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Unlimited Vacation: What Could Be Better?
While it sounds like the best of perks, the reality is that workers who are offered “unlimited vacation” rarely take off more than the average employee, who gets only a…
Online Platforms Transform Open Enrollment
Technology is transforming the annual open-enrollment season as sophisticated online platforms with integrated decision-support tools and multimedia educational resources help employees to select the best plans for their needs
Kick-Start Your Digital HR Strategy: Social Networking
The social network has completely changed the way people interact. With a tool that powerful and undeniably appealing, that engages millions of people in one place, at one time, with…
DOL Will Listen to Employers on Upcoming Overtime Rule
The Department of Labor (DOL) has scheduled five listening sessions in September where employers can share their concerns about an upcoming proposed rule on the white-collar overtime exemptions
'Ghost' Employees May Be Haunting Your Workplace
"Ghost" employees may be haunting your workplace, and they can bleed an organization of thousands—even millions—of dollars
New Jersey Employer Didn't Have to Waive Drug Test
An employer in New Jersey didn't have to waive a post-accident drug test for an employee who was a registered medical marijuana user, according to a federal judge
Your Career Q&A: Putting Together Your Company's HR Strategy
HR exists to support the company in achieving its business goals, so task No. 1 is understanding the company's five-year business plan
Kick-Start Your Digital HR Strategy: Information Systems
The HR systems field is experiencing a cataclysmic change, affecting performance management, people analytics, learning, talent acquisition, team management, health and wellness, and automated HR. Let's examine a few of…
6 Books on the Future of Work That Every HR Professional Should Read
How will disruptive technologies like robotics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, pharmacogenetics, quantum entanglement, virtual presence/augmented reality, 3-D printing, and blockchain (among many others) influence future labor markets?