Editor’s Note

When it comes to HR, do you huddle up in the corner, wearing a tinfoil hat to protect your business against lawsuits? This isn’t actually 100% true of all HR professionals. However, if you are still doing your HR admin on paper, then you might as well print off a purchase order request for a new tinfoil hat.

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Workforce Predictions For 2019 - The Year Of Employee Experience

This has been a challenging year for HR, with unemployment at the lowest rate. HR managers are dealing with dauntingly low numbers of qualified candidates, but they also have to respond to current employees who are leveraging the job market, demanding raises or even moving to another company.

Employers Must Protect Employees’ Identities, Personal Data

The writing is more than on the wall. It’s scrawled everywhere you look, and it’s in bright, flashing letters that can’t be ignored. It screams at you, at everyone that passes, a single and undeniable truth: Businesses must protect their employees. This is neither a new concept nor a revolutionary idea.

Revolutionizing HR With Automated Digital Assistants

AI, machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) automation are now being leveraged to not only amplify and streamline employee training programs but also to further engage those employees in their everyday work life.

Why Small Businesses Need HR

If you’re like most people, you know that human resources deals with additional employee benefits like health and life insurance. What you may not realize is that HR covers much more than benefits. The truth is, HR covers everything related to your employees, from recruiting and training to communication.

Ask The Industry: HR Predictions For 2019

​​​​​​​2018 was an interesting year for human resources and benefits administration. Several new and exciting trends emerged while technology continued to grow in the areas of artificial intelligence, decision support and more. What do these changes and trends mean for HR professionals and teams in 2019? 

Can An Ineligible Employee Get FMLA Leave?

​​​​​​​An employee ineligible for FMLA leave, by definition can’t get FMLA leave, right? I mean the employee has to meet specific criteria; the reason for the leave must meet certain criteria. Heck, if the employer has less than 50 employees in a 75-mile radius, it’s not even subject to FMLA! So, what gives?

The Pros & Cons Of Unlimited PTO

Bamboo HR’s panel of HR experts is back, and this time they’re tackling the topic of so-called “unlimited” PTO. Also known as discretionary PTO, the concept of unlimited vacation—and the controversy surrounding it—is not a new one.