Enrolling in E-Verify Without Union Consent Violates NLRA

Employers with unionized workforces must notify union representatives before enrolling in E-Verify, a judge for the National Labor Relations Board ruled. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Indeed’s Parent Buys SimplyHired

Indeed’s parent company is the buyer for SimplyHired, until last week one of the Austin, Texas-based job search engine’s significant competitors. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Reducing New Employee Turnover Among Emerging Adults

If a job isn’t meaningful to them, emerging adults aren’t afraid to leave--quickly. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Take a Chance on Less-Than-Stellar Resumes

Regina Hartley, VP of HR for UPS, suggested that hiring managers may perceive a series of employment gaps as indicative of unreliability, which may be true, or such a pattern may instead exemplify a committed struggle against obstacles. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Evaluating the Job Prospects for the Class of 2016

Sustained labor market growth and a steadily expanding economy are among the reasons for optimism for job seekers from the Class of 2016, but the good news nonetheless comes with caveats, as detailed in a number of recent reports. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Chobani Gives Employees Equity with Big Potential Value

Yogurt maker Chobani is giving its full-time workers equity awards that could be worth up to 10 percent of the privately held company's future value -- an ownership incentive move more often taken by startups and tech firms than by traditional companies. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

HR Professionals Give Overtime Rule Mixed Reviews

Some HR professionals see the overtime rule as a threat to employee morale and their company’s bottom line. Others say it provides a long overdue boost for low-income employees who put in long hours. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Dog Bites and Anthrax Exposure: All Part of the Job

Across the country, workers of all types face occupational risks you may have never considered. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

DOL Forecast Shows PERM Labor Proposals Imminent

Proposed rules affecting the labor certification process for employers seeking to employ foreign workers permanently in the United States are about to emerge, according to the Department of Labor’s recently released regulatory agenda. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

ATSs: Moving Beyond Applicant Tracking

Applicant tracking systems have outgrown their initial function and are rapidly evolving into a more effective recruiting resource, according to a panel of talent acquisition experts. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Newly Nonexempt May Embrace Overtime Rule

The updated regulation could mean either more pay or fewer hours for millions of employees. Previously exempt workers who feel that they work too hard for too little pay may welcome the change to nonexempt status. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Relying on FBI Fingerprint Background Checks Is Flawed, Risky for Employers

State legislators are increasingly proposing that FBI and state fingerprint checks be a required part of employment screening, but there are potentially serious problems with this. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Private Rooms, Required Breaks Make Breast-Pumping Easier

As a provision in the ACA enters its second year, women say breast-pumping at work is easier, though still challenging. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

The Brave New World of Social Media Sourcing

More and more recruiters are turning to social media to find talent, scouring social media profiles, blogs and online communities to find information on passive candidates. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

EEOC Panel Looks at Promoting Diversity, Inclusion in High-Tech

Women, workers over age 40 and other protected groups face significant challenges if they want to work in the technology industry, according to panelists speaking during a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) public meeting. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Netflix Encourages Hiring Managers to Be Recruiters

Netflix’s hiring process is just as innovative as its famously intense “freedom and responsibility” culture—one without performance reviews, expense approvals or many guidelines at all. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Let It Go: Teaching a Micromanager How to Chill

Suffocating bosses—also known as micromanagers—often send this message to subordinates: “I don’t trust you to get the job done, nor to do it right.” | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Business Investment in Early Childhood Education = Future Skilled Workforce

Want to build a talent pipeline? Invest in early childhood education. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Breaking the News: When Workers Lose Their Exempt Status

Employers should expect resentment and resistance when telling exempt workers that they'll be non-exempt under the DOL's new overtime rule. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

2016 SHRM Talent Management Conference & Exposition

The SHRM 2016 Talent Management Conference & Exposition is underway in Orlando, Florida. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

In Focus: Cyberbullying from Co-Workers

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@shrm | 8 years ago

Employee Recognition Should Consider Personal, Generational Preferences

Acknowledging employees’ work and behavior is an important retention strategy, but organizations need to keep in mind generational preferences and the importance of the personal touch. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Rehiring the Fired: The IRS Does It; Should You?

