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With benefits accounting for 30% of compensation spending for most organizations, employers want to make sure their return on investment (ROI) is as high as possible, and want employees to understand–and appreciate–the value of their benefits. In this video, Carla McCormick, Vice President of Health Management Solutions for Fallon Benefits Group, provides HR professionals with […]
Why do so many employee engagement initiatives fail? Nicole Price there are three key reasons, based on faulty assumptions made by employers. In this 3-part video series, Ms. Price discusses these flaws of employee engagement during a session at BLR’s Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (AEIS).
By: Susan Schoenfeld, JD Once the need for FMLA intermittent leave has been certified, when can an employer ask for new or additional medical certification? HR.BLR.com Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld explains the rules in this video—as well as the three circumstances that create exceptions to the rules. Read more.
In this video, BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD, provides employers with what they need to know about the proposed overtime regulations, the first proposed major changes in 10 years. Watch the video below (transcript available here), and then use BLR’s new Proposed Overtime Rules Calculator to determine how the proposed changes will affect your […]
Should HR managers conduct background checks on Google, Facebook, and other websites? Recruiting Daily Advisor editor Stephen Bruce examines the risks and benefits of social media background checks in this HR Compliance Corner video blog.
Do HR managers really need to do reference checks? Recruiting Daily Advisor editor Stephen Bruce talks about the dangers of putting off this important task in today’s HR Compliance Corner video blog.
In this video, Recruiting Daily Advisor Editor Stephen Bruce talks about the 4 things you need to do before you start hiring. After you have completed these steps, you are ready to move ahead in the hiring process. In the next video in our series, we’ll pin down what you are looking for in a […]
Hiring 101 PART 2: In this video, Recruiting Daily Advisor Editor Stephen Bruce talks about inning down exactly what you are looking for in a candidate. In our previous video, we looked at the 4 things you need to do before you start hiring.
In this video, Recruiting Daily Advisor Editor Stephen Bruce talks about how to attract qualified applicants—without attracting those who are not qualified. Be sure to look out for the next video in the Hiring 101 Series, about what to do with all those résumés you’re going to get.
In this video, Recruiting Daily Advisor Editor Stephen Bruce talks about evaluating candidates. After you have attracted applicants, often you have to select from hundreds—or even thousands of online applicants—those few to whom you will give more serious consideration in an interview or with some other evaluation method. Steve Bruce tells you what you need […]