Issue: Improving the productivity of your part-time employees. Risk: Part-timers often feel, and are sometimes treated, like second-class citizens, which can hurt their performance. Action: Work with supervisors to …
If your organization’s turnover rate hasn’t picked up recently, it’s only a matter of time. That’s the message of a new Society for Human Resource Management survey that says 75 …
Possibly to offset lower salaries, jobs in the nonprofit and government sectors typically come with richer employee benefits than similar private-sector jobs, according to a new Mercer HR Consulting study. It …
Good news for employers: A new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling makes it much more difficult for temporary employees to join the same union as the organization’s permanent employees. …
The AFL-CIO is providing a new online soapbox for employees who’ve seen their jobs moved overseas. The union has launched a new Web page that lists 200,000 U.S. employers who have …
Q. Congress just gave employers the OK to maintain I-9 records electronically. I do payroll for a church. How can we make the switch from paper to electronic? —D.K., Arkansas
Issue: Whether employees are considered “disabled” if their ailments can be kept in check by corrective treatments. Risk: Many employers wrongly assume that corrective treatments wipe out an employee’s ADA …
Issue: Luring stars from other employers. Benefit: Good first impressions breed a high percentage of responses. Action: Urge hiring managers to follow this three-step format when breaking the ice. …
Issue: Web-based payroll services for small businesses offer more features than ever, and at better prices. Benefit: Save HR time and cut your administrative costs. Action: Look into the …
In an effort to shame U.S. companies into keeping jobs in America, the AFL-CIO has launched a Web page that lists 200,000 employers who have moved jobs overseas (so-called “offshoring”). The …