The Half-Life of Skills
We’ve entered the Age of Acceleration—a time when change is happening faster and faster. As the workplace continues to move more rapidly, so does the market value of skills.
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Sorry Boss, Can’t Make It in Today; My Llama is Sick!
Cold and flu season is approaching fast, and with it comes the numerous excuses for missing work. Yes, most of your workers can be trusted to take a day off for actually being sick, but there are some rare instances where your employees may be fudging a bit.
3 Steps for Mobilizing your Workforce
By Catherine Moreton Gray, JD Employers must become “Talent Mobilizers,” according to Dr. Susan Lawley of Lee Hecht Harrison. Talent must be positioned to quickly adapt to rapid change, which means developing a “hyper-efficient workforce” with “just-in-time employees who are skilled, prepared, and ready to move into new roles quickly,” Lawley explained at the American […]
Pros and Cons to Hiring Star Employees
Some organizations view hiring star employees as a no-brainer: hiring top talent means higher performance and higher profits. Others may be wary: hiring star employees comes at a high price, and it may not be justified. Where does your organization stand? What are some of the pros and cons to recruiting and hiring star employees? […]
It’s Time to Kill the Job Description
Most companies consider job descriptions to be a necessary evil. No one likes writing them, sure, and it takes a lot of time and energy to put an informative one together. But if you’ve got an open role, you need to have a job description—right?
Permanent Vacation: ‘Use It or Lose It’ Policies and Payout of Vacation at Termination
In part one of this article, I addressed the benefits of offering paid vacation to your employees. While offering vacation isn’t required under federal law—once an employer has made the decision to offer vacation time—local state laws and court decisions can come into play. State laws addressing vacation typically fall into three categories—those that prohibit […]
Q&A: Identity Theft Benefits More Relevant Than Ever
Under the best of circumstances, identity theft is a real concern for employers and employees alike. When employees’ identities are stolen, any number of life-altering outcomes are possible, ranging from stolen tax returns to new, false lines of credit being open in employees’ names. As our lives become more digital—a trend that has been heavily […]
What Is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)?
Remember Enron? WorldCom? Tyco? These accounting fraud cases shook investor confidence and spawned a new era: one in which there are tighter regulations that address financial oversight for corporations. In the wake of these scandals, U.S. Congress responded by enacting the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002.
State Minimum Wage Increases for 2018 (Map)
Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country in January 2018.
Could Robots Replace HR?
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly changing the world we live in, and many are concerned the robots are coming for our jobs. For instance, a 2013 study by researchers at the University of Oxford estimated that almost half of all jobs in the US were at risk of being fully automated in the […]