HR - Tracks

HR has the chance to achieve business goals by developing and executing a relevant workforce plan, using strategic planning techniques.

With summer firmly upon us, the June (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable gathered to discuss a topic that often is misunderstood and glossed over with catch phrases and incentive programs – recognition. If you step back and consider this, companies, and especially

You can hardly pick up a smartphone these days without reading about — and experiencing — how biometric authentication technology is changing our lives and businesses. Finger and facial recognition have become so commonplace that you might not think twice before asking your employees to authenticate their time using similar technologies, especially because traditional punchcard systems can be inefficien

Dear Madeleine, I manage a large team of accountants and other kinds of finance experts. We recently posted a job for a senior budget analyst. One of the applicants is a person who was in the finance department a couple of years back. I wasn’t his boss, but I wasn’t impressed with him then and…

How can you reconcile conflicting laws and keep your workplace both safe and compliant?

We want to do nice things for employees, but that sometimes backfires. This HR Bartender reader paid for things then the employee left. Any reimbursement?

Employee engagement levels continue to remain dismally low across the globe, and a surprisingly high number of us are looking for new jobs. If you’re one of those seeking greener pastures, there's a curious fact of brain science you need

Unemployment is lower than it’s been in 18 years and summer hiring is expected to be strong, but more teens are opting not to work, according to labor market research.

The Seattle office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is looking into whether the 10,000 global job cuts the company made discriminated against employees based on age,

Learn why strengths-based cultures are critical as businesses around the world adopt more flexible, internally fluid organizational structures.

Dear Littler: We are revamping our online job application. I asked our HR director if we should eliminate the question asking about an applicant’s hobbies. Not only does she think we should keep the question, but she says we need to

The employee, who worked for a contractor, says that Amazon should face liability as a joint employer.

An appeals court determined that the employee had presented direct evidence showing she faced discrimination based on her race and retaliation for complaining to HR.

We are only going to see unprecedented innovations at exponential rates involving technology.  You can’t run or hide from it. The revolution, or evolution depending on your respective lens, of our world, will transform everything as we know it. We must adapt, but more importantly, prepare our learners for a bold new world that is totally unpredictable. 

People are companies’ most valuable asset. This is something we all have known for a long time, but yet companies talk more than they actually do about

While HR might handle the paperwork, there are some things only a manager can do to welcome a new employee and set them up for success. See what they are.

Here are 12 not-so-obvious warning signs you may not think about that indicate one of your employees is about to quit. It could save you a bundle in costs.

I have to admit it.  I am, frankly, quite baffled. For the last 20 years, and all around the world, we CEOs have invested untold millions into the question: “What does it take to have an engaged workplace culture?” We’ve bought books, retained consultants, rolled out surveys, looked deep into the hearts and minds of …

Learn how a strengths-based approach helps teams adjust and succeed when management shifts create generational divides.