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Train Employees to Use the Internet Securely

The “2012 NCSA/Symantec National Small Business Study” (www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/resources) was conducted by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Symantec. The study found that 87 percent of small businesses have at least one employee who uses the Internet daily. In addition, 70 percent of owners/operators of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States indicated […]

Need Asbestos Training?

For owners and operators of commercial buildings, staying on top of asbestos training can be time-consuming, confusing, and costly. In addition to Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations to protect workers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also has numerous regulations designed to address asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) management. Due to the many considerations building operators must […]

States Get into the Recruiting Business

Workforce and economic development initiatives at the state level are nothing new. But faced with a worker shortage, states are now also trying to recruit employees.

Raise Your Employee Survey Participation Rates

Time for another employee survey? We all know it’s an important tool for your business, but how do you ensure good participation numbers when everyone is so busy most of the time? Yesterday we explored how to communicate results. Here are some tips to get employees participating in the first place:

Have You Seen Thrive Magazine?

Dear Reader, The editors of HR Daily Advisor know how challenging it can be to find quality, pertinent information concerning the latest HR, recruiting, and leadership issues. While there are many paid services that BLR offers to get companies compliant, up to speed, and successful, we also like to provide our readers with offerings that […]

The Family Unfriendly Workplace: Does American Flexibility Trump European Benevolence?

By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady BLR’s CEO wonders if this country’s flexibility doesn’t provide a more supportive environment for working parents than do European countries’ vaunted social systems. The conventional wisdom is that the U.S. is far behind the rest of the world when it comes to supporting families and their needs for […]

Some Owed Enhanced Benefits After Corporate Takeover, 6th Circuit Rules

A recent court decision reminds plan sponsors that mergers and acquisitions can trigger unexpected or complex changes to participant benefits that rely on careful plan language interpretation. In the case, some former employees of an Anheuser-Busch subsidiary were granted enhanced pension benefits as a result of the controlling company’s purchase by InBev because their employment […]

Ben Franklin

LITIGATION VALUE: $800,000+ If an executive learns that a regional manager has sponsored a bachelor party in the warehouse, hired a stripper, offered to “deflower” the bride, taken an employee to a sex store, received a lap dance, and allowed a pervert dressed up like Benjamin Franklin to make a lewd statement to the receptionist, […]