Microsoft employee delighted at THIS part of employer’s paternity offering

A Microsoft employee has shared a heartwarming gift package sent to his baby from his employer as part of the software giants generous paternity offerings. Avi Shalom Ardon, a Finance Manager at... Read more »

Wetherspoon’s workers face dismissal for not sharing pro-Brexit material

Workers at pub chain Wetherspoons claim that they have been forced to hand out political pro-Brexit leaflets facing disciplinaries, bonus cuts or dismissal if they fail to comply. Guardian... Read more »

The internship that requires ‘impossible’ levels of experience

When recruiting for a role, employers are likely to want as many skills and as much previous work experience as a candidate can offer. Not only will this make them a more... Read more »

Laid-Off BuzzFeed Workers Demand Vacation Payout

BuzzFeed—a digital media company headquartered in New York City—should have paid recently laid-off workers the vacation time they earned but didn't use due to the demands of the job, according to a... Read more »

NLRB Scales Back Employee Protections

Fewer employees—unionized and nonunionized—will be covered by the National Labor Relations Act due to a recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision limiting the definition of what constitutes “protected, concerted activity.” Read more »

E-Verify Is Back Up, Expect Processing Delays

Employers that participate in E-Verify, the government’s electronic employment eligibility verification program, have until Feb. 11 to create and enter cases into the system for all hires made during the 35-day partial... Read more »

Viewpoint: The Case for Soft Skills

Students are clamoring for soft-skills training--and rallying against the traditional fiercely competitive corporate culture. And more employers than ever are demanding these skills, saying the lack of soft skills in leadership greatly... Read more »

Employer That Failed to Keep Accurate Records Must Pay Overtime

An employer that failed to keep accurate time records should have used its employee's calculations to determine the unpaid overtime owed to him, a California appellate court ruled. Read more »

2019 Workplace Immigration Outlook: More of the Same

The Trump administration’s policies on employment-based immigration will continue to stymie organizations seeking to hire foreign national talent in 2019. Read more »

HR needs to retain its human aspect amid technology adoption: Study

Companies with an outcome-centric HR service delivery model are 5 times more confident in programme design and execution, and twice as productive. Read more »
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