Sen. Warren favors a '1099 economy' with portable benefits

Yet another voice has come out speaking on portable benefits and how they could help gig workers and contractors. 

By Tom Starner • May 23, 2016

Survey: Amount of employers creating well-being plans nearly doubles in one year

In 2015, just 34% of those employers reported well-being as a core strategy. In 2016, 64% do.

By Tom Starner • May 23, 2016

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A deep dive into the future of work

With shifting employee expecations and the sudden ubiquity of AI, uncertainity is the only certainty in the future of work, workforce experts say. But there are steps HR can take to cope.

By HR Dive staff

Study: Strong correlation between poor learning culture and company data breaches

A lack of employee education around cyber risk can lead to data breaches, which ding employee morale.

By Tom Starner • May 20, 2016

Cigna looks to curtail opioid-based drug use among plan members

The large group health insurer wants to roll back opioid prescriptions to the “pre-crisis” levels of 2006.

By Tom Starner • May 20, 2016

5 ways to gather top talent and include diverse perspectives

One HR leader offers the best ways to seek out new, untapped talent while building a talent pipeline.

By Tom Starner • May 19, 2016

How keeping mean people out of your workforce can help the bottom line

Catching the problem at the outset of recruitment is one way to prevent rude behavior in the workplace.

By Tom Starner • May 19, 2016

Why the 'faucet' workforce model is doomed to fail for most employers

Using an on-demand model to build a workforce may sound great, but it's a poor model for the vast majority of employers, according to a top labor and HR expert.

By Tom Starner • May 19, 2016

Survey: Employers are not optimizing global mobility

Globalization is not new, but U.S. employers are still struggling to align it with talent management goals.

By Tom Starner • May 18, 2016

White House unveils overtime rules, raises cutoff to $47,476

Employers have until December to be compliant.

By Tom Starner • May 18, 2016

Can 'reverse mentoring' help eliminate workplace sexism?

Some companies are pairing younger female workers with older males who may be more prone to stereotypes.

By Tom Starner • May 17, 2016

Why simple gratitude toward employees can drive engagement

A simple "thank you" could help keep employees around longer.

By Tom Starner • May 17, 2016

What morale challenges employers should expect with the overtime rule

Many experts say that those moving from salary to hourly pay will not be happy – and productivity will be the real victim.

By Tom Starner • May 16, 2016

Can a 'total rewards exchange' jumpstart talent acquisition?

Employee trust in employers is at an all-time low. Giving them more choice and transparency is one way to make a difference.

By Tom Starner • May 12, 2016

New web series provides millennial POV for employers

By the year 2020, millennials will make up 50% of the global workforce – meaning employers should gather knowledge now, if they haven't already.

By Tom Starner • May 12, 2016

Intel giving laid off workers extended healthcare benefits at no cost

Intel is laying off 11% of its global workforce by 2017, and it's giving employees who sign a "standard release agreement" a significant severance package.

By Tom Starner • May 12, 2016

Manufacturing jobs returning, but wages not keeping pace

While the jobs are making a comeback, low wages are forcing workers to use public assistance as well.

By Tom Starner • May 11, 2016

Why the first 45 days of an onboarding plan are crucial

A proper onboarding program has many facets, but those first weeks are critical for new hires.

By Tom Starner • May 11, 2016

A criminal record may not negatively impact job performance

Recent research has found that military enlistees with prior arrests or criminal records outperformed those without prior criminal issues.

By Tom Starner • May 11, 2016

Allowing creative job titles could engage workers

The practice has been ridiculed as part of "startup culture" in the past, but thoughtful application of it could have a number of bonuses, according to a series of studies.

By Kathryn Moody • May 9, 2016

Why expecting 24/7 workplace happiness could violate NLRB rules

Employers can certainly do all they like to keep employees happy, but they can't "expect" workers to be positive in the workplace at all times.

By Tom Starner • May 9, 2016

The long-awaited overtime rule: What employers need to know right now

With the controversial new OT rule projected to come out perhaps as early as this month, we spoke to the experts to get a handle on the hows and whys.

By Tom Starner • May 9, 2016

How transparency can transform workplace culture

“The biggest mistakes happen in a culture of secrecy,” Dane Atkinson, SumAll co-founder, told Talent Management. 

By Tom Starner • May 9, 2016

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

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