It seems everyone wants a purple squirrel these days – the candidate with precisely the right education, experience and qualifications to mirror the job description perfectly. It’s time to stop this insanity, writes Joe Weinlick, of the online career network Beyond.com. He offers up a more effective way to recruit. —————————————————————————————- The sales team at Beyond loves to lament […]
Posted on September 30th, 2014 by admin
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The National Football League’s recent problems with domestic violence have brought a lot of attention to the subject, and some legislators are taking advantage – pushing for more employee protections and adding to companies’ administrative burdens. In the wake of one of the most high-profile domestic violence incidents in recent memory, Massachusetts enacted An Act Relative to Domestic […]
Posted on September 29th, 2014 by admin
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Knowing how to set up and implement successful HR practices (not to mention navigating the legal minefields in today’s increasingly regulated environment) can be tricky. Human Resources Kit For Dummies is your one-stop resource for learning the nuts and bolts of HR. It gives you forms and templates that you can put to immediate and […]
Posted on September 28th, 2014 by admin
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Open enrollment season shines the spotlight on HR pros’ presentation skills. After all, it’s up to you to explain what your company’s benefits plan has to offer. Are you up to the task? To help ensure you are, here are 15 common mistakes you want to avoid during benefits presentations (none of these are quite as disastrous as the […]
Posted on September 27th, 2014 by admin
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Here’s a powerful statistic: Workers with lots of friends in the workplace are three times more likely to say they love their companies. And you can add to that sentiment by including employees’ colleagues and work friends in years-of-service/anniversary celebrations. Those are two of the main takeaways from the latest Workforce Mood Tracker report and […]
Posted on September 26th, 2014 by admin
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There’s one element of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that doesn’t get a lot of press. But forgetting about it could be a very costly mistake. Here’s a question for your company: When you request FMLA certification from an employee, do you make it clear — in writing — what the consequences are of failing […]
Posted on September 25th, 2014 by admin
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The summer may have just ended, but HR pros should begin prepping for an event that takes place each winter and, more often than not, inflicts a lot of damage on unprepared workplaces. Of course, the event we’re referring to is flu season. To say the flu can wreak havoc on the workplace is […]
Posted on September 25th, 2014 by admin
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Remember that historic ruling on telecommuting where a court essentially said employers may have to prove an employee’s physical presence at work is essential? Well, an appeals court just offered a very different slant on the issue. Before we delve into the federal appeal court’s recent verdict, here’s a recap of the landmark ruling that […]
Posted on September 24th, 2014 by admin
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By now you know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows to you subject an employee to a job-related fitness-for-duty exam. But even if the exam is job-related, that doesn’t mean you can ask whatever you want as part of that exam. That was the main takeaway of a new lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment […]
Posted on September 23rd, 2014 by admin
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By know you know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows to you subject an employee to a job-related fitness-for-duty exam. But even if the exam is job-related, that doesn’t mean you can ask whatever you want as part of that exam. That was the main takeaway of a new lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2014 by admin
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