Below is an overview of the key tax changes affecting business in the recently enacted Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. The act was signed into law by the president on March 18, 2010. Read More
A Department of Labor proposal to educate employees on their rights could open up companies’ classification decisions to scrutiny by workers and the courts. Read more
While talk of employment growth has been circulating for the last several months and experts expect Friday’s unemployment report to show job gains for the second month in a row, another group of key players say they plan to add jobs in 2010. Read more
Entrepreneurs often don’t have a human-resources staffer dedicated solely to overseeing interns, so the boss or a manager must carve out time for them. And that means giving them hands-on guidance, not sticking them in the stockroom and then forgetting about them: Companies have an obligation to give interns a good learning experience, whether they’re working for money or for school credit. Read more
Imagine a company in which the human-resources department has great talent and technology and advises top executives on business strategy and organizational effectiveness. It has a say in big decisions and is a critical career stopping point for anyone who aspires to senior management. Read more
Companies Offering Pre-65 Retiree Medical Benefits Intend to Pursue Reimbursement but are Unsure How They Will Use Proceeds. Read More
This is another in a series of columns on “how much things cost.” This time, some metrics on the cost of employees. Read More
With the release of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) charge statistics for fiscal year 2009, it is becoming clear that the increased number of employment-related claims is more than just a blip on the radar screen. The ongoing increase in discrimination charge filings accompanied by an increase in EEOC enforcement requires that employers broaden their efforts to maintain a discrimination free workplace. Read More
Randy Pausch was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Visit Randy Pausch’s CMU site for more great lectures http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/ .
As Resource Management Personnel departments have transformed into “human resources” and “human resource management” departments staff members have become one more resource to be managed, alongside equipment and facilities. The human element of human resources, from how fatigue impacts quality of work to the effect of incentives on performance, has been thoroughly studied. However, the “resource” side is often ignored. Read More
