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The hyperactive NLRB has fired salvos at employers on three new fronts—confidentiality, workplace access, and employment at will—and few employers will be left unscathed. The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent rulings reflect a trend at the NLRB to find unfair labor practices in policies and procedures employers have long considered legitimate and proper. For […]
Nearly 20% of the class of 2019 already have full-time job offers.
For decades, sourcing sleuths and savvy recruiters have looked to mass corporate layoffs as a source of job candidates. But that source is no longer what it once was.
I’m in the process of writing my Q1 report for our board of directors and I’m trying to come up with the appropriate adjective to describe the current economic environment and explain its impact on our business. As I searched for the right adjective to describe the business climate we’re facing I first considered “challenging.” […]
A new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requiring minimum wage and overtime pay for many homecare workers is set to take effect after a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The DOL instituted a rule in 2013 that removed the domestic service exemption for homecare […]
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By Holly Jones, JD, Senior Legal Editor Take a moment and picture your workforce. Employees come in each day and serve customers, build products, promote brands, and counsel clients, but what is their “Why?” What are the primary factors that drive your employees to come into work, even when they have a case of The […]
To recap, as the key interface between management and line employees, the frontline supervisor is considered by many to play a pivotal part in worker protection. Craig Hamelund, a safety specialist and educator with Oregon OSHA, recommends training your supervisors on the following best practices in safety supervision. 3. Discipline appropriately. Another practice Hamelund […]
No, this isn’t the title of a sci-fi movie, although only 20 years ago the concept may have seemed futuristic.
Training and education are key parts of the employee development plans for many organizations, and for those in which they aren’t, they should be. Obviously, employers would love to hire employees who are well-educated and highly experienced in their industry; however, according to a recent CBS News interview with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth, businesses are […]