HR Management

Spring cleaning: It’s time to freshen up your job descriptions

02/18/2015

Do they bear enough relation to what your employees are actually doing every day?

Perks at digital marketing firm encourage employee creativity

02/18/2015

Employees of Boston-based C-4 Analytics joke that they “already get to play on Facebook all day” as part of their work as digital marketers, says managing partner Michael Weiss. Yet execs have woven time into employee schedules to get them away from their workstations to “recharge their creativity and focus.”

2015’s in-demand HR jobs

02/12/2015

Twenty-seven percent of HR pros say their employers are looking to hire more HR pros this year. That’s up from 20% in January 2014. Here’s who they’re looking for.

6 guidelines to protect your trade secrets

02/09/2015

In a hot economy, it’s more important than ever to have an ironclad confidentiality agreement to make sure your intellectual property doesn’t walk out the door with them if employees change jobs.

More than a matter of style: Grooming rules can differ based on gender

02/05/2015

If you have a dress and grooming policy that sets out different rules for men and women, you aren’t necessarily setting yourself up for a sex discrimination lawsuit. As several court rulings have shown, you can have different rules based on gender—as long as you enforce those rules even-handedly.

When briefing your boss, make every minute matter

02/05/2015

When your supervisor asks for your take on an important business matter, deliver a tidy, easy-to-follow summary. Here’s how to help listeners understand what they need to know quickly.

The HR I.Q. Test: February ’15

02/01/2015

This month’s quiz topics include pay raises for HR, Coca-Cola’s daring workplace ban, and the most depressing job in America.

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

01/30/2015

HR Law 101: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978 prohibits discrimination on the basis of “pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.” Employers can’t deny a woman a job or a promotion merely because she’s pregnant or has had an abortion …

7 tricks to improve your Google prowess

01/29/2015

Google is a powerful research tool, especially if you know how to use it to its full capacity. Siobhan Harmer at Lifehack.org offers some tips to help.

PR firm trains, mentors new hires for full year

01/28/2015

New hires at public relations agency Steinreich Communications spend their days participating in client meetings and brainstorming sessions with their new colleagues. It’s all part of a first-year program devoted to honing skills in client service, writing and placing client stories in the media.