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California’s governor vetoed a bill September 30 that would have granted 6 weeks of “parental leave” to some employees in the state. Governor Jerry Brown (D) said in a letter to lawmakers that he was particularly concerned about the impact the law would have on small businesses.
Public health concerns that stress is becoming a workplace epidemic have been confirmed by an employee research survey by Insightlink Communications, which finds that the frequency of anxiety, exhaustion, burnout, and fear of losing their jobs is reported with increasing frequency.
We’ve taken a look at some innovative ways you can add value to the onboarding process in the early days of an employee’s tenure with you—even before he or she actually starts the job—but the process can and should continue to have maximum impact. Here are five additional best practice tips for effective onboarding:
Are you more ambitious than a 12th grader? They may not be in the workforce as adults just yet, but as the next generation of workers, high school seniors have already formed solid opinions around life in the working world. A new CareerBuilder survey looks at how the next generation of workers compare to America’s […]
Yesterday’s Advisor summarized legal dangers in disciplining over social media use. Today, again courtesy of national employment law firm Jackson Lewis, we’ll tackle the tricky issue of social media policies, and we’ll take a look at a one-stop HR problem solver. The precise contours of an employer’s social media use policy will depend on the […]
by Ralph N. Nero and Keri L. Bennett Many of our recent articles have focused on decisions involving employees’ breaches or threatened breaches of restrictive covenants. Including restrictive covenants, such as nonsolicitation and noncompetition covenants, into employment contracts is important for employers to protect their business interests. In order to be enforceable, however, such covenants […]
When considering whether or not to stay with their current employer or look for a new job, 73% of respondents say the flexibility an employer offers aids in their decision.
The Arizona minimum wage is set to go to $11 an hour, up from $10.50, on January 1, a result of voters passing Proposition 206, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, in 2016.
Special from the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, Las Vegas The number one mistake I see is untrained supervisors responding negatively to employees’ requests for reasonable accommodation, said attorney Mark Schickman, They just say “no” without any interactive discussion. Even if you’re sure there’s no hope of accommodation, you have to have the interactive discussion, he […]
Recruiters and hiring managers typically provide job candidates with details about the position, benefits offerings, and the company. But work environment sometimes gets overlooked.