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How to Manage Remote Teams Effectively
Remote work has its advantages—flexibility, low or no overhead costs, and a greater pipeline of applicants from which to hire. And it has its disadvantages—less interaction, managers worried about how…
When Two Workers Doing the Same Job Earn Different Pay
What should an HR pro do if a longtime employee discovers that her compensation is significantly lower than that of a new hire performing essentially the same job?
Trust Engenders Trust: A Q&A with Paul J. Zak
Do your colleagues trust each other? It turns out that the answer to that question is in their blood. Paul J
Paid Leave Benefits Can Sharpen Your Competitive Edge
Whether caring for an aging parent, welcoming a newborn or handling family medical issues that require extended time off, employees experiencing these and similar life events may face stressful and…
HR Must Lead the Way to Gender Pay Equity
We’ve all heard the stat: More than 50 years after the enactment of the Equal Pay Act, women still earn an average of 76 cents for every $1 their male…
Digital Learning Is Here—Kind Of
One of the most important and fastest changing functions of HR today is employee learning. Digital technologies, mobile apps, video and the rapid pace of work have reinvented what corporate…
Victim of Mock Robbery Entitled to Damages
A cashier who was the victim of a mock robbery by co-workers was entitled to damages for assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress
Managing Divisive Politics in the Workplace
The manner in which national politics increasingly encroaches on our personal and workplace relationships appears to have become a new normal
ACA-Repeal Proponents Consider Taxing Employer Health Benefits
Tax-free benefits are on the block as policymakers weigh capping the tax exclusion for employee health care. Employer groups are pushing back, hard, against that idea
Swiss job aggregator Jobtome partners with Uber
, a pay-per-click job search engine operating worldwide from its base in Switzerland, partnered with the successful ride-haling company Uber, Jobtome announced on its blog