Blogs / 2014 / January

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	Onboarding Best Practices

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Five Interview Tips for Winning Your First $100K+ Job

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

	What do You Mean My Company’s A Stepping Stone?

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash

	Do’s and Don’ts of Offshoring

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Blogs / 2014 / January

In late January, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that donning and doffing of certain protective safety gear is not compensable under the FLSA. In Sandifer v. U.S. Steel Corp., the high court interpreted the provision in 29 USC §203(o), which exem... More...

As seen on Fox Business. Some years ago I ran into the director Ron Howard at our local Starbucks. I said hello and told him how much I enjoyed the movie “Apollo 13,” which, in case you didn’t know, he directed. “Apollo 13″ is a remarkable movie. It ... More...

There has rarely been a better time in history to start a business. In 2013, more than 135,000 jobs were added to the US market and guess where nearly half those jobs came from? SMALL businesses. To really make it as an entrepreneur you need tremend... More...

The emergence of payroll software is a result of the increased work-load on the HR staff & personnel of a company. The activities performed by the HR department are diverse in nature such as payroll; leave management, progression planning, recrui... More...

More than a few human resources leaders out there are worried about employee retention and productivity. There are many reasons why, but chief among them is anxiety among the workforce. If employees are feeling overworked, abused or otherwise emotion... More...

Thomson Reuters Westlaw JournalIn this article, Tammy McCutchen provides commentary on the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously holding that steel workers' time spent donning and doffing protective gear is not compensable because they were “changing clothe... More...

Bloomberg BNA Benefits & Compensation Management UpdateChris Kaczmarek is quoted in this article discussing company's policies that addresses worker pay when business closes because of the weather or a disaster.read more http://www.littler.com/public... More...

On January 27, 2014, in Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a former pilot’s $1.4 million defamation judgment against Air Wisconsin Airlines. The high court held that airlines are protected from defamation claim... More...

CHICAGO ￢ﾀﾓ January 30, 2014 ￢ﾀﾓ CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) released a new study that provides a window into the health of the business landscape in the U.S. The study explores net growth in private-sector business e... More...

By Dr. Steven Hunt, Vice President, Customer Research at SuccessFactors There’s a big difference between using goals for personnel administration versus using goals to support business strategy and operations. Administrative goals focus on justificat... More...

From Frazzled to Fantastic, Energize with Stress-Relief Coping Skills On crm.hr.com, with Rosalie Moscoe, RHN, RNCP Are you or your staff living in the hurried lane and find it difficult to slow down? Do you perceive the glass as halfRead more http:/... More...

In an effort to ensure long-term employee retention and productivity, HR offices seek to gather as much feedback as possible on the progress of their employees. Ideally, they’ll collect input from a variety of sources – an employee’s supervisors, cus... More...

Today I saw my 4,213,009th blog post on the value of using S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you achieve your greatest desires. This is so 1986. Can we move on from that to something that works better? It’s not that S.M.A.R.T. goals don’t work, it’s...The p... More...

Small businesses often operate through word of mouth and recommendations/referrals. As valuable as these tactics are, it is also becoming increasingly essential to supplement such personal approaches with a solid online presence – not just to get in ... More...

2015 Health Care Reform Compliance Checklist With ongoing updates to the Affordable Care Act and its "Pay or Play" rules, you may be left wondering which compliance requirements apply to your business. To help your company understand and meet it... More...

How Much Risk Do Your 401(k) Managers Take? Article Source with downloads: http://tinyurl.com/k4pcv5b With global financial markets starting to display perhaps a bit of panic with the emerging markets acting as the catalyst, we simply as... More...

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This is definitely the time of year where organizations are rethinking their current employee assessment processes and evaluating what is out there to help. To help with their searches, we have decided to host a live event next Tuesday, Feb 4th wher... More...

Over the past decade, the face of recruitment has changed. New technology and industry developments have meant major improvements within recruiting and recruiters across the country have continued to implement many of these new methods into their por... More...

“To be or not to be,” that was the key question in William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. A similar question arises regarding HIPAA privacy and security requirements: Whether a third-party administrator of COBRA needs to be, or not to be, viewed as a... More...

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Mobile learning will be huge in 2014. When 500 Learning & Development staff were surveyed, 70% of the staff were either using m-Learning or planning to introduce it by 2014. It looks like 2014 is the year to take advantage of mobile learning’s po... More...

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Do you use contractors and sub-contractors or staffing agencies to augment your workforce? Suppose one of those contractors' employees is mistreated or perceives s/he was mistreated by you or one of your employees? What if s/he was not paid all of h... More...

HRExaminer Radio Episode: 43 Air Date: Jan 24, 2014 Guest: Heather Bussing Heather Bussing is an employment attorney and the Editorial Advisory Board editor at HR Examiner. Heather has practiced employment and business law for over 20 years. She has ... More...

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Supreme Court Clarifies FLSA Rule

When “Failure Is Not an Option”

3 Ways Entrepreneurs Kill Their Productivity

Government & Banking Compliance A Must For HR Payroll Software

5 tips for dealing with workplace anxiety

FLSA Compliance for Home Care Employers After the Companionship Exemption

Review Closure-Related Pay Requirements to Avoid Penalties

Supreme Court Rejects Pilot’s Defamation Claim

CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Release List of Best and Worst States for New Establishments

The Big Switch: Moving from Administrative to Operational Goals

Free Webinar on Stress Relief Coping Skills

Exploring the benefits and pitfalls of ’360 feedback’

Can We Move Past S.M.A.R.T. Goals?

5 Small Business Digital Tips

2015 Health Care Reform Compliance Checklist

How Much Risk Do Your 401(k) Managers Take?

Enhancing Wellness Program Outcomes

emPerform 101 - Automated Performance Management for 2014

The Future of Hiring – Top 5 Recruiting Tools and Tips for 2014

Is a COBRA TPA a HIPAA Business Associate?

How to Deliver Bad News

Make Your e-Learning Game Mobile: 4 Things to Consider

I Love you HR! Said No Recruiter Ever.

Are You a Co-Employer?

HRExaminer Radio: Episode #43: Heather Bussing