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Paid Parental Leave Does Not Replace Workplace Flexibility

What's the best approach to take on parental leave benefits when it comes to recruiting and retaining existing, new or expectant parents? Is it all about paid leave? Or should the focus be on work-life balance? Or maybe a little from column 'A'...

Published 16 May 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, recruitment, employee relations, usa, flexible working, hr policy and strategy, absence management, business practices, sick leave, FMLA, telecommuting, parental leave, teleworking, paid leave, PTO

How to be an HR Superhero

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Faster than a speeding stenographer. More powerful than aromas from the cafeteria microwave. Able to solve employee problems in a single day. Look over in that cubicle! It's a salesman! It's an administrator...

Published 14 May 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee relations, usa, hr policy and strategy, business practices, HR 2.0, hr roles and responsibilities, employee communications, risk management, record keeping

April 2013 case law highlights: what employers need to do

Important decisions from the courts and tribunals this month covered collective consultation in a redundancy or TUPE situation, and disability. Below we highlight three important lessons for employers who are dealing with these matters. Remember to provide...

Published 25 Apr 2013 3:17 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee relations, tupe, disability discrimination, agency workers, reasonable adjustments, consultation, collective redundancy

Rutgers Scandal Shows Employers Must Not Drop the Ball (Part 2): Whistleblowing

The recent firing of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice , but only after a video surfaced of him physically hitting players and hurling repeated homophobic epithets at them, is a virtual primer of what NOT to do from a US employment law perspective...

Published 17 Apr 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee relations, usa, workplace culture, employee communications, retaliation, employer liability

Rutgers Scandal Shows Employers Must Not Drop the Ball

The recent firing of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice , but only after a video surfaced of him physically hitting players and hurling repeated homophobic epithets at them, is a virtual primer of what NOT to do from an employment law perspective...

Published 15 Apr 2013 2:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, health and safety, harassment, employee relations, usa, business practices, safety, bullying, background checks, security, employer liability, violence

Weighing up wellness programs: Is it right to ask employees what they weigh?

"How much do you weigh?" This question might sound impolite. But employees in the US take note: the social awkwardness of group weigh-ins may be coming to a warehouse near you. CVS Caremark is asking employees their weight under its new sponsored...

Published 10 Apr 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, employee rights, employee relations, usa, health care, wellness programs

Easter, Passover, Hot Dogs & Veganism: Accommodating Religion in the Workplace

Are the hot dogs all beef? Does the rice and beans have ham in it? Is there pork in that egg roll? These are some questions I often find myself asking before taking a bite. My husband makes fun of me and tells me I am hypocritical because I absolutely...

Published 27 Mar 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, employee relations, usa, discrimination, religion, hr policy and strategy, absence management, business practices, interactive process, religious accommodation, Title VII

Employers Must Respond To Make Sure Women Keep Pace in the Workplace

As we celebrate Women's History Month in March, we recognize that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan's life changing book The Feminine Mystique which ignited the women's liberation movement and caused immense social and political...

Published 7 Mar 2013 11:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, recruitment, termination of employment, employee rights, terms and conditions, sex discrimination, equal pay, employee relations, usa, training and development, absence management, part-time workers, FMLA, telecommuting, family responsiblity discrimination

Flexible working for all

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE In its Children and Families Bill, published on 5 February 2013, the Government committed to extending the right to flexible working for all employees. Take part in our XpertHR survey on flexible working to find...

Published 18 Feb 2013 10:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, employee relations, flexible working

Presidential Performance Appraisals (5): Josiah Bartlet

In honor of President's Day, I thought it'd be fun to take the Performance Appraisal process to the West Wing. Each day this week, I will be discussing the art of communicating performance reviews while applying the theme of my favorite February...

Published 15 Feb 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, employee relations, usa, training and development, performance management, confidential information, feedback, security

Presidential Performance Appraisals (4): Franklin Roosevelt

In honor of President's Day, I thought it'd be fun to take the Performance Appraisal process to the West Wing. Each day this week, I will be discussing the art of communicating performance reviews while applying the theme of my favorite February...

Published 14 Feb 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, employee relations, usa, performance management, reasonable accommodations, telecommuting

Not All Wine and Roses in the Workplace

With Valentine's Day approaching, many couples around the globe will celebrate with wine and roses. However, it seems as if each month there is a new story in the headlines about relationships in the workplace gone sour. Last month, we learned that...

Published 13 Feb 2013 12:05 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, harassment, employee relations, usa, discrimination, training and development, sexual harassment, HR 2.0, retaliation, workplace romance

Presidential Performance Appraisals (3): Millard Fillmore

In honor of President's Day, I thought it'd be fun to take the Performance Appraisal process to the West Wing. Each day this week, I will be discussing the art of communicating performance reviews while applying the theme of my favorite February...

Published 13 Feb 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee relations, training and development

Presidential Performance Appraisals (2): Teddy Roosevelt

In honor of President's Day, I thought it'd be fun to take the Performance Appraisal process to the West Wing. Each day this week, I will be discussing the art of communicating performance reviews while applying the theme of my favorite February...

Published 12 Feb 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, employee relations, usa, training and development, misconduct, performance management, guns

Presidential Performance Appraisals (1): George Washington

In honor of President's Day, I thought it'd be fun to take the Performance Appraisal process to the West Wing. Each day this week, I will be discussing the art of communicating performance reviews while applying the theme of my favorite February...

Published 11 Feb 2013 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee relations, usa, training and development, employee engagement, succession planning, performance management

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Paid Parental Leave Does Not Replace Workplace Flexibility

How to be an HR Superhero

April 2013 case law highlights: what employers need to do

Rutgers Scandal Shows Employers Must Not Drop the Ball (Part 2): Whistleblowing

Rutgers Scandal Shows Employers Must Not Drop the Ball

Weighing up wellness programs: Is it right to ask employees what they weigh?

Easter, Passover, Hot Dogs & Veganism: Accommodating Religion in the Workplace

Employers Must Respond To Make Sure Women Keep Pace in the Workplace

Flexible working for all

Presidential Performance Appraisals (5): Josiah Bartlet

Presidential Performance Appraisals (4): Franklin Roosevelt

Not All Wine and Roses in the Workplace

Presidential Performance Appraisals (3): Millard Fillmore

Presidential Performance Appraisals (2): Teddy Roosevelt

Presidential Performance Appraisals (1): George Washington