Can Self-Service Learning Keep Training Costs Down?
Employee development can be a great tool for employers; it can aid in employee retention and recruiting efforts and can help employees feel more satisfied with their job.
Month: February 2017
Which Three Fictional Characters Best Describe You?
This week’s Oswald Letter is a guest post from Elizabeth Petersen, Simplify Compliance’s executive vice president of strategy and revenue.
Thumbs Down for Jerky Maker—Fires Employee for Calling 911
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, written in 1906, portrays the harsh conditions immigrant workers faced in the meatpacking industry at the turn of the century. Sinclair’s novel helped pave the way for reform in the meatpacking industry and probably spawned the vegetarian movement, but that’s just neither here nor there.
Health Insurer Can Be Sued for Losing PHI, Even if No Evidence of Misuse
A health insurer that had laptops with personal information stolen can be sued by participants, even if they have no evidence that the thieves later misused the data, a federal appeals court ruled.
Do Employees Know What to Do if ICE Comes Knocking?
The federal government recently announced increased enforcement of immigration policies, and that plan could include increased worksite visits. This means receptionists, crew managers, and others who would be the first point of contact need to know what to say—and what not to say—if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows up, according Lori Chesser, a […]
Commission Structure Doesn’t Justify Failure to Pay Wages Due at Termination
Commission payments often make up a significant portion of the compensation paid to employees who work in sales. The structure of commission payments varies from industry to industry and from region to region, but commissions serve the same basic purpose: financially motivating employees to increase their sales with the promise of receiving higher income.
PBGC Adds Credit Deterioration, Cash-Flow Decline to Early Warning Factors It Monitors
The U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) has added two more conditions to the list of early warning factors that it watches and believes may endanger the funding of single-employer defined benefit (DB) retirement plans.
Be Sure Your Pay Program Compensates Fairly—and That Employees Know It
Would your employees say they are paid fairly? A perception of fair pay is imperative in employee retention. On the flip side, a perception of unfair pay can be a powerful motivator for employees to leave the company.
Ask the Expert: Are Cash Payments in Lieu of Benefits Part of Base Wage?
Question: We provide employees the option to take a lump sum cash payment ($1,000/yr) in lieu of accepting benefits, payable in increments over each pay period. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has indicated those payments should be included in the base wage for purposes of calculating overtime (see Flores v. City […]
HR Needs 21st-Century Training and Performance Management
By Morag Barrett In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Morag Barrett made the case for why HR must be brought into the 21st century. Today she elaborates on what this means for performance management and training.