Unequal Pay, Unequal Opportunity
A recent survey finds that although employers believe there should be pay equality in the United States, women often remain skeptical about their own careers.
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HR’s Place at the Executive Table: A Q&A with Lori Kleiman
Executive leadership wants and needs an HR business partner who adds to the bottom line. The bad news, according to the Harvard Business Review, is that HR is not delivering.
Benefits from Cars to Credit to Counseling to Charity
Yesterday’s Advisor offered healthcare results from the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) 2014 Benefits Survey; today, the survey’s results for other types of benefits.
What We Learned From… Elevating the Employee Experience Pre-Conference
HR Daily Advisor is in Denver, Colorado for HCI’s Elevating the Employee Experience (EEE) Conference! Wednesday marked the start of the event, and here’s what we learned from Sarah Deveraux and her workshop on human-centered design principals and how to innovate to enhance the employee experience. Design thinking is the first step in crafting human-centered […]
Looking for Answers on OSHA Training Requirements?
Q. Are there any regulations on how often you must have safety meetings? A. Federal OSHA has no regulation that states how often you must have safety meetings. There are regulations that mandate training on a schedule such as Bloodborne Pathogens (29 CFR 1910.1030) training, which is required annually. Other general industry standards that require […]
Are Employees Using Company Computers to Work or Shop?
The holiday season is just around the corner, and busy employees are increasingly doing their shopping at the world’s gigantic electronic marketplace, located conveniently on their office computer. Careless e-mail use can end up as a huge lump of coal in an employer’s stocking — in the form of evidence used against it in litigation. […]
Many in U.S. Don’t Believe Leaders Act in Best Interest of Employees
Fierce, Inc., a leadership development and training company, has released research results that reveal sentiments toward leaders in business and politics. Fierce conducted the nationwide survey of several hundred professionals to identify how their views on leadership compared in the business and political worlds.
Like parenting, managing is tough but brings great rewards
by Dan Oswald It’s often said that being a parent is the world’s toughest job. Not all of us are parents, but most of us can appreciate what a difficult job parenting is. I found it fascinating that Boston-based advertising agency Mullen created an ad for a nonexistent director of operations position. The requirements included: […]
Washington Supreme Court Limits Duty of Loyalty Exception to Anti-Moonlighting Law
The Washington Supreme Court recently limited when an employer can restrict low-wage workers from moonlighting. The court ruled such agreements are presumptively invalid for low-wage workers unless they are reasonable and narrowly tailored. Washington’s Anti-Moonlighting Law Since 2020, Washington has restricted employers from prohibiting their low-wage workers from moonlighting—having an additional job, supplementing their income […]
First Day on the ‘Job’ Is Out of This World for Mystery ‘Intern’
It was her first day of work—ever—and even though she only did some computer work, the experience was truly out of this world.