Tube Tops, Tattoos, and Piercings- Oh My!
Here comes summer: The worst time of the year for dress code violations. Today we’ll take a look at what you can and can’t do with dress code and appearance policies.
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New AZ minimum wage takes effect January 1
by Dinita L. James Gonzalez Law, LLC The minimum wage in Arizona will jump from $8.05 to $10 on January 1 as a result of the passage of Proposition 206 in November. A last-minute barrage of litigation by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry failed to block the increase from taking effect. On December […]
More Steps Toward Making Training Count
By Brian Winterstein In yesterday’s Advisor, Brian Winterstein, vice president of human resources for Liberty Tax Service, provided insight into how companies can make training count in an intergenerational workplace. Today Winterstein provides more steps that employers can take toward this goal.
Countering Tech’s Diversity Supply Problem
Anyone tasked with hiring tech workers over the past decade has probably openly lamented the lack of qualified talent to fill open positions. The Department of Labor estimates that 1 million technology jobs will go unfilled by 2020.
The Difficult Business of Searching Employees’ ‘Private’ Spaces
Special from Chicago—SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition In yesterday’s Advisor, we got tips on privacy in the workplace from popular SHRM speaker, attorney Jonathan Segal. Today, his tips on searches, plus an introduction to the all-HR-in-one website, HR.BLR.com. Segal made his remarks at SHRM’s Annual Conference and Exhibition, held recently in Chicago. He is a […]
Engagement Issues During the Holidays? Here are 4 More Ideas to Try
Adding to yesterday’s post, here are four additional L&D ideas to consider if you want to keep your employees engaged during the holidays.
Continuous Candidates: Employees Always Searching for Next Job Opportunity
Retaining employees can be hard, especially employees who are always on the move. Known as “Continuous Candidates,” more than one-third (37%) of employees across the globe are always looking for their next job opportunity, according to a global study of job seekers conducted by ManpowerGroup Solutions.
Holidays PTO Survey: PTO Days Per Year
How many paid time-off days are allowed per year for employees with 5 years of tenure? Check one for each employee type. 1-5 days 6-10 days 11-19 days 20-24 days 25+ days Exempt Employees 15 (3%) 50 (9.9%) 189 (37.5%) 152 (30.2%) 80 (15.9%) Nonexempt Employees 20 (4%) 49 (9.7%) 200 (39.7%) 158 (31.3%) […]
Wage and Hour: Must We Pay Employees for Voluntary Off-Duty Development Activities?
I have a question about determining the exempt or nonexempt status of our lowest-level managers. We think they are exempt, but we’ve read about some pretty expensive lawsuits and want to avoid that. We classify these employees as exempt, and they seem happy enough with that designation. Most of them are eager to move up […]
Want Great ROI When Recruiting? Meet in Person
There are so many technology solutions when it comes to recruiting that at times it seems the recruiter could never have to actually come face-to-face with a recruit. But every recruiter knows the value of in-person meetings. Now there is another reason to strive for in-person meetings: It yields greater ROI.