SCOTUS Nominee ‘Excellent’ Choice for Employers
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court’s vacant seat may be good news for employers, according to employment law attorneys.
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What Is a Real-Time Review?
Performance reviews get their share of bad press. There are lots of reasons that more and more organizations are transitioning away from the traditional model of annual performance reviews.
Author Offers 99 Ways to Keep Employees Happy … and Productive
Read on for how to download his advice at no charge. A recent Daily Advisor article talked about the importance of fighting negativity in the workplace. One way to do it, the article advised, was to “practice positive management.” One HR manager who seemingly knows how to do it to a fare-thee-well is Peter R.Garber […]
Travel Pay—Trickier Than It Should Be
Whether time spent traveling is paid work time depends on the type of travel involved: commuting, day travel, and overnight travel. Travel time that is work time is subject to both the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Don’t forget to check state laws on travel pay; some states, […]
The 6 Main Stages of Full Life-Cycle Recruiting
Companies are now undertaking a more comprehensive approach to talent recruitment. Most of the time, they need qualified employees to fill a vacancy or undertake new roles in the company. Businesses will invest large amounts of money in finding the most suitable candidate.
Long-Awaited Supreme Court Decision Strikes Down Union ‘Fair Share’ Fees
A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 27 that unions representing public-sector workers can’t collect fees from those who choose not to join the union—a decision seen as a major threat to the financial structure of unions representing government workers, but also being called a rallying point for unions.
Managing New Cases of PTSD in the Workplace
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on behavioral health in the United States. Early evidence of this includes huge increases in the number of calls to the federal Disaster Distress Hotline and local suicide hotlines; large upturns in the number of prescriptions filled for anxiety, depression, and insomnia; increased alcohol consumption; and […]
Ask the Expert: ‘Excessive’ Intermittent Leave Impacts Employee’s Performance
We have a team member who is currently on an intermittent leave certified at up to 12 days per month. Her scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day. She misses her maximum amount of days every month. Is there some sort of threshold that we can refer to when it comes to […]
Leveraging Emerging Technology in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
Ernest Hemingway’s character Mike in The Sun Also Rises quipped that profound and seemingly inexorable change occurs “gradually, then suddenly.”
Talent Acquisition Best Practices in Times of Uncertainty
For some companies, hiring continues during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many needing to bring new employees physically onboard to serve customer or product development needs.