Providing employees with opportunities for training and development is typically framed in terms of a long term investment by the employer. You, the employer, invest time and resources into developing an employee’s skill set and in turn they become a more valuable contributor. Ideally, this employee feels appreciated and valued enough to stick around and make your investment worthwhile.
The Bureau of Labor reports that in 2015 there are more than 30 million working mothers and fathers with children in the US. In 2014, 13% of state and local government industries had access to workplace-funded childcare. Only 10% of private industries had access to such funding.
How much should you pay your employees? Why should you have a compensation strategy? And when was the last time you reviewed your strategy?
Although the chances of this Congress successfully passing a bill on paid parental leave are tepid at best (even among supporters of such a measure), one thing is clear, awareness is building on the topic—from the State of the Union address to its own twitter handle #LeadOnLeave.
The average American is carrying around $27,000 in student-load debt in 2015. American’s are either not going to school for the first time or not furthering their education because they can’t afford it or don’t want the debt.
When it comes to recruiting potential employees, social media has become a popular resource for finding candidates that will fit the required job skills and become a top-performing employee. But is using information from social media profiles a legal and reliable part of the recruiting process?
If the question of, “How will you handle 27 pay periods,” doesn’t sound familiar to you, don’t panic. It may not apply to your organization, or if it does, you still have options.
Vacation planners make employers vacation request and approval process a lot easier and more efficient. We’ve put together a free Vacation Planner for 2015 that you can download below.
If your organization is like most, a guiding question for your 2015 planning will likely be some version of this question: “What kinds of training & development programs should we choose that will help ensure we are able to attract and retain talented employees, as well as prevent regrettable attrition, within our organization in 2015 and beyond?” What follows is a snapshot of some of the most popular training topics for 2014 and into 2015, along with a brief explanation of how they can each be leveraged to the benefit of the organization.
Last Thursday, the 3rd annual HR Awards were held at Landerhaven, hosted by ERC and Cleveland SHRM. The awards event recognized Northeast Ohio’s HR professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the field of human resource management. The awards honored all levels of HR practitioners, from individuals in local SHRM student chapters to HR executives.
