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In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Taylor S. Chapman discussed BYOD (Bring your Own Device) challenges; today, accessing employees’ personal devices and mitigating security risks, plus an introduction to a unique 10-minutes-at-a-time training system. Legality of Accessing Personal Devices Your company can manage the risks associated with BYOD by adopting policies and agreements that fit your risk […]
by Mark I. Schickman You may have heard that California is going broke. As we look for more ways to generate revenue, one idea keeps cropping up: Move marijuana out of the underground economy and develop a new tax-generating agricultural product. Medical marijuana clubs have sprouted all over the state, and the November general election […]
Yesterday we covered tips for effectively recruiting college graduates. Now that you’ve got them in your company, how do you make sure they keep up on their skills and become high performers?
Just My E-pinion By BLR Editor Susan E. Prince, J.D. and Shane D. Gerson, Six Sigma Master Blackbelt Six Sigma—the popular methodology used to drive process improvements—has helped many organizations in their manufacturing and other functions. Will it work for HR, or is HR too “soft” a science? Our experts say, give it a try. […]
More than a few HR professionals have combed the Internet, consulted their peers, and examined their own experiences as they search for a crystal ball capable of revealing the future of the millennial generation in the workplace. Some HR pros see enormous potential in well-educated, confident, passionate, energetic, and collaborative team players, while others see […]
by Gary S. Fealk Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), certain employees may be exempt from overtime pay. Mastering HR: Overtime Executive, administrative, and professional employees An employee whose job duties fall within the executive, administrative, or professional category may be exempt from overtime pay if he is paid on a salary basis. Under […]
Tuesday, January 4, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) hosted a live Q&A Web chat to discuss its regulatory priorities for the next several months and to answer questions. Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary for EBSA, started the session by stating that the focus of the chat would be on EBSA’s pension initiatives that appear in […]
Many employers have discovered that successful telework arrangements can provide high levels of flexibility and employee satisfaction. And, as a new fact sheet from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission points out, you may be required to consider telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees. Modifying Telework Programs The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) […]
By Josh Wright, chief economist, iCIMS A foot in the door. Pounding the pavement. Our metaphors for finding a job emphasize the arduousness of the task and its chanciness. And these days, it’s not getting any easier. Glance at a newsstand—or your social media newsfeeds—and you’re bound to see stories of economic transition and dislocation. […]
A new study finds teams managed by a balanced mix of men and women are more successful across a range of measurements.