Hearsay May Be Investigator’s Important Tool
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Allison West, SPHR, briefed us on the use of hearsay evidence in HR investigations. Today, the rest of her reasons you may want to consider such evidence.
Tag: hiring
Overwhelming Overtime—‘Bionic Nurse’ Amasses Massive OT for Working 163 Days Straight
People in the Empire State are wondering how an employee amassed $630,000 of overtime in less than 5 years—no, that is not a typo! And many are wondering how she could work 163 days straight!
Training: One Size Does Not Fit All
In yesterday’s Advisor, Harvard Senior Lecturer Frank Cespedes discussed the need for sales and HR to do a better job of using each other’s skills in hiring sales people. Today, we provide Cespedes’ take on sales training.
Why HR and Sales Must Learn to Speak the Same Language
By Frank Cespedes, senior lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. U.S. firms annually invest three times more in their sales forces than they do in their advertising, 20 times more than on online media, and 100 times more than on social media. For many companies, selling is by far the most […]
EEOC Targets Another Employee Wellness Program
A second employer has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its employee wellness program. Once again, the EEOC alleges that the company’s penalties for nonparticipation rendered the program involuntary, making it a medical inquiry prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The latest case, announced Oct. 1, involved a plastics manufacturer […]
Recruiting for Those Critical, Hard-to-Fill Jobs
Yesterday’s Advisor helped managers understand the factors that are making certain jobs hard to fill. Today, what employers can do about it.
Conciliate First, Court Tells EEOC as it Tosses out Lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may not sue an employer unless it has engaged in pre-litigation conciliation — even for pattern or practice claims — a federal district court has held. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Oct. 7 dismissed an EEOC suit alleging that CVS Pharmacy’s separation agreement violated […]
Why Your Important Positions Are Going Unfilled … and What to Do About It
It would seem that millions of available potential employees should make vacant positions easy and quick to fill, but that’s simply not the case lately. Here are some of the top reasons that some roles go unfilled: Unemployment has decreased substantially. This means there are fewer individuals applying for any given position. By default, this […]
‘Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee’—Except the OFCCP
Remember that old commercial “Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee”? Remember when Moms in the June Cleaver era made a cooked breakfast every morning for their families?
Learn About the HR Risks of Social Media During Sept. 24 #hrintelchat
The rise of social media has opened employers up to a wide range of new employment law risks. Everything from privacy issues to leave and disability concerns can come up when employees use social media. It only seems fitting to engage in a discussion about social media, using social media. On Wednesday, Sept. 24 at […]