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What Does Hertz Have Against Grandma?

Last week, my wife’s grandmother passed away at 98 years of age. She was a special lady who remained alert and curious until her last days. She was active on Facebook, keeping up with her great-grandchildren’s lives. So my family and I made the trip back to the Midwest for the funeral. Landing at the […]

It’s a Jobseekers World, Employers Just Live in It

2018 has been a tough year for employers looking to attract new talent into their companies, but it’s the exact opposite for jobseekers. As employers grapple with a highly competitive hiring environment that is causing prolonged job vacancies across the U.S., workers are reaping the benefits.

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, […]

There Was Talk of Oatmeal

Litigation Value:  Surprisingly, despite the free-flowing shots and porcupine quills, the legal risks associated with the most recent Dunder Mifflin Sabre holiday party ultimately proved to be relatively low.  What “holiday” am I referring to?  Well, just ask Stanley. If only more employees could be like Kevin — not wanting to put anyone out, while […]

Should You Use an Outside Recruiter to Fill an Open Position?

With the unemployment rate hovering at just over 4%, employers across the country are finding it difficult to fill positions with qualified workers. The situation becomes even more complex when you consider that simply having the right experience and education isn’t usually enough today. Today’s employers also want employees who fit with the company culture. […]

Unions: How Far Can We Go in Discouraging a Union Drive?

We’ve gotten word that a union is going to try to organize our manufacturing arm’s workers. I’m not sure what to tell the managers and supervisors about how far they can go to encourage their workers to reject the union. Can you give some general guidelines? — Thomas T., HR Manager in Berkeley

Businesses Must Lead on Eliminating Poverty and Health Disparities

My work as a DEI expert for institutions in the health ecosystem (think pharma, medical schools, hospital systems, etc.) has made one thing consistently clear: finding solutions to health disparities means addressing the issue of poverty. The two are inextricably intertwined, and businesses must lead out front. A recent study outlined poverty’s impact on mortality […]