HR Management

Make up training deficits with mentoring

06/08/2012

A recent HR Specialist online poll found that 42% of training budgets that were slashed in the recession haven’t yet rebounded. Mentoring can help close the training gap, and improve recruitment, retention and career development—and the bottom line.

Feds consider revisions to I-9 verification form

06/07/2012

That infamous I-9 employment verification form you must complete for each new employee may be going through some changes soon. The USCIS recently published a draft of revisions to the I-9 form and requested public comment on the proposed changes.

Amputation leads to OSHA sanctions in Botkins

06/04/2012

OSHA has cited Boomerang Rubber Inc. with 31 health and safety violations after a worker’s arm was amputated while he was performing maintenance on a rubber processing machine at a truck mat and mud flap manufacturing plant in Botkins.

The HR I.Q. Test: June ’12

06/01/2012

Test your knowledge of recent trends in employment law, comp & benefits and other HR issues with our monthly mini-quiz …

When employees are bilingual, it’s OK to require use of English in the workplace

05/31/2012

Employers can typically require employees to speak English when interacting with customers and clients, as long as the employer enforces the rule across the board. What you can’t do: Allow some employees to use one foreign language but punish others for using a third language.

Congress considers ‘Facebook password’ bill

05/31/2012

Media reports speculating that a handful of employers asked employees for their social-media passwords has led Congress to consider legislation that would make it illegal for employers to request employees’ (or applicants’) passwords.

Encouraging healthy staff: How far can we go?

05/30/2012

Q. Some of our employees are quite heavy. We’re concerned they may become a liability at insurance renewal time because we suspect they have health problems (they also smoke and eat junk food). Can we ban smoking near our premises and make the workplace a snack-free zone?

How to Establish an Employee Mentoring Program

05/25/2012

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10 ways to bring boring meetings back to life

05/24/2012

You are in charge of a committee at work that no one seems to care about. Meeting attendance is lackluster, and those who do come rarely speak up. How can you make people feel more engaged? Try these 10 easy-to-implement strategies.

Stop overtime abuse with 4 steps, smart policy

05/21/2012

Do your employees understand exactly when they’re allowed to work overtime? Lax overtime rules are wasting billions of dollars at U.S. organizations and triggering more FLSA lawsuits than ever before. Here are four ways to stop unauthorized OT.