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Job Satisfaction High, but Employees Not Content with Pay or Workplace Trust Level
Nearly 9 in 10 employees say they’re satisfied overall with their jobs, with workers noting that respectful treatment of employees—at all levels—is the leading contributor to satisfaction
HR Lessons from Bill O'Reilly's $25 Million Severance Deal
When companies pay severance packages to well-known employees accused of wrongdoing—or of just doing a bad job—are they getting their money’s worth? Critics were outraged over the size of Bill…
Why Workplace Conflict Can Be Healthy
Most of us try to avoid conflict, especially at work. At the sight of a cantankerous colleague coming down the hall, we might turn and walk the other way
Intense ATS Market Competition Spurs Product Improvements for Employers
According to survey findings released at the TAtech Spring conference in Chicago, employers are the beneficiaries of continued growth in the applicant tracking system (ATS) marketplace, where competition has pushed…
Be Wary of Designs to Avoid Employment Taxes through Wellness Plan Benefits
Employers are being marketed various types of benefit arrangements that are designed to reduce the employer's tax obligations by using a combination of wellness programs, voluntary benefits and cafeteria plans.…
Tech Tools Elevate Sourcing
To maximize recruting efforts, all companies must become tech companies
English-Only Rules in the Workplace Can Be a Legal Minefield
A clothing retailer accused of forbidding three San Francisco workers from speaking Spanish at work and then allegedly retaliating when they complained is being sued for civil rights violations and…
Indian Companies Plan to Spend More on HR Technology This Year
More companies in India and across Asia plan to increase their HR technology budgets this year, according to Sierra-Cedar's 2016-2017 HR Systems Survey White Paper, Asia-Pacific Edition
In Focus: Millennials Putting Off Marriage, Kids, Census Bureau Finds
Millennial women are taking longer to get married and have children than women of previous generations, according to a 2017 Census Bureau report. However, another report from sociologists has found…
Popular TV and Films Love to Hate HR
TV shows and movies are notorious for portraying HR managers and consultants as villainous, frosty, conniving, deceptive, ineffectual and bumbling