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Time to review your marijuana testing policy?

09/26/2017
A hot economy, an evolving legal landscape and changing views about marijuana use have employers asking a once-unthinkable question: Is it time to drop pot from the list of drugs targeted by workplace testing programs?

Office ‘desk sensors:’ Legal, but an employee turnoff

09/21/2017
An increasing number of employers are using small electronic sensors placed under desks that tell when employees are present.

Document policy details, decisions based on them

09/21/2017
Be sure to document the reason why you treat some employees differently than others. For example, if employees can’t take leave until they have completed a probationary period, clearly explain that in your handbook.

As long as they sit and stay, they’re welcome at work

09/19/2017
Pet food maker Purina has launched a campaign to encourage employers in Europe to welcome employees’ dogs into the workplace.

Survey: More than half say yes, actually, it is just a job

09/19/2017
Fifty-five percent of U.S. workers feel they have just a job, not a career, and 38% of these workers are likely to change jobs in the back half of 2017, according to CareerBuilder’s latest survey.

How HR can help CEOs, from CEOs who started in HR

09/19/2017
HR pros complain all the time that the top brass in their organizations don’t value the HR function. A panel of three chief executive officers who spoke at The HR Specialist Summit in Las Vegas in September understand that frustration.

Snapshot: How many employers offer health benefits?

09/19/2017
The health insurance “offer rate” for all but the smallest employers increased in 2017.

Incomes rose last year despite stagnant wages

09/14/2017
The average household income has almost recovered from the Great Recession that ended eight years ago, but not quite.

Make sure moonlighting policy is practical

09/14/2017

With more than 30% of U.S. employees holding some kind of second job or side gig, your organization—whether it knows it or not—likely faces business and legal risks that arise from moonlighters.

Snapshot: Most are OK with variable hours

09/12/2017
Eighteen percent of U.S. employees say the number of hours they work varies each week.