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How to Make Ratingless Performance Management Systems Work
How do you evaluate employee performance if you use a system that's not based on ratings? That's the dilemma Richard E. Fry is struggling with as HR director at Charlotte,…
Top 10 Employment Cases of 2017 Reviewed
Three of the 10 most groundbreaking and relevant employment cases for HR professionals so far this year raise issues relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. Three more…
Germany: New Act on Pay Transparency
Employers should familiarize themselves with Germany's new Remuneration Transparency Act, promoting equal pay between women and men
Tear Down the Silos Between HSAs and 401(k)s
It's time for health savings accounts (HSAs) and 401(k)s to get better acquainted. Consigning them to separate silos isn't helping employees save for retirement, which is costing employers a bundle…
Brazil: The Bill for Labor Reform
In order to reduce unemployment and modernize the labor regime, the Brazilian government has proposed a labor reform
Business Group Amends Complaint Challenging Philadelphia Salary Inquiry Law
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia has filed an amended complaint challenging the city’s ban on asking job candidates about their salary history, which includes some new allegations
How To Get the Most out of Your Vendors
Managing outside vendor relationships has never been easy. Salespeople promise potential clients the moon, but after signing on the dotted line, customers often find that products and services fall short…
A Case for Giving Ex-Offenders a Second Chance
As HR professionals struggle to find talented candidates to fill vacancies in their organizations, they should consider hiring through programs like HOPE for Prisoners—a nonprofit organization in Las Vegas that…
Laszlo Bock's 6 Tips for Building a Better Workplace
Laszlo Bock, who grew Google's workforce from 6,000 to 76,000 between 2005 and 2016, has made it his mission to improve the world of work—and he believes HR is in…
ERISA Compliance Tips Shared at 'Benefits Boot Camp'
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) sets the parameters for what benefit plan sponsors must do, must not do, and might be able to do, but this enormously complicated…