Month: February 2011

Online Recruiting Effective, Yes, but Dangerous

In yesterday’s Advisor, we covered user-friendliness of online recruiting sites. Today, dangers of online recruiting that all employers should beware of, plus an introduction to the “lawsuit preventer,” audit checklists. Beware the Default Setting Many companies use software to set up and manage Internet job ads. It’s tempting to let the default setting put in […]

Weather Wreaking Havoc on Employers

As winter weary eyes eagerly watched to see if the groundhog would see his shadow, a large swath of the United States was paralyzed by record snow and ice forcing business closures, stranding traveling employees, knocking out power, and damaging buildings. This week, we’ve collected several articles we thought might help you deal with the […]

Your #1 On-the-Job Headache? Let Us Guess…

(And no, we’re not talking about Bernie in sales.) Your #1 on-the-job headache is most likely something relating to employee leaves. Are we right? Intermittent leaves. Baby-bonding leaves. Medical leaves. And bogus leaves—probably your very least favorite thing of all. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been called “HR’s #1 Headache,” and it’s […]

Online Recruiting—Is Your Site Applicant-Friendly?

For many employers, online recruiting has become the primary means of soliciting candidates. However, the system is not without its challenges. In today’s Advisor, we’ll look at how to measure the effectiveness of your online recruiting program. When measuring the effectiveness of your online recruiting program, it is important to measure what matters to your […]

5 Mistakes Everyone Makes With Job Descriptions And How To Avoid Them

The HR Daily Advisor® announced today the release of a free report, “5 Mistakes Everyone Makes with Job Descriptions And How to Avoid Them,” which provides advice to HR professionals struggling with job descriptions. The latest report from the HR Daily Advisor details what HR professionals must do to avoid the most common job description […]

Second Court Rules Health Care Reform Law Is Unconstitutional

Monday, January, 31, another federal court — the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida — held that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is unconstitutional. More specifically, the court held that the individual health insurance mandate provision found in the PPACA, which would require most individuals to obtain health insurance […]