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Filling the Talent Gap: Workers Relocate Down Under
The Australian economy has had 27 years of ongoing economic growth, creating low unemployment that has resulted in serious recruiting challenges. Australia has looked to global immigration as a solution
In Reversal, IRS Won’t Bar Lump-Sum Payouts for Pensioners
The IRS, reversing a position taken under the Obama administration, no longer intends to bar pension plans from offering retirees already receiving pension payments a limited time "window" to trade…
NLRB Further Limits Mandatory Union Fees
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that employees in a collective bargaining unit who are nonmember objectors to a union can’t be forced to pay for union lobbying…
Ontario: Employers Can Provide Candid Job References
Ontario employers can speak candidly about former employees’ weaknesses when providing job references, as long as the dominant motive for the reference is not malicious, the Supreme Court of Canada…
Benefits and Perks Present Opportunities for Creativity
Utilize strategic HR initiatives to align benefits and perks to your employees' needs and wants. Drive and implement benefits and perks by aligning your efforts to the SHRM Body of…
Practice Makes Proficient: Be an ‘Ethical Agent’ in the Workplace
An HR professional is expected to act as an "ethical agent" in the workplace, according to the definition of Ethical Practice in the SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge (BoCK).…
Why Didn’t Employment Screen Reveal Aurora Shooter’s Assault Conviction?
Many questions surfaced after an employee shot and killed five people in his Aurora, Ill., workplace as he was being fired
Call for Entries: Third Annual HR Haiku Contest
In honor of National Poetry Month, the SHRM Certification Team once again announces an HR Haiku Contest to challenge and delight our readers
Viewpoint: How to Intervene in Toxic Team Dynamics
When staff bickering and in-fighting starts to compromise how work is done, it's time for HR to step in and, with the team's managers, perform a turnaround. Let the staff…
Procrastination, Panic and the Portal: My SHRM Recertification Story
Terrified you're going to miss your recertification deadline? Read this certified professional's frightening tale of waiting until the last possible minute--on a dark and spooky Halloween night--and find out that…