Thursday May 9, 2024

Top 10 Talent Management Software of 2015 – Get Free Quotes & Expert Advice

Talent management is a hot topic within the Human Resources (HR) software market. This software category refers to two primary functions: the acquisition of new hires and development of employees. There are more than 100 different software solutions available to improve your processes of interviewing, hiring, onboarding and retaining employees. Let the unbiased experts at […]

Top 5 Learning Management (LMS) Software – Get Reviews, Free Demos & Price Quotes

Learning Management Systems (LMS) software helps educational institutions and businesses better manage online learning programs. Using a LMS, organizations can create curricula to educate students and/or employees, and allow them to demonstrate competencies or gain certification in areas relevant to their role. Analytics and reporting functionality also gives organizations more insight into training or learning […]

The next costly HR headache: Workers’ comp to double

It never ends. You’re already trying to comply with Obamacare. Then, you’ll have to deal with the DOL’s new overtime exemption rule changes. What’s next?  A wave of workers’ compensation claims, according to one insider. Our good friends over at SafetyNewsAlert.com recently attended the annual conference for the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare and […]

Top 5 Employee Evaluation Software – Get Reviews, Free Demos & Price Quotes

Employee reviews are arguably the best opportunity an organization has to energize and motivate its employees. For many organizations, though, the process of scheduling, executing and documenting reviews can be incredibly arduous. Performance management software can help modernize and automate the process, but there are so many software solutions on the market, how do you […]

New ACA nondiscrimination rules: But these aren’t the rules you’re looking for

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) just issued proposed nondiscrimination rules that would be applied under the health reform law.  After reading a press release titled something to the effect of “New ACA nondiscrimination rules issued,” we were reminded of the scene from Star Wars: A New Hope in which Obi-Wan Kenobi plays a Jedi mind trick […]

Good news: IRS gives a little more breathing room on ACA reporting

If there’s no way your firm will be able to get everything in order in time to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reporting deadlines, don’t panic. You may not have to.   During a recent conference call, an IRS spokesperson reminded employers that there’s a 30-day reprieve from the ACA reporting requirements available. […]

Bias alert: Obese people are regarded as less competent than their peers

There’s new confirmation of something we may not like to admit about ourselves: Many of us are biased against obese people in the workplace.   We’ve all read reports of studies that show obese employees are routinely passed over for promotions, turned down for jobs they’re qualified for, and paid less when they finally get hired. […]

Don’t delegate that! 3 tasks managers should never pass off

Delegating work effectively is consistently listed as a skill managers say they’d like to improve. While passing off tasks to your team is a critical skill, there are certain things that managers should never, ever delegate. Because the tasks that managers shouldn’t pass off tends to be less concrete than specific projects (“Can you draft […]

Overtime crisis nearing: 6 steps to avoid pitfalls

It would be hard for any regulatory change to be as impactful as the passage of the Affordable Care Act. But the DOL’s impending changes to the overtime exemption rules may be exactly that.  As if that wasn’t stressful enough, you’ll have far less time to prepare for the fallout of the overtime rule changes […]

There’s no end to the strange stuff people put on their resumes

Admit it. You can’t get enough of those weird and warped statements applicants sometimes include in their resumes. Guess what? We’ve got another batch.   This offering comes courtesy of Job Mob, which curated these astonishing entries from several different websites, including: Resume Hell CareerBuilder Washington Post Resume Power Hot Jobs, and Robert Half. Job Mob’s […]