HR Management

Two-thirds of business travelers keep points, miles

08/15/2017

A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 66% of employers let workers who travel on business keep hotel points and 65% let them keep frequent flyer miles.

Snapshot: Turns out, millennials aren’t job-hoppers

08/15/2017

Millennial workers are slightly more likely to stick with their employers than members of Generation X were when they were young.

Will your ego kill your career?

08/14/2017

The day of the aggressive know-it-all who steamrolls over colleagues is drawing to a close. In the future, success will belong to those who can quiet their egos, collaborate, and empathize with others.

Ensure training programs are equal opportunity

08/13/2017

Make training available to everyone who may benefit. Be sure there’s no hidden bias behind choosing who gets to take part. If members of a protected class routinely miss out, expect a lawsuit.

Accommodating religion: What managers need to know

08/12/2017

Say an applicant tells you she wouldn’t be able to work Friday nights due to her religion. Or an employee begins wearing a headscarf to the office. How would you respond? The increasing religious diversity in the workforce is causing more managers to make legal mistakes.

Employers must respond to spike in drug use by employees

08/03/2017

The results of a recent Quest Diagnostics study serve as a reminder to re-examine your drug and alcohol policies and programs to include education, prevention and treatment components, and to revise your testing procedures.

Pharma firm claims exec divulged confidential files

08/02/2017

Teva Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Horsham, Pa., is suing a former executive, claiming she transferred confidential computer files to her boyfriend—the president and CEO of Apotex, Canada’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Mandatory training for all staff isn’t retaliation

08/02/2017

An employee may feel singled out when HR holds a training session to address something that employee did. But that doesn’t make it retaliation.

Paid maternity leave up, paternity leave down

08/01/2017

According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2017 Employee Benefits Survey, 30% of organizations currently provide paid maternity leave beyond what is covered by short-term disability or state law, an increase from 26% in 2016.

The HR I.Q. Test: August ’17

07/31/2017

Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.