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Women Who Won’t Reveal Salaries in Job Interviews Earn Less than Women Who Do
Women who are asked about their salary history during a job interview and who decline to reveal it tend to earn percent less on average than women who do disclose…
How to Use Government Data for Recruiting
Taking a deeper dive into government data could help HR professionals with talent acquisition at a time when millions of jobs continue to go unfilled
Workplace Romance: Who-Dates-Who Might Surprise You
Of the 25 percent of respondents to a recent survey who said they’d had a workplace romance, nearly 40 percent were top-level people such as owners and executives
Ontario: Court of Appeal Upholds Dishonest Employee’s Dismissal for Just Cause
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a decision illustrating that when it comes to misconduct, serious dishonesty will allow an employer to prove just cause for dismissal
Employer Actions Following FMLA Leave Acceptable
An employer acted appropriately when it returned its employee to an equivalent position following leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and later laid off the employee as…
Texas Passes Ban on Texting While Driving
On June 6, Texas became the 47th state to enact a statewide ban on texting while driving. Employers in the state should carefully evaluate existing policies and the nature of…
Design Thinking Delivers Improved Recruiting Outcomes
Design-thinking principles, including emphasizing the user experience and measuring process improvements with metrics, can help employers address their recruiting challenges
What to Do When Bedbugs Bite at Work
Bedbugs—those nasty parasites that feed off human blood—are typically a household problem. But every now and then, the critters find their way into the workplace, as they did last week…
How ACA Employer Provisions Differ from the Republican Health Care Bills
A chart detailing the differences between the employer provisions of the Affordable Care Act and the Republican health care bills