Why HR Says No to Freelancers
Software development companies are tightly connected with new ideas and forms of work. They invent new approaches to make their employees feel comfortable, happy and motivated. I would even say that IT business gave an immense boost to the gig economy and freelancing – nowadays it’s far easier to work from home, particularly for programmers. Your tools […]
Boys & Men In Skirts to Protest Summer Dress Codes
Summer is finally here in the Northern hemisphere and while girls and women are celebrating the warm weather with sundresses, shorter skirts and sleeveless tops, many boys and men are… wearing the same long pants and long-sleeved button downs to school and work that they always have. Boys & Men In Skirts to Protest Summer […]
How to Identify and Handle Low Performers
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a company is only as strong as its lowest-performing employees. At first, this analogy may appear to be an overreach—after all, how can one or even a handful of poorly performing workers affect the success of an entire organization? However, according to data from […]
Top 5 Trends from the Expo Floor at #SHRM17
The doors to SHRM17’s Exhibit Hall have officially closed and as with every SHRM conference, I spent some time chatting with vendors and walking up and down those long walk ways to talk to as many of them as I could. Back in the day, I used to do a post every year about all the […]
6 Employee Benefit Trends in 2017 #SHRM17
In this war for talent, it’s more than just employee perks that can drive candidate conversions and retention. Companies are growing and shifting their benefit offerings. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) along with increased health care costs, inflation, and the tightening job market, it driving these changes and trends as companies look for differentiation strategies. This […]
Labor Department Immigration Investigations Are Changing
Labor Department Immigration Investigations Are Changing The Labor Department has announced plans to more aggressively enforce employment-based nonimmigrant visa programs and crack down on abuses of worker visa programs through increased investigations. The statement, made two months after U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services announced it would begin targeting certain H-1B visa employers, calls for: Use […]
