Author: Steve Bruce

Bad Hires: Are You Aware of the Risks?

Monster Worldwide, Inc. recently released the results of their Small Business, Big Hire survey. Conducted by Braun Research on behalf of Monster, the study found that nine in ten small business owners (89%) identify hiring the wrong person for a job as a risk to the company, with one-half (51%) saying it is a major […]

Bad Hires, Bad for the Bottom Line

With the recent upward trend of the economy and new lows in unemployment, employers have fewer applicants for their job openings than they are comfortable with. What happens when they settle for a less-than-great employee?

Case Management Solutions

Yesterday we began to talk with Andrea Couto, senior director, Solutions Consulting at PeopleDoc about the results of our Case Management Survey: How Organizations Deal with Employee Complaints, Questions, and Requests, which was sponsored by PeopleDoc. Today, we give you the conclusion of that discussion.

Wage and Hour Concerns for Employees Who Telecommute

By Stefanie Renaud, Esq., of Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. Telecommuting is one of the fastest growing employment trends in the United States, up 103% since 2005. Today, over 3.7 million employees telecommute at least half the time. Undoubtedly, that number will continue to grow, because 85% of Millennials, who compose the largest generation in […]

Calculating Overtime Using the Fluctuating Workweek Method

By Anne Torregrossa, JD, Brann & Isaacson When pondering wage and hour law, folks generally think in terms of “hourly” and “salaried” employees to distinguish between workers who are subject to the minimum wage and overtime requirements and those who aren’t. However, they are really talking about “nonexempt” and “exempt” employees under the Fair Labor […]

Ask the Expert: Part-Time Employees and the New Overtime Rule

Regarding the new overtime rule and the minimum salary threshold for exempt status—how does it treat part-time employees who are currently exempt? For example, if a part-time worker in an exempt position making is $30k annually, but the full-time  equivalent is $60k, do they meet the requirement?

More HR Form Hacks

In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Miranda Nicholson, talent department manager for Formstack, shared the first three of her seven “hacks” for HR forms. Today, Nicholson provides her final four hacks to help you manage workflow and save time.

Are We Losing the War for Talent?

In yesterday’s Advisor, we heard from Josh Wright, chief economist at iCIMS, concerning the state of the so-called “war for talent.” Today, more from Wright about the conditions of the current market.