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Only 31 percent of surveyed adult employees in the United States indicated that their workplace is proactive about emergency preparedness, according to an online survey commissioned by Cintas Corporation (www.cintas.com) and conducted by Harris Interactive® (www.harrisinteractive.com). “Since many employed adults spend the majority of their waking hours in the workplace, organizations need to be prepared […]
Ask most HR managers what their biggest hassle is, and about 90 percent say “FMLA.” From eligibility to notifications to managing intermittent leave, it’s an ever-present problem. Additionally, the family leave laws are also widely abused. However, the good news is that abuse can be tamed to some extent, says attorney Nancy M. Cooper. Cooper, […]
Amazon.com® Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos put it best: “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.” Studies show that the best candidates want to work for a company they trust and believe in—but not much has been said about what organizations are actually doing in the real world […]
What did employers give for holiday bonuses this year? And what do employees prefer if given a choice? Results of a new Express Employment Professionals survey reveals what employers are planning to gift their workers and what the employees really want.
Well-known for training its own employees on lean principles, Toyota partnered with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) in Indiana to teach the school district how to make its process of collecting and distributing 14,000 netbooks to students in grades 6 through 12 more efficient. Since October 2012, members from the Toyota Production System Support […]
Employment law attorney Michael Maslanka reviews the book The Good Black: A True Story of Race in America by Paul M. Barrett. Review follows book’s description of a real-life story of an African-American who went from motivated employee to suing his employer for employment and race discrimination. Ever wonder how a once successful and motivated […]
Our HR Technology Survey sought to learn how tech advancements are changing the face of human resources—and how professionals in the field are adapting. Are new systems affecting recruiting strategy? Are they assisting with productivity, both in the HR department and in businesses as a whole? And, perhaps most importantly, how far can HR pros […]
by Dan Oswald March is Women’s History Month. Let’s face it, the business world has been dominated by men for too long. Episodes of Mad Men come to mind, where just 50 years ago the majority of women served as assistants or secretaries. Sure, we’ve made progress, but has it been fast enough? There are […]
The material in this issue comes from BLR®’s popular 10-Minute HR Trainer session, “The ADA—What Supervisors Need to Know.” Train your supervisors and managers on these basic facts, definitions, and requirements regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. What Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Require? The ADA was enacted to remove obstacles to employment […]
Your HR Daily Advisor peers have spoken! Here is a list of the top 9 most popular HR Daily Advisor articles so far this year: HR Strange But True Edition. Click on the links below for your must-read articles Trick or Treat: Employee Hands Out Pot Brownies to Employees We’ve covered a fair share of […]