With the war for top talent raging on, the key to reaching the best candidates is by tapping into your employees’ connections. View this webcast from iCIMS to learn wyas to take your employee referral program to the next level with the use of social media and how to use best-of-breed tech to optimize your […]
Posted on December 11th, 2013 by admin
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The current version of the healthcare reform law is a lot different from the one that took effect on March 23, 2010 — and more changes are bound to come. While it’s impossible to predict exactly what tweaks the feds will make to Obamacare, experts have pinpointed a number of changes that seem plausible. […]
Posted on December 10th, 2013 by admin
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This woman was sniffed by co-workers who were former prison inmates. Tonia Royal was hired to work as a leasing manager for an apartment complex on August 3, 2009. By August 6, she’d been fired. How’d that happen? Royal claimed that during her short employment, two maintenance workers would enter her office and hover over her as […]
Posted on December 9th, 2013 by admin
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This may be the worst workplace idea we’ve ever heard. Bailey Stoler worked for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, a health coaching and nutritional education school in New York. While there, Stoler claimed that the company treated women drastically differently from men. How? Stoler said the firm: created an evaluation form asking managers to determine […]
Posted on December 8th, 2013 by admin
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Here’s one we haven’t heard before: Employers subjecting applicants to “integrity testing” as part of the candidate screening process. We recently stumbled on the practice via a post by Maria Greco Danaher on the Ogletree Deakins blog. The post references an “informal discussion letter” issued by the EEOC, in response to a query from […]
Posted on December 7th, 2013 by admin
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just threw a bone to employers about employees’ social media comments. After more than three years of decisions from the National Labor Relations Board about employees’ social media usage , HR pros know two things: online conversations between two or more employees about work are usually protected activity under […]
Posted on December 6th, 2013 by admin
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Here’s a disturbing statistic: More than eight of 10 employees participating in a recent poll said they’d be actively looking for a new job in the coming year. Eighty-three percent of the nearly 900 workers in a recent online poll from Right Management said they’ll be looking to make a move in 2014. And […]
Posted on December 5th, 2013 by admin
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Before your company hires a potential employee, you should employ a few common pre-employment screens to verify information. Background checks are the most requested employment verification service. They will typically allow an employer to verify previous education, employment, credit report and civil records. Background check service companies specialize in distinctive fields, so make sure you […]
Posted on December 4th, 2013 by admin
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More than ever, talent managers find themselves at the center of HR strategy. And solving immediate talent needs is not only expectation. Talent managers must take a long-term view and anticipate tomorrow’s needs to attract, engage, retain, reward, and develop high-performing employees. Click here to learn more! Tweet This Post
Posted on December 3rd, 2013 by admin
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It’s hard to think of the office fantasy football league as a benefit – but it could be a big one. And before you shake your head in disagreement, hear us out. There’s no denying several studies have been conducted that pooh-pooh the impact fantasy football has on the workplace. The one that’s cited most […]
Posted on December 2nd, 2013 by admin
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