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The #MeToo movement has focused on sexual harassment in the workplace, but employers should be cognizant of another major gender issue that has been the focus of regulatory agencies in recent years—equal pay.
Day One of the SPARK TALENT 2025 conference delivered a unified mandate to HR and Talent Acquisition (TA) leaders: the reactive, service-provider model is obsolete. Success requires you to stop being an “order-taker” and become an “architect of the workforce.” Three powerful sessions defined the essential shifts necessary to make that change. 1. The Strategic […]
Many employees seeing record unemployment numbers and a frightening economic outlook for at least the rest of 2020 and potentially beyond are understandably concerned about their long-term employment. Learning a new skill can be a great way to stand out among a crowd of jobseekers that is likely to grow considerably.
Immediately upon termination of an employee, employers in California must hand over the last paycheck, paying all wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge. Since the employer is the one initiating the termination, it is their responsibility to ensure this happens immediately. Otherwise, there will be consequences under final pay laws.
According to a recent Learning Café survey, 81% of L&D professionals claim that content curation is now a part of their learning strategy. It’s all about the sheer quantity of content available across the Web. If you want your L&D strategy to remain effective and competitive in the years to come, it’s time to optimize […]
In addition to proactively building their employees’ skills, some employers offer workforce development programs aimed at enhancing workers’ skills throughout their industry.
It should not be surprising that in California, prominent court cases involve the entertainment industry at times. In my last EntertainHR blog post, I discussed the 2006 California Supreme Court’s decision in Lyle v. Warner Brothers Television Productions, where the court held that within the adult-oriented situation comedy Friends writers’ room, conduct that might otherwise […]
Additional Findings: Over half of all companies (56%) offer child care assistance to employees, most commonly flex time or leaves of absence. However, few companies offer paid leave (14%) or unpaid leave (29%) for childcare, conducted with readers of the HR Daily Advisor. 20% of companies offer paid leave (excluding sick leave) for spouse […]
Yesterday’s Advisor helped managers understand the factors that are making certain jobs hard to fill. Today, what employers can do about it.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on December 28 that it will extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) through December 31, 2021. The HCTC, which allows a tax credit to offset up to 72.5 percent of the cost of health insurance premiums, applies to workers who lost their jobs due to trade-related reasons or […]