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If you are looking for a wide selection of general HR issues not addressed by other categories you will likely find it here
Written by Charlie Judy
How many pages is your employee handbook? Count them…go on…then come back in an hour when you’re done. The one I’m looking at is 106 pages*…God Almighty! First of all, I understand the importance of covering our bases to the Nth degree in this crazy messed up litigious world (or country) that we live in.
Written by Robin Shea
Dear Jackie,
How ya doin'? I'm not too bad . . . just keepin' my nose to the grindstone at work and enjoyin' the spring weather, and not a whole lot else . . . same old, same old.
Written by Kimberly Roden
This is a 3-part post. I’m going to share why the annual performance review process needs to go away forever and what should be done instead. I’ll also share how to do it right and be objective — what a concept! I hope you enjoy it.
It’s 3 pm on a Thursday afternoon and Andrea goes into her manager’s office for her annual performance review that she’s been dreading it all week. Read more...
Written by eeoc
Background: Recent commentary and conjecture have taken aim at the federal sector equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint process. Following are facts to aid in demystifying the “myths”:
MYTH: Discrimination is found in less than 2 percent of EEO complaints.
FACT: Discrimination may occur in up to 33 percent of EEO cases.
The 2-3 percent figure cited for the rate of discrimination findings is a statistic that only tells part of the story. Read more...
Written by Krista Ogburn Francis
The other day, I had an exchange with a Facebook friend concerning an article about helicopter parents at work. She said, “Krista, do you see any helicopter parent involvement in the applications you receive? Any parents show up for the interview? This seems SO CRAZY.” I told her that I have HR colleagues who’ve had employees’ parents call to argue performance review ratings. And while I haven’t encountered that myself, sometimes young folks respond to job offers with,”I have to ask my mom.”
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At $22 per quarter-ounce, a Hewlett-Packard color ink-jet cartridge is more expensive, by weight, than imported Russian caviar.
