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A majority of working Americans consider their current job “off-course,” according to a new poll. Depending on your company, this could be a sign of dangerous waters ahead. The poll, conducted by Monster.com, reveals that more than 56 percent of respondents consider their current job “not on course at all” with their career visions. For […]
10 Bad Habits for Your Compensation Strategy Ten bad compensation habits to avoid: The "peanut butter" approach. Avoid always spreading money evenly across employees. "Keeping your top employees and rewarding and nurturing them and engaging them is the opposite of the peanut butter approach. With low merit budgets, this becomes harder, but we can differentiate […]
Research indicates that ineffective training strategies can cost organizations up to $13.5 million per year per 1,000 employees. What’s more, research also shows that employees want more training opportunities from their employers and that workplace training keeps employees engaged and more productive at work while also retaining them for longer periods of time.
Late last year, California passed Assembly Bill 5—otherwise known as AB5—that makes it harder to classify workers as independent contractors. The new law, which is currently on hold pending on the outcomes of several lawsuits filed by California businesses, would move some gig workers to employees and entitle them to benefits like sick leave, unemployment […]
by Gilda Villaran As of March 15, many travelers were supposed to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) before flying to Canada. However, according to a communication issued by Immigration Canada on March 3, while travelers are still expected to apply for an eTA (where one is required), the obligation to actually produce the eTA […]
We are now nearly a decade into tech’s boom across the globe, and there are no definitive signs of a slowdown. While the winners in the space continue to hurdle toward dominance, we’re seeing them come under pressure for everything from privacy concerns to working conditions and even election meddling.
Verified accounts of sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and political arena have spiraled out of control. Unfortunately, most of the accusations do not involve one-time events that can be chalked up to mistakes in judgment. Instead, employers and others in control took a head-in-the-sand approach, hoping the harassing behavior would magically go away on […]
An employee who abused drugs and then failed to complete a rehabilitation program was not entitled to job protection by the Americans With Disabilities Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. ADA does not protect illegal drug users who are not seeking treatment, and FMLA does […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we offered 10 tips for creating a workplace culture of respect. Today, we look more closely at how respect can be essential when working to resolve workplace conflicts.
I was thinking the other day about Mrs. Lacroix, my third-grade teacher. One of my classmates was complaining about a perceived slight of some kind—I imagine it had something to do with recess—and her calm response, one eyebrow raised, was, “Well, who ever said life was fair”?