HR Management

Chicago ranks 21st in best cities for working mothers

08/18/2010

Chicago ranked 21st on Forbes magazine’s latest list of the top 50 U.S. cities for working mothers. Forbes ranked metropolitan areas according to women’s income, cost of living, availability of pediatricians, safety, employment opportunities and spending on education.

Hiring MS Word experts? Look ‘inside’ the résumé

08/18/2010

When hiring people who tout themselves as Microsoft Word “experts,” here’s a way to see if they really know how to use the software: Ask them to send the résumé in Word format, then simply click the Show/Hide button. It can reveal telltale signs of rookie moves.

Online learning: Back-to-school picks

08/17/2010

Autumn brings with it a “back to school” feeling that can be sated only with a seminar or course. And there’s no easier, more affordable source for online learning than iTunes. Find out about this new, free training resource that just might work in your organization.

The HR I.Q. Test: August ’10

08/13/2010

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

Illness won’t bar unemployment; violating call-in policy may

08/12/2010

Employees who are terminated because they become ill and can’t meet attendance standards can still collect unemployment compensation benefits. But employees terminated because they didn’t follow call-in policies can’t. That’s misconduct, which bars receiving benefits.

Twin Cities top Forbes list for working mothers

08/12/2010

Minneapolis-St. Paul’s low crime and unemployment rates nudged the Twin Cities past Washington, D.C., and Boston to gain the top spot on Forbes magazine’s best city for working mothers list.

6 ways to engage workers as outlook brightens

08/11/2010

In a Robert Half International survey, employees rated “working for a stable company” and “having a strong sense of job security” as the two most important factors about their work situation. Robert Half District President Brett Good suggests that organizations should leverage that new desire for stability during the hiring process. Here are six ideas from the survey that might work for you:

Don’t ban staff use of social media–exploit it

08/11/2010

Matt Kaiser, VP of NAS Recruitment Communication, encourages employers to create policies and procedures to help employees take advantage of social media. “Your employees are going to be the best way to build your powerful employee brand,” said Kaiser. “Give employees advice on what to do—not just what not to do.…”

Cooler ICE: Feds take different approach to verification

08/10/2010

Every employee needs a Form I-9 on file to establish his or her identity and legal work status. Now the Obama administration is pushing hard to get employers to adopt the online E-Verify employment eligibility verification system. Learn what this shift means for your HR shop.

Supreme Court expands time to sue over policies with disparate impact

08/06/2010

There may be a ticking time bomb lurking in your employment policies and practices. It may go off at any time, when you least expect it. During its most recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that employers can be held liable upon the use of employment practices that have a disparate impact on employees, no matter how long ago the challenged practice was adopted.