?Questions abound about whether reference checks are lawful, practical or even worth an employer’s time. However, you can rest assured that hiring candidates without checking references is like having a loose cannon... Read more »
?Work isn’t just a place where people do their jobs. It’s also where they learn more about themselves, uncover their strengths and weaknesses, and connect with the people around them. By spending... Read more »
Some cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care—including cancer screenings and PrEP, a drug used by people at high risk of getting HIV to prevent contracting the virus— is... Read more »
?Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the company’s labor practices, garnering both praise and criticism from lawmakers in a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on March 29. The... Read more »
?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like... Read more »
SHRM has partnered with Security Management Magazine to bring you relevant articles on key workplace topics and strategies. There were 1,964 robberies, larcenies and burglaries at banking institutions in the United States... Read more »
?The new CEO of Starbucks, Laxman Narasimhan, officially took over for outgoing CEO Howard Schultz on March 20. Before assuming the new role, Narasimhan earned a barista certification and immersed himself in... Read more »
?The recent raid of the Beijing office of Mintz Group, a U.S. corporate investigations firm, and detention of its five Chinese employees has raised concerns among those conducting due diligence in China.... Read more »
?As organizations around the world celebrate the accomplishments of transgender people on International Transgender Day of Visibility, the number of companies incorporating policies to protect transgender workers has surged in recent years.... Read more »
?Be like a goldfish, and you’ll be happy, according to Ted Lasso, the professional soccer coach in Apple TV+’s feel-good comedy. Why? Because goldfish have 10-second memories and never dwell on past... Read more »
