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5th Circuit Ruling Leaves DOL’s Fiduciary Rule in Limbo
An Obama-era Department of Labor (DOL) rule requiring heightened plan sponsor vigilance of investment advice given to employees has suffered a judicial blow, but isn’t down for the count
Romance at Work: Employees Don’t Trust HR to Keep Their Secret
Four in 10 people have engaged in workplace romances, yet precious few of them confided in HR about it—even if their company policy required formal disclosure
CEO Pay Ratio Disclosures Have Begun, Putting Morale at Risk
It’s now easier for publicly traded company employees to compare their CEOs pay with their own and to see if they themselves are paid more or less than the typical…
Your Career Q&A: How to Come Out of Retirement
My experience with successful professionals who want to get back in the game later in life is that they want to work and make a difference with their presence. Yet…
How to Design a 21st Century Time Off Program
Today’s time off policies are a far cry from the days when two weeks’ vacation and eight fixed holidays were the norm. With tough competition for talent, a shifting legislative…
Can Blind Hiring Improve Workplace Diversity?
Blind hiring isn’t the right solution for every organization—and the jury is still out on whether the practice actually prevents discrimination in the long run—but this unique form of talent…
Performance Management Platforms Keeping Pace with Appraisal Trends
As organizations around the world have transformed their performance management practices from annual reviews to systems with more frequent check-ins, many of the technology platforms supporting the appraisal process have…
Sidebar: Tips for Using Analytics
The authors of the DDI study offered these tips to HR staffs for using analytics to anticipate business needs and communicate better with company leaders
Why Pay Equity Keeps Getting More Complicated
As pressure on employers to address the pay gap between men and women, and between white and minority employees, ramps up, consider keeping an "equity reserve" off the top of…
Effective Recruiting Teams Share These Six Traits
New research proves that the most successful talent acquisition teams do much more than fill vacant roles—they hold a place of central strategic importance in their organizations