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By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady HR Daily Advisor readers react to suggestions that employee tuition reimbursement money could be better spent elsewhere. Two weeks ago, I “mourned” the fact that “nothing is sacred these days. Not motherhood. Not apple pie. Not even tuition reimbursement.” The “sacrilege” in that last category came by way […]
By Kyle EasthamJust My E-pinion Given a choice of using the carrot or the stick in their organizations, many guest columnists favor the carrot. Today’s says we need more stick … or, since he’s known as “the Black Belt Speaker,” perhaps more kick. Canned. Fired. Terminated. Bounced. Let go. Drummed out. Whatever term you use, […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Tuition reimbursement has helped thousands of employees, but has it done anything for their companies? Our CEO looks for the benefit in the benefit. Nothing is sacred these days. Not motherhood. Not apple pie. Not even tuition reimbursement. Reimbursing employees for education expenses might seem like the most […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Two Fridays ago, I devoted this column to charges of discrimination brought by the EEOC against, of all people, the Salvation Army. The cause was the Army’s Framingham, Massachusetts, branch’s firing of two Hispanic workers for speaking their native language in the workplace. The Army has a policy […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Yes, Virginia (well, Massachusetts in this case), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says that the red kettle brigade is guilty of violating Title VII. The Issue: Speaking English-Only. Few organizations have the moral stature of the Salvation Army, yet the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady When BLR’s CEO came out against proposed laws making salaries public after the recent U.S. Supreme Court case on the matter, readers reacted strongly … in both directions. Recently, I used this space to agree with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that discrimination in pay cases cannot be […]
Just My E-pinionBy Vicki Anderson, HR Consultant Our guest columnist says that instead of asking “Why can’t my people just do their job?” you should find ways to lead them to want to do it. When deadlines are pressing and everyone’s whining, when you’ve reminded someone of a task for the umpteenth time, or when […]
HRDA readers respond to our CEO’s suggestion that the gender pay gap isn’t decreasing faster because women simply often don’t know how to ask for more. A few Fridays ago, our CEO, Bob Brady, ignited a bit of a firestorm in this space with his column on why … and to what degree … women […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady The Supreme Court says that if you haven’t filed a claim of sex discrimination in pay within 180 days of when it first happened, don’t bother. Some call this good news for employers. Others have cried foul. Here’s what our founder thinks. America’s Supreme Court justices are taking […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Do women get paid less just because they don’t know how to ask for more? BLR’s CEO offers his thoughts … and asks for yours. Where are we on women’s pay? Recent reports point in both directions. On one hand, women college graduates get paid less than […]