Mercer launching on-demand HR answers for SMB market

Mercer is the latest big name to create offerings specifically for smaller businesses.

By Tom Starner • May 9, 2016

'Joining Forces' program promises to hire or train 100,000 more veterans

A major event at the White House on Thursday celebrated the program's 5th anniversary.

By Tom Starner • May 6, 2016

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Top 5 stories from HR Dive

HR Dive’s top stories feature a number of evolving trends, including a shifting employment law landscape, AI questions and return-to-office challenges.

By HR Dive staff

Why seeing healthcare as an investment, not a cost, can boost the bottom line

HealthRight, an ehealth company, believes employers have to change their mindsets to solve the health and wellness challenge.

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2016

HR should be wary when passive job candidates focus mainly on pay

Some job candidates are using job offers to extract a counter-offer from their current employer. What can HR do to ameliorate it?

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2016

Special 'me time' days are just a 'branding' ploy, say HR leaders

Some employers offer employees extra PTO beyond allowed sick days and other PTO to focus on themselves.

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2016

Survey: Millennials aren't on board with current recognition programs

The survey outlines what employers are doing wrong – and what some are doing right.

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2016

Why pet bereavement leave may be gaining ground as a benefit

While rare, offering a paid pet bereavement day off could help boost employee engagement.

By Tom Starner • May 4, 2016

WalletHub research reveals top states for working moms

WalletHub's analysis included factors such as daycare quality, parental leave policies and gender pay gap.

By Tom Starner • May 4, 2016

And many happy returns: Top 5 HR stories from our first year

Happy birthday HR Dive! Enjoy this slight blast from the past — and some helpful refreshers on important topics in the industry.

By Kathryn Moody • May 4, 2016

Survey: Middle market employees want more choice in healthcare plans

With copays and coinsurance across both PPOs and HDHPs, the average family could spend nearly 40% more on health care in 2016 than food.

By Tom Starner • May 3, 2016

Why 2016 may be a tipping point for paid parental leave

San Francisco's new parental leave law, passed at the beginning of April, exemplifies the potential struggle employers may face.

By Kathryn Moody • May 3, 2016

Reports: Labor Dept.'s overtime threshold could be $47,000 instead

The new proposed threshold could affect up to 23% of the current workforce, or 12.5 million workers.

By Tom Starner • May 3, 2016

As employment-related claims rise, employers may need liability coverage

Small employers often ignore employment practices liability coverage—a short-sighted move with EPL litigation on the rise, according to an insurance expert.

By Tom Starner • May 3, 2016

How Ford uses its 'legacy-driven' culture to successfully recruit intern talent

The motor company takes its summer internship program seriously and has seen recruitment dividends out of it.

By Tom Starner • May 2, 2016

Contingent workforces gaining more clout as their numbers grow

Around 20% of the U.S. workforce is made up of contingent workers, up from 12% in 2010.

By Tom Starner • May 2, 2016

Cyberbullying requires a strong response from HR leadership

A recent suicide by a young female firefighter may have been driven in part by co-worker cyberbullying, an emerging front of workplace harassment.

By Tom Starner • May 2, 2016

Mobile-savvy employers have more loyal employees

The report, which surveyed 1,865 employees globally, also found that 60% of employees said mobile technology makes them more productive.

By Tom Starner • April 28, 2016

Report: Nearly 5,000 Americans died on the job in 2014

AFL-CIO says that those numbers translate into a daily loss of nearly 150 workers from "preventable workplace injuries and illnesses."

By Tom Starner • April 28, 2016

The Future of Work: How new tools created the virtual workplace

Offices may not be disappearing, exactly, but new technology could mean the end of the office as we know it today.

By Kathryn Moody , Naomi Eide • April 28, 2016

Chobani shocks workers with stock-sharing generosity

The 10-year-old Greek yogurt company surprised its workforce yesterday with a program that could make some long-term employees millionaires some day.

By Tom Starner • April 27, 2016

Study: 'Status quo bias' prevents diverse hiring

A University of Colorado study concludes if there's only one woman in a finalist pool, there's almost statistically zero chance that she will be picked.

By Kathryn Moody • April 27, 2016

Even with projected job growth, nonprofits face uphill talent climb

Nonprofit HR is challenged by a lack of strategic planning or budgets for recruitment and retention.

By Tom Starner • April 26, 2016

Experts: Ageism hurts everyone in the workplace

With baby boomers pushing back retirement, HR leaders need to maintain a culture that values older workers.

By Tom Starner • April 26, 2016

Summer brings seasonal talent challenges to small employers

Recruiting and hiring seasonal workers, whether they are full-time, part-time or interns, requires preparation and counsel.

By Tom Starner • April 26, 2016

Poor selection, rushed rollouts block talent management tech 'evolution'

After much stumbling and fumbling, it's time for HR "to cross the technology gap," according to an expert.

By Tom Starner • April 25, 2016