Lead For Ensics

Category : Blog - Page 4

Category : Blog - Page 4

    Aetna Re-evaluates Obamacare (ACA) Involvement

    Posted by Mary McGinley on August 12, 2016

    On Tuesday, Aetna announced that it will be canceling its ObamaCare expansion plans for 2017. The company further said it is looking at “a complete evaluation” of its current exchange footprint. Currently, Aetna runs ObamaCare plans in 15 states and had been planning to join … Read More »

    HR Moves to the Cloud

    Posted by Mary McGinley on August 6, 2016

    Nearly every company is looking to find ways to lower operational costs and increase their bottom line.  One of the ways that organizations are achieving this is through the utilization of cloud technology in their HR departments. According to a new research report released by … Read More »

    Read the Fine Print Before Choosing a Company Records Manager

    Posted by Mary McGinley on July 31, 2016

    It can be tempting when choosing a way to manage employee records to go for the least expensive or the best-known option available. That isn’t always the wisest choice and can leave your employees frustrated and your company holding the bag. That was the case … Read More »

    Thinking About Family Leave

    Posted by Mary McGinley on July 22, 2016

    When it comes to the matter of family leave for any reason it’s hard to strike a balance for what is considered fair toward employees and what may place an undue hardship on the operations of a business. Some companies have in place specific amounts … Read More »

    Not Hearing Back From Interviewers Raises Ire

    Posted by Mary McGinley on July 15, 2016

    A common complaint among job candidates today is not because of a rigorous interview or background check. The biggest complaint among applicants, according to a recent study from Future Workplace and Career Arc, is because after an interview, they simply never hear back. Up to … Read More »

    Surviving Office Politics

    Posted by Mary McGinley on July 10, 2016

    No matter how long you have been out in the workplace, some days it can feel a little bit like you’re swimming in shark infested waters. It seems that there is definitely no shortage of books or articles that offer advice on how to avoid … Read More »

    Hiring when the Work Culture is Poor

    Posted by Mary McGinley on June 27, 2016

    Human resource professionals spend a great deal of their time talking about their company’s culture.  It’s their job try to promote the so-called culture of the company to draw the best talent. This is harder than it may seem. Today, most employees are looking for … Read More »

    More Workers Staying Beyond Retirement

    Posted by Mary McGinley on June 19, 2016

    Not every person who sees the magical age of 60 looming before them has plans for retiring.  For some, they either don’t want to retire or cannot afford to do so. Outside of the United States, in Singapore, for example, workers over 60 years of … Read More »

    Advice on Leveraging Social Media from SHRM

    Posted by Mary McGinley on May 27, 2016

    It’s no secret that social media is playing an ever-increasing role in how employers and recruiters find candidates. Human resource professionals know that online communities, personal blogs and other platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn can be used to find candidates or to advertise job … Read More »

    Credit Check Ban may be Hurting more than Harming

    Posted by Mary McGinley on May 13, 2016

    While the passing of laws that banned the use of credit checks during the hiring process have been put into place into a number of states, according to a recent report from an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank and an educator at Harvard University, … Read More »

    HR Mistakes from Startups

    Posted by Mary McGinley on May 8, 2016

    The key to success for any company, whether they have been in business for a while or are a brand new startup is having the right people in place. There are several HR mistakes that new startup companies are more likely to make that can … Read More »

    HR Consulting Firm in Deep Trouble for Screwing up Overtime

    Posted by Mary McGinley on April 29, 2016

    The Department of Labor has cited a California-based Human Resources consulting firm and ordered them to pay $1 million in back overtime wages and damages to hundreds of employees following an investigation by the federal agency. According to the documents, the Department of Labor’s Wage … Read More »

    Federal Overtime Law Changing for Managers

    Posted by Mary McGinley on April 24, 2016

    New rules about federal overtime law have many businesses scrambling in order to learn what to do in the face of the new regulations. The changes in the law will now mean that tens of thousands of managers will become eligible to receive overtime pay … Read More »

    Head of HR for LinkedIn Gives Millennials Job Advice

    Posted by Mary McGinley on April 16, 2016

    In a recent interview with Business Insider, the head of HR for LinkedIn, Pat Wadors, offered some advice to job-seekers, especially 20-somethings, and what they can do to succeed in the workplace. Wadors herself has three millennial children of her own so the advice she … Read More »

    Employer Review Sites Can Make or Break Your Hiring

    Posted by Mary McGinley on April 11, 2016

    Many companies are feeling the sting from online reviews made by those who have gone through the interview process at companies, as well as by former employees who will inform the World Wide Web just what it’s like to work there. Web sites such as … Read More »

    Gender Wage Gap Still Exists

    Posted by Mary McGinley on April 1, 2016

    Even though the federal law has been in place for more than five decades, today the inequality in pay between genders still exists. According to a recent article, women hold fewer key leadership positions as well. However, boards with women on them do better. According … Read More »

    Talent Recruiting when Hiring HR Professionals

    Posted by Mary McGinley on March 23, 2016

    An HR manager or director who is effective at recruiting people to the company as well as managing the day to day administration of HR is likely to be far more successful in keeping managers happy and keeping their jobs in an age of ever-increasing … Read More »

    New Book Talks about Google’s HR Strategies

    Posted by Mary McGinley on February 26, 2016

    How do the companies considered to be the best in the world do their hiring and HR? An insider at Google has written about what has and hasn’t worked for them in a new book, Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people … Read More »

    Facebook’s Method of Performance Reviews

    Posted by Mary McGinley on February 18, 2016
    Facebook logo

    For social media giant, Facebook, their approach to performance reviews is a little different. The tech company conducts reviews of employees every six months from not only the manager that a worker directly reports to, but also from their coworkers and colleagues. According to VP … Read More »

    Crazy Job Postings

    Posted by Mary McGinley on February 17, 2016

    We’ve all seen them – or maybe even have written them. Those job descriptions that have a list of ideal traits that an employer desires but may be difficult to find – and all at a price that most would-be applicants would be hesitant to … Read More »

    Data Security and HR Among Top Concerns of CEOs

    Posted by Mary McGinley on February 7, 2016

    The concerns of CEO’s are many. However, in a recent interview conducted by Sienna College Research Institute for the Business Council of New York State, the top concerns included data security and human resource concerns. The survey polled over 500 CEOs in upstate New York … Read More »

    Accomodations for SAD

    Posted by Mary McGinley on January 29, 2016

    When the weather turns cold and the snow flies, many people are excited by the crisp cold in the winter air. For some people, however, winter can mean a great deal of agitation, listlessness and even depression if they suffer from seasonal affective disorder, or … Read More »

    Social Media Plays Large Role in Rejections

    Posted by Mary McGinley on January 22, 2016

    In a recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it was found that 36 percent of employers surveyed indicated that a candidate was rejected because of information found on public or social media sites that indicated illegal activity or discrepancies in an … Read More »

    Survey of Interviewers Reveals Fascinating Data

    Posted by Mary McGinley on January 15, 2016

    Interviewers have to deal with people from all walks of life, all of whom are trying to get the job. This leads to a lot of crazy stories. A nationwide poll conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder interviewed more than 2,500 hiring and … Read More »

    Examining Security Procedures in the Workplace

    Posted by Mary McGinley on January 8, 2016

    After the terror attack in San Bernardino at a social services facility last month, many companies are taking a good, hard look at their own security procedures when dealing with workplace violence. Several companies concerned about the possibility of such an attack have asked the … Read More »

Goto :
Click to call
x

    Learn How You Can Start Saving Money On Payroll and HR With A FREE Quote!