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Criminal Records of Applicants and Employees: New Case Points Out Danger of Asking About Arrests and Convictions; What You Can and Can’t Ask About Criminal Records

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 1, 1997 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

What You Can and Can’t Ask About Criminal Records As the accompanying story highlights, you could be hit with big damages for asking illegal questions about a person’s criminal record. To help you steer clear of trouble, the following language can easily be modified for use in your application forms or when interviewing prospective or […]

Tips for a successful summer internship program

By Tammy Binford May 29, 2013 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

It’s summer, a time when you may have some new faces around the workplace. Eager college or even high school students are taking their place alongside experienced workers in the hopes that a summer of real-world experience will give them valuable insights into their chosen careers and maybe even give them a leg-up when they […]

Metrics Make the Manager–3 Free Ones for HR

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Aug 6, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Aug 6, 2013

Lots of managers live and die by metrics these days, but they’re not all easy or cheap. Here are three free statistics that you can use to evaluate current economic conditions and predict employee compensation trends. The three stats are released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS (www.bls.gov)., a branch of the U.S. […]

Employees Are More Engaged

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Apr 12, 2018 Talent

Updated: Apr 12, 2018

A new report finds that global employee engagement levels, which took a slight dip in 2016, jumped back to an all-time high in 2017.

5 Companies That Excel at Attracting Working Dads

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Nov 30, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Nov 30, 2018

We hear a lot about the need to attract working mothers to the workforce and what types of benefits companies should be offering this demographic in order to stand out among the competition. Yet, we hear little about how to attract working fathers.

EEOC’s new wellness program rules give employers more to consider

By Tammy Binford May 16, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 16, 2016

Employers are getting a look at new final rules affecting how they structure wellness programs, rules that are meant to clear up conflicts among various federal laws but that also may make administration of wellness programs more challenging. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) new rules describe how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and […]

HR a Dumb Concept? Many Readers Agree!

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Feb 17, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 17, 2011

By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Managing Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion Responses from readers to our recent article that included HR as one of the five dumbest management concepts ever ranged from “right on” to “lost in a sea of intestinal compressed air. To our surprise, many readers agreed with blogger Goeffrey James […]

Product Recall Revisited

By Julie Elgar Aug 24, 2007 That's What She Said

Updated: Aug 24, 2007

Remember when I said that being a jerk wasn’t illegal? Well, that may change. According to an article in the L.A. Times, legislatures in New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Washington are considering bills which would give employees the right to seek damages if their employer creates an “abusive work environment.” I’m not really sure […]

Hiring New College Grads? Prepare To Disappoint

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jul 11, 2016 Recruiting

Updated: Jul 11, 2016

iCIMS, Inc., a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, has just released a new report revealing that newly minted college grads’ job expectations differ wildly from what the working world actually has in store for them.