podcast provides insightful conversations about HR-related books with the writers who create them. This year, we ran a gamut of exceptional books highlighting hot topics that continued to make headlines in 2023, including DEIB, leadership, and mental health. As we end the year and look toward a new one, […]