A Chick-fil-a Job Title Looked Great on LinkedIn. Then the Internet Read $21 Per Hour Pay Rate
0:00/5:23 Everyone w ant s a bigger and better title–a vanity title–so what’s the harm in a little title...
Category: Improve Your HR
1 Minute Late, 2 Hours Punished: This Attendance Policy Is a Legal and Cultural Disaster
One of my favorite LinkedIn games is bright-eyed people declaring their brilliant ideas that they’ve never once run by...
Is HR Useless? Only If You Ignore Compliance, Risk, and Reality
& ldquo;HR is the only department that gets a free pass for being completely useless. &rd quo; Ahh, yes,...
Saying goodbye to a retiree
The senior execs could argue that this doesn’t matter. This woman was retiring–they’d never see her again, so they...
These 2 New Labor Department Guidelines Could Keep Your Company From Costly Lawsuits
T he whole reason your employees work for you is to receive a paycheck. Yes, I know they said...
How to Write Performance Reviews for Difficult People at Work Without Escalating Conflict
Performance reviews have quietly lost credibility in today’s workplac e. Leaders say they do not work. Employees fear them....
The EEOC Is Sending a Clear Message: White Men Can Be Discrimination Victims
A ndrea Lucas, the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), recently posted the following on Linked In: “Are...
Deepfake Porn Is the Next Workplace Harassment Crisis
S choolyard bullies grow into workplace bullies. A recent bullying incident in Louisiana, where teen boys created AI deepfake nudes...
Cinnabon Fired an Employee for Racist Slurs in a Viral Video. There’s a Vital HR Lesson to Learn Here
& ldquo;I am racist, and I’ll say that to the whole entire world,” said former Cinnabon employee Crystal Wilsey,...
Hanukkah Is Not ‘Jewish Christmas,’ and Treating It That Way Creates Workplace Problems
A re your offices all decorated for the “holidays”? You may have left out any manger scenes, but it’s...
SHRM’s $11.5 Million Mistake Shows What Happens When HR Isn’t Trained
T he human resources group SHRM brands itself as “the voice of all things work.” But when sued for...
No-Fire Season Is Real—Here’s Why Smart Companies Observe It
Note: I should have published this before Thanksgiving, but I, quite frankly, forgot! Sorry! I t’s officially no-fire season...
A Candidate Said ‘Water’ in an Interview. What Happened Next Reveals a Hiring Problem
I t was a simple question: “What’s your favorite dr i nk?” This is a nice question for a...
Employees Aren’t Washing Their Hands. Is It My Job as HR to Tell Them What They Should Have Learned in Kindergarten?
Do you have suggestions for handling a shared bathroom where people aren’t washing their hands? We are not the...
AIHR Extension
G ood news! Several of you reached out to AIHR about their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale and pointed out...
5 Reasons Black Friday Is One of My Most Productive Days of the Year
It’s Black Friday and I’m working. It’s not that I have to work — I’m self-employed and can choose my own schedule —...