Training

The training intentions were good; the marketing was questionable

09/29/2014

Officials at the St. Louis County (Mo.) Police Academy identified a training need and jumped to address it. But they may have wanted to think twice about how to describe it.

Florida hotel touts focus on ‘people before policies’

09/22/2014

At the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa on Florida’s Gulf Coast, 70% of management positions are filled internally, and 18 employees were promoted into manager roles over the past year. HR execs there credit the resort’s “people before policies” philosophy.

Employee isn’t enthusiastic about training his replacement?

09/11/2014

To convince a worker to help with grooming the next in line, send this message.

If a new employee leaves in short order, is there a way to recoup training costs?

09/02/2014

Q. Can we require employees to repay the company (through payroll deduction) for training costs if they quit or are fired within one year?

DOL offers A-to-Z guidance

08/19/2014

Tired of all the acronyms and jargon of U.S. employment law and everything else that has to do with labor and the workplace?

How employers support employee career development

08/15/2014

Most employers are willing to pay for these kinds of professional and career development activities, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2014 Employee Benefits survey.

4 steps to get more from high-potential employees

07/10/2014

Many companies are focusing more effort on developing “HiPos,” but simply offering a HiPo program doesn’t guarantee business success.

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.

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.

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.