HR experts and employment attorneys say there are circumstances that justify the rehiring of terminated workers, but only in exceptional situations. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Matching Workspace to Personality

Everyone has a work personality, and it's best if your workspace matches it. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Better Pay and Benefits Loom Large in Job Satisfaction

The pick-up in economic growth over the past year has raised employees’ expectations of higher pay and richer benefits, new research by the Society for Human Resource Management and others shows. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Motivating Generations Infographic

Five generations work side by side in today’s workforce, making it important to create an inclusive culture that meets the varying needs of each age group, according to a new research paper. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

What Motivates Your Workers? It Depends on Their Generation

Five generations work side by side in today’s workforce, making it important to create an inclusive culture that meets the varying needs of each age group, according to a new research paper. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

When Relocating, Consider How Much a Buck Can Buy

With wages stagnant for much of the labor force, relocation can be a viable option for those in search of higher salaries. But job seekers should look beyond base compensation and consider other measures related to the cost of living. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

When Should Pay Go Global?

Should multinational companies manage employee compensation as a global whole, allow local compensation practices to predominate, or perhaps take a hybrid approach? | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

How to Bridge Workplace Issues That Arise from Cultural Differences

Because how we’re raised shapes our views of different cultures, it’s important for business leaders to try to see workplace situations from the vantage points of colleagues who are different from themselves, says one cross-cultural expert. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Priceline CEO Resigns After Investigation Reveals Relationship with Employee

The Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston resigned after an internal investigation revealed that a personal relationship he had with another employee violated the company's code of conduct. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Want to Hire Veterans? Look Past Your Biases, Misconceptions

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@shrm | 8 years ago

Survey Ranks the Top 10 Entry-Level Jobs for Graduates

Judging from recent new-graduate pay surveys, the word Millennials should keep in mind is “engineering,” although, on the HR front, positions in employee relations and benefits administration also stand with attractive pay metrics. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Report Confirms Accelerated Growth in Wages

The U.S. labor market demonstrated its improvement in the first quarter of 2016 with discernible acceleration in wage growth, as employers react to a tightening labor market by boosting wages. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Bridge the ‘Comp Chasm’ with Trust, Transparency

Employers overwhelmingly think they pay their workers fairly, but most employees don’t agree. That disparity is an opportunity to manage the perception gap. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Side of Beef, Bubble Bath: Odd Expense Requests Raise Eyebrows

Bubble bath? A dinosaur costume? A new survey reveals some of the oddest expense requests employees make. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Think Gen Z Isn't That Different? Think Again

They are highly skeptical, inclined to fact-check anything and everything. They aren’t impressed by someone with a fancy title. Collaboration is a huge part of their work style. Employers, meet Generation Z, the oldest members of whom turn 20 this year. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

For Stock-Based Pay, HR Can Help with Next Year’s Taxes

Tax season may be over, but for employees with compensation arrangements involving stock-based plans, it’s time to start planning for next year’s taxes. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Getting Back to Work After a Career Break

Re-entry internships help employers make an informed hiring decision in their search for high-caliber job candidates who are looking to return to the job market after a prolonged career break, according to re-entry expert Carol Fishman Cohen | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Houston Meteorologist Threatens Employers Who Fire Workers During Flooding

A Houston meteorologist had strong words for employers who fired workers for not showing up to work during the area's recent severe flooding. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Looking for Quality Workers? Don’t Overlook People with Disabilities

The session “Disability=Diversity! How to Recruit, Retain and Engage a Workforce With Disabilities” took place on the first day of the Society for Huma Resource Management’s Talent Management Conference & Exposition. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Procrastinators Rejoice: Tax Day Moves to April 18 This Year

HR professionals know that tax day brings an avalanche of employee questions and last-minute procrastinators searching for missing forms, but 2016 grants a brief reprieve as filing day has been moved to Monday, April 18. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Unemployed Smokers Less Likely to Be Hired Than Nonsmokers

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@shrm | 8 years ago

Gender Pay Gap Widest Among Older Workers

The earnings gap between men and women in similar positions has its own generational bias; it’s widest among workers who have been in the workforce for many decades, but closer to parity among younger workers. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

New Report Highlights Range of Pay Disparity Throughout U.S.

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@shrm | 8 years ago

Men, Women Expect Gender Pay Equity in U.S. by 2020

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@shrm | 8 years ago

Tread Carefully April 1; the Joke Might Be On You

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@shrm | 8 years ago

Updated Anti-Harassment Regulations in Calif. Effective April 1

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@shrm | 8 years ago