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According to a new survey, companies across the globe are suffering from a talent shortage. Many employers are citing skilled trades as the roles that are hardest to fill, for the seventh consecutive year. As talent shortages worsen, companies are increasingly turning to training and development to fill talent gaps and upskill employees.
According to recent research released by IBM Institute for Business Value, 33% of chief human resources officers (CHROs) believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize the way they do business over the next few years.
By Lori Kleiman Why assess? It’s not about being right or wrong—it’s about being aware. Evaluation allows you to identify weaknesses and confirm that your HR function is in compliance with relevant laws and policies. It is critical that all managers look at their programs and process on a regular basis as processes and needs […]
Previous workers’ compensation laws in California created a situation where the costs associated with providing medical treatment and benefits to injured workers and administering workers’ compensation claims had begun to rise significantly. If costs were permitted to continue to rise, employers would be faced with increases in their workers’ compensation insurance rates, which would add […]
The month and a half leading up to New Year’s is full of joy and celebration. But from stress and germs to distraction and overindulgence, it’s also fraught with hazards that can leave your employees ill, injured, or dispirited. Be sure that wellness at your company doesn’t fall by the wayside during the fun! Although […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Outback Steakhouse has agreed to pay $19 million and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a major class-action lawsuit alleging sex discrimination against thousands of women at hundreds of its corporately owned restaurants nationwide. According to the EEOC, Outback discriminated against female employees with respect to […]
How deep to delve into someone’s past in a reference check is murky business. Here’s one expert’s take, plus notice of an upcoming audio conference designed to clear it all up for you. In the last Advisor, we discussed the legal aspects of checking applicants on the “relationship” websites, MySpace and Facebook. Today, Employment Law […]
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule requiring that plans, plan fiduciaries, and insurance providers comply with additional procedural protections when dealing with disability benefit claimants.
In two previous posts, we’ve been discussing the importance of measuring onboarding efforts, as well as some basic steps toward developing a measurement program. Here, we’re going to look at some specific types of both qualitative and quantitative measurements.
The information in today’s Advisor is adapted from BLR’s 7-Minute Safety Trainer session “Near MissesHow to Identify, Report, and Prevent.” Why Do Near Misses Have to Be Investigated? Every near miss must be examined to find out what happened and why. Only by identifying root causes of near misses can similar incidents be prevented in […]