Week in Review: June 6 – 10, 2016
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Survey Shows the Untapped Potential of Administrative Professionals
Administrative professionals are often a manager’s right hand, and new research shows these office superstars would love to help even more at work. Half (50%) of support staff surveyed said they have skills that are not being tapped. The findings are part of Office of the Future, a research project from staffing firm OfficeTeam and […]
6 Tips for Effective, Action-Oriented Meetings
One third of the more than 11 million meetings held in America each day are considered unproductive—a statistic that costs an estimated 37 billion dollars a year. While managing six different companies across several time zones, Taskworld CEO and Serial Entrepreneur, Fred Mouawad mastered executing efficient meetings. The infographic below shares his tips on how […]
HR Works Podcast: New Overtime Regs Create Tough Decisions for Employers
EPISODE 9 On May 18, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) released long-awaited changes to the overtime regulations—the first major changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) since 2004. The regulations take effect on December 1, 2016, but that may be little consolation to the many employers faced with tough decisions regarding their workforce […]
Week in Review: May 31 – June 3, 2016
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Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation for an employee’s disability. But what’s a disability under the ADA? And when is accommodation required? Take this short, seven-question quiz to test your knowledge about the ADA. Read more.
Week in Review: May 23 – 27, 2016
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Final Overtime Regulations (Slideshow): What Employers Need to Know
The federal Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized major changes to the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for the first time in 10 years. In this slideshow, BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD, MSL, provides employers with what they need to know about the final overtime regulations.
Rewards and Recognition: Study Shows It’s Not All about the Money
According to a survey of more than 1,000 U.S.-based employees conducted by BambooHR, employees are often likely to prefer status or recognition above money. If you think that all employees would jump at the chance to take a monetary bonus over simple recognition of a job well done, you’d be wrong. Their infographic provides more insight into […]
Social Media’s Role in the Job Application Process (Infographic)
To gauge the role of social networks such as LinkedIn, Google+, and Facebook in the job application process, iCIMS has released a new report, Job Seekers Get Social, that presents data on the number of applications submitted through these social networks in each quarter of 2015. “Our data indicates that social media is making inroads […]