Drafting Offer Letters: Keys to Simple and Effective Employment Agreements
The following tips will help you prepare simple and effective offer letters that work best for your company’s operating style and structure
Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make in Job Applications
Employment applications—almost every employer in the country uses them. They can seem innocuous, but they contain a number of minefields of which employers should be aware
Your Career Q&A: What to Do When Your Job Search Is Stalled
Feel like you're stuck in a job-hunt rut? Step back and evaluate your professional survival skills. Best-selling author Martin Yate, a career coach and former HR professional, takes your questions…
Green Jobs: What California HR Professionals Need to Know
California is a leader in clean-energy jobs, and there are some key issues that HR professionals should keep in mind as clean-energy efforts gain momentum in the state
Next-Generation Incentives: Interactive Engagement Promotes Healthy Behavior
Much has been learned in recent years about using financial incentives to benefit participants and employers, such as paying incentives in installments, applying behavioral economics and combining technology with personalized…
Employer-Provided Birth Control Coverage Continues To Decline
The share of employers that say they provide contraceptive coverage has declined since 2014, a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows. While what this finding reveals may…
Guarding Benefit Plans from Cyberattacks
Employee health and retirement plans are particularly susceptible to cyberattacks because they store large amounts of sensitive employee information. Employers should ensure they've taken adequate precautions to defend against these…
Few Companies Explore New Technologies
Compared to a decade ago, fewer companies today have teams that study how emerging technologies may aid the workforce—even though technology has expanded exponentially since 2007, according to a new…