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Conducted by Mindflash, the survey on employer training trends in the United States reported that most of the 200 survey participants believe that training improves their job performance. In fact, nearly 58 percent of the surveyed 18- to 60-year-olds indicated that training was helping them do their jobs much better, while about 38 percent said […]
Human Resources is as complex as the customers it serves. But, when HR Practitioners lose perspective on where their allegiance should reside, it sacrifices the integrity of the profession and potentially alienates customers. This article will provide tips and suggestions on how HR can gain and maintain trust to gain the ultimate reward of that valued “Seat at the Table.”
>"Obese individuals are highly stigmatized, facing multiple forms of prejudice and discrimination because of their weight. And it transcends every aspect of a person's life because everybody sees this. This isn't like prostate cancer—nobody sees prostate cancer. But when the person has extra weight, everybody sees this. Everybody judges that person." Ethan Lazarus explained in a recent CER webinar
Only 31 percent of surveyed adult employees in the United States indicated that their workplace is proactive about emergency preparedness, according to an online survey commissioned by Cintas Corporation (www.cintas.com) and conducted by Harris Interactive® (www.harrisinteractive.com). “Since many employed adults spend the majority of their waking hours in the workplace, organizations need to be prepared […]
Every business must perform employment eligibility verification for new employees—it’s required by law. While all business do this, not all businesses use the government’s Internet-based verification system, E-Verify.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) revisions to the hazard communication standard (HazCom) have been in effect since May 2012, including a 3-year phase-in period that manufacturers, importers, and distributors will have to switch the material safety data sheets (MSDSs) to the new safety […]
Twenty-two percent of workers plan on exchanging gifts with coworkers this holiday season, while 21 percent are buying a gift for their boss, according to a new survey. Now for the strange part—Respondents were asked to share the most unusual gifts received from coworkers. Here are a few odd gifts:
Twenty-two percent of adult workers in a recent survey said that a college education does not effectively prepare students for employment in the workforce. Meanwhile, nearly the same percentage—25 percent—reported that college does effectively prepare students for the working world. Only 10 percent said college prepares students very effectively. The April 2013 survey of more […]
Over the summer, the Supreme Court decided in the landmark case of United States vs. Windsor that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, which now paves the way for same-sex couples to potentially enjoy many federal benefits that they weren't entitled to before. Let's take a closer look at DOMA, what the ruling did, and what questions remain.
You’re never fully dressed without a smile? Maybe, but a new study indicates that recruiters are actually looking much lower—at your feet, in fact.