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Snapshot: U.S. students only slightly above average

03/13/2017
The United States ranks solidly in the middle of the pack among 72 nations rated in the latest Program for International Student Assessment.

What should happen if employee uses company credit card for personal purchases?

03/07/2017
Q. Several of our employees have been issued company credit cards, intended to be used for company-related business only. However, one employee has occasionally used his card for personal purchases. Each time he has reimbursed the company for his personal purchases over the course of several months. Naturally, we are uncomfortable with this practice. What should we do?

You’re the boss! Staff doesn’t pick which rules to follow

03/07/2017
Employers get to set the workplace rules and, generally, employees have to follow them. As long as you can show you explained the rules to employees, they can’t later argue they didn’t know which rules applied to them.

Snapshot: Prevalence of remote workers

03/06/2017
Fully 63% of departments surveyed have some remote team members.

Engineer sues Amtrak, claiming derailment resulted from attack

03/03/2017
The engineer of the passenger train that derailed in Philadelphia in May 2015, killing eight people, has sued Amtrak, claiming it failed to provide a safe work environment.

HR data security: 5 questions to ask IT today

03/02/2017
Before you add even one more sensitive file to the server, find out just how secure your systems truly are.

The HR I.Q. Test: March ’17

03/01/2017
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Snapshot: Millennials are staying put

02/28/2017
Good luck convincing your millennial employees to accept transfers to other locations.

Spring flings: Love is in full bloom in the workplace

02/23/2017
Romance in your workplace may be more common than you think.

3 times you should procrastinate

02/22/2017
Procrastination gets a seriously bad name. However, here are three situations when it might be your best option.