A billion dollars — that’s how much March Madness could cost companies in productivity every hour this year. But not every employer is running scared of college basketball. The ol’ March Madness scare statistics Somewhere between 50 million and 100 million Americans will be spending their workdays updating brackets, checking scores and following or watching […]
Posted on March 21st, 2014 by admin
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How confident are you that your company has the right people in management positions? We pose the question because of this astonishing opening paragraph of a recent Harvard Business Review blog post: Gallup has found that one of the most important decisions companies make is simply whom they name manager. Yet our analysis suggests […]
Posted on March 20th, 2014 by admin
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The president has handed Congress his budget proposal for 2015. And it carries some bad news for employers. In total, President Obama has proposed cutting the DOL an $11.8 billion check, much of which would go toward enforcing wage and hour, worker misclassification, whistleblower and employment safety laws. While the budget is likely to receive some pushback […]
Posted on March 19th, 2014 by admin
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Like it or not, telecommuting is here to stay. Employers that refuse to budge when it comes to flexibility are likely to lose out on promising workers — and send some of their own top performers packing. But simply offering telecommuting options isn’t enough. The Flex+Strategy Group recently rolled out some new research on […]
Posted on March 18th, 2014 by admin
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This company found itself in a jam when one of its maintenance staff received an odd workplace restriction from her doctor. Cynthia Horn worked as a janitor for Knight Facilities. She was required, among other things, to clean restrooms, floors, counters and windows, as well as mix water with detergents or acids to prepare cleaning solutions. […]
Posted on March 17th, 2014 by admin
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President Obama wants to make it easier for your people to be eligible for overtime. The president announced this week that he was issuing an Executive Order instructing the Secretary of Labor to update the rules regarding who’s eligible for overtime pay and who’s not. “Unfortunately, today millions of American aren’t getting the extra pay […]
Posted on March 16th, 2014 by admin
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HR’s favorite government agency has been busy over the past week. Here’s the latest on new religious guidance and more background check drama. The most useful guidance on religious bias yet? Religious discrimination complaints have doubled since 1997. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the EEOC has released new guidance on employers’ responsibilities when it […]
Posted on March 15th, 2014 by admin
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Most people would be relieved to be spared from a reduction-in-force. Not this guy. Roger Maxwell had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for over two decades when he filed an internal EEO charge. (The case ruling doesn’t say why.) After the EEO proceeding, Maxwell claimed that the company’s HR manager began acting hostile toward him […]
Posted on March 14th, 2014 by admin
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The highly connected and global 21st-century workforce is here. And if a massive new report from Deloitte is to be believed, employers are simply not ready for the challenges that workforce will present. The Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends 2014 report combines 15 years of research as well as a global talent management survey, […]
Posted on March 13th, 2014 by admin
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All risks are not created equal and focusing on lesser priorities diverts attention and resources away from the biggest risks. The following six lessons will help you assess the focus of your compliance training program and formulate a strategy to tackle your biggest training risks. Click here to learn more! Tweet This Post
Posted on March 12th, 2014 by admin
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