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Harassment Prevention Prescription? Train, Train, Train

Yesterday’s Advisor offered our take on the recent $2.3 Million Fry/EEOC settlement, and showcased the first 5 of our 11 sexual harassment training statements. Today, 6 through 11, plus an introduction to the new, comprehensive training solution—TrainingToday.  [Go here for 1 to 5] 6. A superior blocks a promotion for a subordinate who has firmly […]

Equip Trainers to Give Effective Environmental Training

The material in today’s Advisor comes from our sister publication, Environmental Daily Advisor®. In an ideal world, training will always be successful. There are ways that training can go wrong, however, and forewarned is forearmed. Here are several training pitfalls—and we give you ways to avoid them. There are several possible problems that can lead […]

Survey Says: Across Generations, Individual Success and Learning Are Valued

The next generation of workers is already on its way, and high school seniors have already formed some pretty concrete opinions around life in the working world. A new CareerBuilder survey looked at how this next generation’s opinions compare to that of the current workforce, and there are some surprising results. One thing they have […]

Drum Roll, Please

To prepare us for next week’s season premiere of The Office, NBC concludes the summer rerun schedule with a replay of last season’s finale. The intrigue and chicanery surrounding the search committee’s efforts have been well documented in prior posts dating back to the spring. And, my fellow bloggers and I have thoroughly vetted both […]

Quicker Pay Increases May Save Your Best New Hires

By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Employers are typically reluctant to give pay raises to new hires, especially because of compression issues, but one expert our CEO heard at a recent HR conference says, “Raise ’em or lose ’em.” As new employees learn, their value increases quickly as their output reaches that of an […]

New York minimum wage going up on December 31

The first of a series of increases intended to bring New York’s state minimum wage to $15 an hour is set to go into effect on December 31. As a result of a measure signed into law in April, the state will see minimum wage increases implemented on a regional basis. The state’s current basic […]

PPACA Terms of Art You Need to Know to Comply

Employer shared responsibility or “play or pay” provisions (aka 4980H) of the ACA are effective January 1, 2014; however, no penalties will be assessed until 2015. Nevertheless, says Gillihan, your planning must be ongoing now if you plan to use a 12-month measurement period—that period has already started. Gillihan is counsel in the Atlanta office […]

StrengthsFinder 2.0

HR manager David South reviews the book StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath. Review discusses how book and accompanying website helps employers find employees’ talents. Tom Rath leads Gallup’s workplace research and leadership consulting worldwide. He coauthored How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life and most recently authored Vital Friends: The People […]

Recruiting Bots for the Win

In Friday’s Advisor, we introduced the idea of using recruitment bots (aka chatbots, AI recruitment, or automated assistant) and what types of tasks they could perform. Today, we’re taking a look at the benefits for recruiters who are utilizing these recruitment bots.