{by Tadd Downs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) online} My job for the past 25 years has been to put bad guys in jail. I am sure you are asking, “Why is a criminal investigator writing an article for an HR publication?” An investigator and an HR professional have more in common […]
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Star Wars Opens
Memorial Day 1977 weekend opens with an intergalactic bang as the first of George Lucas’ blockbuster Star Wars movies hits American theaters.The incredible success of Star Wars it received seven Oscars, and earned $461 million in U.S. ticket sales and a gross of close to $800 million worldwide began with an extensive, coordinated marketing push […]
TIP TUESDAY: Tips for Creating an Effective Onboarding Site
Excerpted from an article by Roy Maurer, SHRM online editor/manager When employers consider building an online onboarding portal, they should first think about the core messages the website will impart to new hires and integrate those ideas into the design components. The importance of an onboarding portal is obvious. As new hires get ready to […]
WEDNESDAY WORKFACTS: Workplaces Around the World
France: Standard working hours are 35 hours per week (reduced from 39 hours in 2000). French citizens are entitled to five weeks annual leave a year; a survey data found Australians take half the amount of annual leave than the French 16.5 compared to 34.5 days a year. French now work 24% less than in […]
WORKFACT WEDNESDAY: Nat’l Take Back Your Lunch Break Day
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/2018/06/04/media-alert-new-day-proclamation-national-take-back-the-lunch-break-day-third-friday-in-june/
THROWBACK THURSDAY: History of Fax
(from Fax Authority) “Fax,” a short form of the word facsimile, has evolved through a number of versions to be a definition of an image (often an image of a document) sent over a phone network. While the technology peaked in use from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s, it might surprise you to […]
WEDNESDAY WORKFACT: Self-Employed American Workers
15 million people were self-employed in 2015, or 10.1 percent of all U.S. workers Self-employment continues to be an important source of jobs in the United States. According to the U.S.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015 (the most current figure available), 15.0 million people, or 10.1 percent of total U.S. employment, were self-employed, including […]
WEDNESDAY WORKFACT: EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended
The deadline for employers to file their 2017 EEO-1 reports was recently extended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee. The reports were originally due on or before March 31, 2018, so for employers who have not yet completed their filing, the extension is welcome news.EEOC There was some confusion over the […]
WEDNESDAY WORKFACT: 5 Facts About Working in Tech
{excerpted from an article on Transparent Career.com} Tech has exploded in popularity in recent years. From the incredible work spaces to the awesome perks, everyone wants to work in tech. Is it all that it’s cracked up to be though? How much money can you realistically expect to make, and what are the work environments […]
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Anniversary of FDR’s Passing
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the longest serving president in American history, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage three months into his fourth term on April 12, 1944. In 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, Governor Roosevelt of New York was elected the 32nd president of the United States. In his inaugural address in March 1933, […]