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The ‘rookie metric’: How to track quality of new hires

04/28/2025
Your organization likely tracks the individual performance of current new hires to determine their contribution. But most employers don’t measure and compare the aggregate performance of new hires year after year. There are different approaches to measuring quality of hire, but these two are among the most effective and widely used, according to HR consultants:

Play ball! But limit your liability at summer social events

04/28/2025
Say your marketing director breaks his leg during an after-hours employee softball game against a crosstown company. Who’s responsible? You might be surprised.

Understand marijuana laws in every jurisdiction where you operate

04/25/2025
Employers can require employees accused of violence at work to take a drug test. But what happens if the test reveals the presence of marijuana in the system of an employee whose use of medical marijuana is authorized by state law?

8 steps to becoming the manager your employees need

04/23/2025
In an effort to “empower” their staffs, too many managers take a completely hands-off approach, leaving employees alone unless they really need help. But this can create a rudderless ship, says management expert Bruce Tulgan. That’s not leadership! Here’s how effective managers provide genuine support to their employees.

Records retention: Prepare to archive social media posts, text messages

04/21/2025
Most HR pros know they must retain many kinds of documents and records. These days, that includes electronic documents in addition to paper records. Social media posts and work-related text messages are increasingly subject to the same records-retention requirements that have always applied to memos, notes and reports.

HR amid economic uncertainty: Is now the time to ban moonlighting?

04/18/2025
According to a recent survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a record number of people are working more than one job.

Stronger caregiving policies start with smarter HR

04/16/2025
Nearly one in five working caregivers expect to take on new or additional elder caregiving responsibilities in the next five years—and among employees who aren’t currently caregivers, elder care is the most anticipated future obligation. This scale of caregiving makes it a pressing workforce issue, yet many HR departments still fall short in their approach.

DOL offers early outs to employees of four agencies

04/14/2025
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has offered Department of Labor employees another opportunity to quit. On April 4, she sent an email to staff members in the DOL’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of Public Affairs and Women’s Bureau informing them they could again sign up for the Trump administration’s options for leaving the federal government.

Turnover is highest among ‘deskless’ workers

04/14/2025
“Deskless” workers—the 70% to 80% of the global workforce that doesn’t work from a central office location—experience a turnover rate 1.6 times higher than their office-based counterparts.

Mind the gap: Public, experts disagree on AI’s value

04/14/2025
Despite AI’s rapid rise, the public remains deeply skeptical that it is being used responsibly.