According to a recent survey conducted by OfficeTeam, on average, employees spend eight hours per workweek on nonwork activities. What does this non-work time look like? Personal emails: 30 percent Social networks: 28 percent Sports sites: 8 percent Mobile games: 6 percent…
In the wake of Friday and Saturday’s horrific, evil events in Charlottesville, the the twitter account YesYoureRacist posted many riot photos and identified many of the rioters. And, as a result, some have lost their jobs. Yes, You're Racist @YesYoureRacist Replying to @YesYoureRacist UPDATE: Cole…
Background-screening company InfoMart acquired Global Information Source, a worldwide background-screening firm based in Atlanta. Details of the July 12 deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is in line with continued growth in the market and clientele for Marietta, Georgia-based InfoMart,…
Office communications used to happen largely via one channel — email. But nowadays, email has many helping hands to spread information. Whether it’s an internal messaging app such as Slack or a private message board like Seedly, new ways of…
Kellie Glaser has made a significant impact on engaging Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees as program manager. Glaser, 26, dedicated the past two years…
When it comes to solving business problems, there’s no greater motivator than personal struggle. After relocating for work several times — and dealing with many of…
Philipp Schramm made it his mission to lead Webasto Roof Systems to a financial turnaround. Schramm, 37, is an…
After only one year of being on the BASF team, Heidi Gerhard made such an impact that her colleagues nominated her…
When first meeting Jeff Pieta through a mentorship program seven years ago, Anthony Bonaguro, a partner at Grant Thornton LLP, saw that Pieta was an innovator. Pieta is dedicated to the…
Throughout Keri Vadala’s seven-year tenure at Kronos, her influence has been palpable. After just two years, she launched Kronos’ first-ever summer internship…
In Saleem v. Corporate Transportation Group (2nd Cir. 4/12/17) [pdf], the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether a company properly classified a group of black-car taxi drivers as independent contractors, or whether it should have classified them as employees.…
“Bring Back Coal Jobs” is a phrase seen regularly here in Western Pennsylvania and nearby West Virginia. You can find the phrase on…
An IT guy at a San Francisco tech startup comes to work looking like death warmed over…
Each month Workforce looks at important stats in the human resources sector. Here are the topics we're keeping an eye on for Mach 2017: stress in the employer-employee relationship. Comment below or email editors@workforce.com. Follow Workforce on Twitter at @workforcenews.
Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell bid farewell to SHRM’s CEO and President Henry “Hank” Jackson, who is stepping down in December after six years on the job. They also discuss the lack of jobs being added among small…
While no one can see the future with perfect clarity, we must be prepared to adapt to whatever we encounter, not just…
Organizations are transforming how they manage their workforces, and women in C-suite human resources positions are leading the way. As you read each profile, you’ll see how these women are ending formal annual performance reviews, closing the wage gap, improving…
Anjani Panchal Bhargava has worn many hats. These professional experiences — from the corporate to the entrepreneurial, from small to…
Some CHROs might be satisfied with the number of women in management at NFP Corp. Kim Davis isn’t one of them. Since taking over as NFP’s top…
Improving employee engagement is easy to talk about and complicated to carry out. JoAline Olson is learning that as she tackles multiple initiatives to improve…
