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Plan in advance to weather natural disasters

07/10/2014

Smart employers make contingency plans so they can stay up and running even when normal work operations are disrupted. Here are eight key pieces to a crisis-management plan, which you can coordinate with the appropriate departments.

Assault & battery suits an emerging legal risk

07/09/2014
While you likely have a grasp on the definition of unlawful harassment and discrimination, have you thought about what constitutes assault and battery in the workplace?

Quotable Quotes: SHRM 2014 Conference

07/08/2014
So you weren’t able to make it to the big Society for Human Resource Management annual conference in Orlando this year? No problem. We brought back a big bag of HR wisdom, all arranged in a dozen tweet-sized quotable quotes.

Medical flight service cross-trains all staff

07/04/2014
Whether an employee of Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance is a pilot, a medic or an HR director, he or she has a working knowledge of all of those jobs.

Was college worth it?

07/04/2014
For working Millennials—currently ages 18 to 32—it may be too soon to see the payoff, but Gen X’ers and baby boomers overwhelmingly believe they got their money’s worth from going to college.

Going mobile: The risks and rewards of BYOD

07/02/2014
“Bring Your Own Device” policies are a growing trend, but can they bite back against employers?

PwC starts early to train women for leadership

07/01/2014
PwC started priming its future workforce by inviting female college students to participate in a forum on women’s leadership in April.

The HR I.Q. Test: July ’14

07/01/2014
Test your knowledge of recent trends in employment law, comp & benefits and other HR issues with our monthly mini-quiz.

Want shorter meetings? Stand up for standing!

06/30/2014
Life is too short to spend even one extra minute in a meeting. Endear yourself to colleagues by championing stand-up meetings.

What kinds of financial education programs do employers provide?

06/27/2014
57% of employers provide some kind of financial education to their employees. Here’s where those programs focus.