More Workers Satisfied with Their Jobs
The struggle to find qualified candidates isn’t likely to get easier anytime soon. That’s the message from a new study.
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O—What an Employee! And for Only $10,000 per Year
By Elaine Quayle She was 46 years old. She had worked before her first marriage, held a high-profile, “nonprofit” job, and endured some traumatic and turbulent years. Maybe a job was just what she needed. But Jackie Kennedy Onassis certainly was no ordinary applicant! She was Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, a former First Lady, but […]
49ers Make Long-Term Investment in Character, Forgo Short-Term Gains
The football 49ers recently made a long-term investment in character, leaving on the table a substantial short-term gain, says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald. Is that a sound business strategy for you? Oswald, CEO of BLR®, offered these thoughts on character (and a recent 49er’s draft decision) in a recent edition of The Oswald […]
Integrations Every Enterprise Will Need Their LMS to Have in 2018 (Part 2)
Here are four more integrations every enterprise will need their Learning Management System (LMS) to have in 2018. [Part 1 of this article appeared in the previous issue.]
Another Period: trial by idiot
The sophomore season of Another Period is now in full swing with last night’s episode having quite a bit of fun with the judiciary. If you haven’t already caught this gem of a comedy, it is an American period sitcom spoofing both reality shows and Downton Abbey. The show follows the outrageous lives of the […]
7 Deadly Sins of Recruiting
Yesterday’s Advisor covered the first three “Sins” of recruiting; today, the rest of our list of seven sins.
Feudal Mentality About Business Travel?
“Many companies operate with a feudal mentality,” says Jon D. Groussman. They do a great job of protecting their employees “inside the castle”—think how difficult it is to get past a security guard or receptionist. However, they neglect their employees’ safety when they “leave the fortress and cross over the moat.” It often takes a […]
Court expedites appeal of overtime rule injunction
A federal appeals court will review the temporary injunction blocking new overtime regulations on an expedited schedule that wraps things up even faster than the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had requested. But it still won’t reach a decision until after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, and that could mean the end of the overtime rule, […]
Employers should continue using expired Form I-9 until new version is available
The current revision of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9 expired March 31. However, USCIS has instructed employers to continue using this version of the form until a new revision is approved. Meanwhile, revisions to Form I-9 have been proposed, but the new form cannot be finalized and adopted until the public has […]
How do ‘bathroom bills’ affect employers in other states?
by Joseph Godwin Much attention has been given recently to laws passed concerning transgender individuals’ use of public restrooms. Over the past few years, state legislatures have passed or proposed “bathroom bills” that generally require individuals to use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender listed on their birth certificate and prevent transgender individuals from […]