Monday May 20, 2024

One to watch: Interesting new HR law to hit the books in San Jose

Here’s an ordinance that HR pros nationwide will want to keep a close eye on.  Voters in San Jose, CA, just approved a ballot measure that’s unlike anything else in the country to date. It requires San Jose employers to offer work hours to part-time employees before hiring new employees. As The Mercury News reported […]

Top recruiting skills HR pros must develop today: How many do you have?

Here are some questions HR professionals, who handle talent acquisition for their companies, should be able to answer with an affirmative “Yes!”  The following list was developed by the editorial team at HR Morning using insights from Manila Recruitment, a firm specializing in headhunting, executive search, expert and technical and IT recruitment. Do you have […]

7 deadly sins your managers may be committing

Managers get blamed for a lot of turnover and internal issues, but how much of that is really their fault?  Well, as it turns out, probably a lot of it, according to a study by Gallup that looked at employee engagement levels throughout 2.5 million work units. The study determined that managers account for at least 70% […]

EEOC issues new discrimination guidance: 11 changes to pay attention to

The EEOC is supplanting a 14-year-old section in its compliance manual with a brand new set of enforcement guidance.  The new guidance covers national origin discrimination, and it has replaced the EEOC’s 2002 compliance manual section on that topic. Of course, employers already know they can’t discriminate against individuals on the basis of their national […]

OT rule injunction: 5 things you may not (but should) know about it

Ever since a federal court judge in Texas issued an injunction, which froze the implementation of the DOL’s new overtime rule, info has come to light that employers — especially those who’ll wait to implement payroll changes until the smoke clears — need to know.  Here are five things employers must keep in mind following […]