By now, you’ve probably heard about Marina Shifrin, the woman who made an interpretive dance video to resign from her employer and became a YouTube sensation in the process. Well, her former employer has responded to the viral video with one of its own. Here’s a brief summary of the Shifrin saga to make […]
Posted on October 21st, 2013 by admin
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This is the kind of case that keeps the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in business. Pace Solano, a California organization which provides training and employment services for adults with developmental disabilities, recently agreed to pay $130,000 and implement preventative measures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of a […]
Posted on October 20th, 2013 by admin
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Performance reviews: The most-dreaded procedure in every workplace, painful for workers and managers alike. Here are some thoughts about why they’re often not effective, and how HR can help managers understand just how reviews should be useful to both employer and employee. First, some thoughts about why they don’t work. The main reason performance […]
Posted on October 19th, 2013 by admin
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This case study highlights how one company tackled its leadership challenges head on. Periodically, we like to offer success stories from HR pros from across the U.S. This account comes courtesy of Jeff Bushardt, senior VP of HR at Comporium Communications, Inc., in Charlotte, NC and Jathan Janove, director of Employee Engagement Solutions and Portland Managing Shareholder […]
Posted on October 18th, 2013 by admin
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OK, so we’re all agreed that managers are the key to fostering employee engagement — that combination of enthusiasm and loyalty so critical to an organization’s success. But what are the tools managers must have to elicit that enthusiasm and loyalty? Clearly, they’ve got to know their jobs — the nuts and bolts of […]
Posted on October 17th, 2013 by admin
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Over 30% of job search traffic comes from mobile devices and tablets, but people generally can’t apply from these devices to the jobs they find. When you add Indeed Apply to your jobs, candidates can apply directly from their iPhone, iPad, Android or Windows mobile device. Post your job today and help candidates apply from […]
Posted on October 16th, 2013 by admin
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It’s no secret Obamacare hasn’t been well received by HR professionals. On the whole, they feel it adds unnecessary complexity and costs. But there may be a silver lining to the law. It appears likely that healthcare reform will virtually eliminate the need for COBRA insurance coverage, according to a joint report by Kaiser Health News and the Chicago […]
Posted on October 15th, 2013 by admin
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Periodically, we ask three HR pros how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s issue: An employee, upset at his termination, leaks his salary info to his colleagues — and causes mayhem. “I thought firing Dave Gunter would solve our problems, not create more,” said supervisor Maureen Braun. Maureen had asked to speak with HR?manager Stu […]
Posted on October 14th, 2013 by admin
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Will Rogers said you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. But here’s why and how HR should try to look past a bad first impression. First impressions can be hard to shake – especially when it comes to interviewing job applicants. In fact, 90% of hiring managers maintain their […]
Posted on October 13th, 2013 by admin
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The good news: American workers are two-and-a-half times more likely to be actively engaged in their jobs than their counterparts around the globe. The not-so-good part: only three of 10 U.S. workers are feeling the love. Those numbers are straight out of Gallup’s recent State of the Global Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for Business Leaders […]
Posted on October 12th, 2013 by admin
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