Some thoughts on two different sets of interviews — one to dig into why an employee’s leaving, and one to find out why they want to stay. Exit interviews get mixed reviews among HR pros. But if you’re going to do them, you need to do them right. Andrew Lu, writing on Findlaw’s Free Enterprise […]
Posted on January 31st, 2013 by admin
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What legal issues should HR pros be watching most closely in the coming months? A leading employment law firm suggests we keep an eye on four key cases. A quick look at the four court actions that have the potential for changing the employment law landscape, courtesy of the Employment Benefits and Labor Practice Group […]
Posted on January 30th, 2013 by admin
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This organization did everything it was supposed to do when trying to accommodate a disabled applicant. So why did it lose this disability bias case? Here are the details of the case: Nicholas Keith was born deaf, but can detect noises such as alarms, whistles and people calling out to him via a cochlear implant. […]
Posted on January 29th, 2013 by admin
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When you opted to join the thrilling world of HR, these probably weren’t the situations you thought you’d be dealing with. ‘That escalated quickly’ Next time you have an employee misbehaving, just be grateful he or she didn’t act out like this Chuck E. Cheese worker. The problems began when employee Shardonne Pruitt allegedly took […]
Posted on January 28th, 2013 by admin
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Here’s another nomination for the list of court cases you need to keep an eye on in the coming months: A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that President Obama’s recent appointments to the National Labor Relations Board violated the Constitution. The case is likely going to end up before the Supreme Court. […]
Posted on January 27th, 2013 by admin
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About four in 10 employers think they’re likely to lose key talent in 2013. So what’s going to convince your best and the brightest to stick around? According to recent research from CareerBuilder, nearly one-third of employers (32%) reported that top performers left their organizations in 2012 and 39% are concerned that they’ll lose top […]
Posted on January 26th, 2013 by admin
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Employee engagement is like the great white whale of HR — everyone knows what it looks like, but not many people know how to foster it in staff members. Here’s some new info on what’s needed for employees to be engaged and how companies can go about obtaining it. The new information comes via an […]
Posted on January 25th, 2013 by admin
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Three restaurants or restaurant chains have all recently settled egregious sexual harassment claims — including one class-action suit stemming from 1988 against a popular fast-food establishment. From touching to rape In the most expensive agreement of the three, the largest franchisee of Burger King restaurants in the U.S. recently agreed to pay $2.5 million to […]
Posted on January 24th, 2013 by admin
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In today’s HR world, effective onboarding is more important than ever. Improving the process today equals converting more quality candidates into productive employees faster. With onboarding technology, you can leverage branded and engaging onboarding portal, electronic onboarding form submission, powerful reporting tools and more. Your newest hires will feel right at home and ready to […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2013 by admin
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Nobody likes firing people. But sometimes, the gyrations managers go through just to avoid the uncomfortable termination confrontation can jump back and bite you. The legal reasons for not firing employees are pretty clear. A partial list: discrimination retaliation refusing to take a lie detector test alien status (an employee can be an alien and […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2013 by admin
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