HR Top 10: Summer Rewind

HR Policies & Procedures

Top 10 Best Practices in HR Management for 2013

Every year, BLR’s HR editors select ten key topics we think will be at the forefront in the following year, and we offer best practices for each topic. 2013’s topics are:

HR Management

Finding HR Heroes at the 2013 SHRM Annual Conference

Every year, BLR’s HR editors select ten key topics we think will be at the forefront in the following year, and we offer best practices for each topic. 2013’s topics are:

E-pinions

Do Your Employees Go to Dr. Summeroff?

At a recent presentation by two colleagues on the ADA, the subject was doctors’ notes in support of leave as a reasonable accommodation. One of the audience members said, “Well, you know what doctor the employee is going to visit, don’t you? Dr. Summeroff.”

Featured Slideshow

10 Workforce Trends That Will Affect HR

Preparing for and adapting to changes in the workplace is a crucial element to any HR professional’s job. What changes are most likely to affect HR in both the short and long-term future that you should be thinking about and preparing for now?

In this audio slideshow, we present 10 current workplace trends impacting HR. We also take a closer look at the unique challenges facing the solo HR practitioner.

HR Strange But True

Summer Intern Gets Fired Over Fake Pilot Names

Earlier this summer, we wrote about a new anchor who was fired for swearing on the air. In his defense, it was the young anchor’s first day on the job, and he didn’t know his microphone was on. The blunder quickly spread on social media, and thanks to quick action on the part of the news station, as well as a responsible and mature reaction on the part of the anchor (who was let go shortly after the slipup), the situation was defused.

HR Management

Helping Managers Who Don’t Perform–Practically, Firmly, Finally

Yesterday’s Advisor offered consultant Paul Falcone’s practical approach for dealing positively with poor performing managers. Today, more of his tips, plus an introduction to the guide especially written for the small—or even one-person—HR department.

E-pinions

Engagement–That Simple and That Difficult

Employee engagement begins with one worker at a time, says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald. It’s that simple and that difficult.

E-pinions

HR Trends Survey Results in–How Do You Compare?

HR Departments are using social media for a surprising number of tasks, according to the recent HR Trends survey conducted by BLR’s HR Daily Advisor and sponsored by SuccessFactors.

HR Strange But True

Don’t Tell Michelle! Why Workers Really Stand Up at Work

Most Americans have to sit all day at work, and they despise it. A new survey commissioned by Ergotron, manufacturer of furniture and mobility products, found that employees hate sitting, yet 86 percent do it all day, every day. But what motivates them to stand up? Don’t tell Michelle!

E-pinions

BLR’s 2013–2014 Pay Budget Survey Data: How Do You Compare?

The nearly 700 participants in this year’s edition of BLR’s 2013–2014 Pay Budget Survey show 19.2% of employers awarding merit increases of up to 2.5% in 2013 and 42.7% awarding increases of more than 2.5%, with 3.6% awarding increases above 5% of base pay.