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A new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requiring minimum wage and overtime pay for many homecare workers is set to take effect after a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The DOL instituted a rule in 2013 that removed the domestic service exemption for homecare […]
Yesterday’s Advisor featured the future perspective of Marcus Buckingham; today, thoughts on management and negotiation from TV host Mika Brzezinski.
Marcus Buckingham, well-known and respected speaker and author of books such as Now Break All the Rules and Stand Out shared three radical shifts that are coming for management.
Does your organization conduct any type of employee monitoring? Most businesses do. After all, security and safety may depend on it. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons employers conduct employee monitoring, and then some of the most common types of employee monitoring conducted by businesses today.
By Michael D. Haberman The recent revelations of the nature of the workplace at Amazon have brought into focus both the good and the bad side of the way the world of work is changing. Amazon was both vilified and praised for many of the workplace practices and methods that are rapidly evolving and becoming […]
Have you ever seen a sign that says something like, “Lack of planning on your part doesn’t constitute an emergency on mine,” hanging in someone’s office or retail establishment?
Yesterday we explored a new way to eliminate employee lawsuits. Today, information on groundbreaking software that streamlines performance management and onboarding
Yesterday’s Advisor outlined the advantages to internal hiring (including saving on training costs). Today we’ll discuss ways to avoid inevitable downsides of internal hiring.
A recent survey suggests that only about one-third of organizations are committed to internal hiring. The question is, are these companies avoiding difficulties or missing out on opportunities? A look at the pros and cons of hiring from within suggests that it’s worth it—for one thing, an internal hire is already trained!
The boldest claim at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition comes from The Glasshouse Report, which promises that its new software can “eliminate employee lawsuits.” Can that really be true?