BLR Pays Tribute to a True Entrepreneur
At the end of the year, BLR’s founder, Bob Brady, will be retiring from the company he started 37 years ago.
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DOL Funding Opportunities to Expand Apprenticeships for Women
Yesterday’s Advisor discussed how apprenticeships are increasingly being used as an effective learning tool. Today, we present more training news: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a $1.9 million funding opportunity to expand apprenticeships and support for women in nontraditional occupations.
Survey Says: Companies Plan to Invest More in Training
In addition to the 51 percent listed above, 35 percent of surveyed executives at companies that are facing a skills shortage acknowledge that they have not made a big enough investment in training in the past. The “Accenture 2013 Skills and Employment Trends Survey: Perspectives on Training” (www.accenture.com/SkillsGap) confirmed that the skills gap remains a […]
English-Only Policies: Our Readers Talk Back
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Two Fridays ago, I devoted this column to charges of discrimination brought by the EEOC against, of all people, the Salvation Army. The cause was the Army’s Framingham, Massachusetts, branch’s firing of two Hispanic workers for speaking their native language in the workplace. The Army has a policy […]
Finding Your Way in Today’s Job Market: Tell Your Story
Over the last few posts, we covered the need to define your company’s culture and how to develop a human capital strategy.
Make Your Application Process Applicant-Friendly
Yesterday’s Advisor explored how the interview process has to change as we interview more Millennials. Today we’ll hear more from Kim Seeling Smith, the founder and CEO of Ignite Global.
Packers Necktie Gets Salesman Punted from Chicago-Area Dealership
By Steven L. Brenneman and Brian J. Kurtz Ford and Harrison The day after the Chicago Bears’ agonizing loss (note, this is written by Illinois attorneys) to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, John Stone decided to show off his Packers pride at work. Stone was a salesman at Webb Chevrolet in Oak […]
Does Auto Parts Worker Still Have an FMLA Claim After Threatening Supervisor?
The 6th Circuit Court—which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee—recently heard an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) “interference” claim. The employee allegedly threatened a supervisor who issued him a disciplinary write-up over an absence he thought was covered by the FMLA. Did the alleged misconduct halt the FMLA process?
After Hurricane Michael, Here Are Flood Water Recommendations from the CDC
Michael, the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in the Florida panhandle, hit with 145 mph sustained winds, more than enough to cause major wind damage. The central pressure of the storm fell rapidly and was down to 933 millibars, just shy of the most intense hurricanes on record to make landfall in the […]
How to Develop a More Agile Workforce
Today’s business environment is extremely dynamic. Not only are new technologies rapidly shifting what is possible in terms of product and service offerings and modes of delivery, but an increasingly global economy means that new competitors can emerge from any corner of the globe. Add to that the fact that consumer tastes and preferences are […]