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Contractors' tax rules a 'disincentive' to invest in training: HR Magazine

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It’s official — San Francisco has banned the box.
Employers in the City and County of San Francisco may no longer inquire about criminal history on employment applications or during interviews. Titled the The Fair Chance Ordinance, No.

HR Leaders of the supermarket chain believe in keeping employees as informed as possible, even when it comes to pay. Under the company’s open policy, staff can easily look up anyone’s salary or bonus from the previous year — all the way up to the CEO...

Economic recovery could bring challenges for #HR departments around attrition, according to a recent study http://t.co/HtEaC9NM9g

The February HR Roundtable in Cincinnati met under a “cloud” because January’s Roundtable was canceled due to the serious winter weather – not because the topic of “Religion in the Workplace.” (or so Steve hoped !

I had the most remarkable conversation with a new client CEO this week. As a kickoff to the project, I wanted to understand his expectations about the work I was to do.

What would it take to get you to punch an employee?
For most HR Pros, the answer might be “Not much!” if they were joking behind the locked doors of their HR department!

Last week I had the honor and pleasure of presenting at the HR Directors Business Summit in Birmingham, England.

WorkplaceChoice.org Unintended Consequences of Employee Rights Poster Rule WorkplaceChoice.org In the past several years, both the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor have required various kinds of employers to hang a “poster”...

For new hires, the first day on the job can feel like they’re at the foot of a mountain about to take the first step up a ridiculously tall peak like Kilimanjaro or Everest.

By Eric B. Meyer
In a few weeks, the National Football League owners are going to consider a proposed rule governing the use of the “N”-word during a football game.

In many of my recent conversations with clients, the topic of employee engagement surveys comes up. Sometimes these are called climate surveys or satisfaction surveys. Regardless of what …

Providing meaningful, actionable feedback is an important part of managing your people, keeping them motivated, and ensuring they’re aligned with your goals.
Still, far too many companies either skip feedback or only give it annually.

Many young people entering employment lack skills to succeed, says survey #HR http://t.co/5vlcN26YJZ

Temporary hiring is on the rise, and recruiters, employers, and staffing pros would be smart to take note.
Only about 24 percent of employers expect to hire full-time, permanent workers this year, which is down slightly from 26 percent in 2013.

One of the things we HR practitioners get dinged on consistently is our ability to be flexible.

Remember when you dated and the guy asked for separate checks or showed up an hour late to your first date?

“It gives you more of a college environment, because guys are having fun. It is pretty cool. But I did sense that guys were hungry.

Direct feedback is the most efficient way for people to understand their impact on others in working relationships — but few of us realize that interpersonal feedback is as much a product of...

Former employees who leave and then return — so-called “boomerang” employees — are an increasingly valuable source of talent. Among their advantages: they’re familiar...