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Gender Parity as Part of a Bigger Goal

Michelle V. Rafter

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…

Give Employees a Say to Keep Them Engaged

Michelle V. Rafter

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…

Upon Further Review ...

Michelle V. Rafter

CEO Pierre Nanterme broke the news when Accenture switched up performance reviews in 2015, but the heavy lifting fell to Ellyn Shook, the management consultancy’s chief leadership…

Astutely Making Inroads

Andie Burjek

Many children grow up wanting to be an athlete, a dancer or a singer. Natalie Stute started out young on a totally different career path: human resources. …

MiniBios: Honoring HR's Female Influencers

Michelle V. Rafter

Diane Gherson In February 2016, IBM joined multinationals such as Accenture and GE in tossing out yearly performance reviews, with Diane Gherson leading the way. Under the senior vice president of HR’s direction, IBM dumped a contentious, 10-year-old system where…

Workforce Game Changers 2017: We’re Looking for You!

Rick Bell

With a new year comes many new things in the workplace. New styles of Keurig cups, a clean refrigerator, a firm resolution to call fewer meetings, you know, the things that push people management forward. While these are all fine…

An Early Contender for Employee of the Year

Jon Hyman

It’s only the 4th day of January and we already have an early contender for employee of the year. I cannot do this story any justice better than the original article in the New York Post. HR director sues to…

Defining Trump: ‘Stop it’ and ‘You’re Fired’

Rick Bell

I once had two employees whose working relationship blossomed into a workplace romance. At first it was an all-out lovefest; footsies under the table during staff meetings, goo-goo eyes at each other at lunch … ain’t love grand? It sure…

4 HR Trends to Put in Play for 2017

Greg Moran

By Greg Moran A new year means new goals, but if history has taught us anything, it’s that HR folks have no problem making lists of…

By The Numbers: It's All Happening at the Zoo

Rick Bell

Each month Workforce looks at important stats in the human resources sector. This month?: how does it all happen at the zoo? Comment below or email editors@workforce.com. Follow Workforce on Twitter at @workforcenews. [See infographic here]

Beyond the Board: Succession Risk Should Be All-Inclusive

Mark Streifer

By Mark Streifer As companies strive for success in a rapidly changing global marketplace,…

The 12 Myths About Independent Contractor Misclassification

Jon Hyman

Earlier this week, the Department of Labor published a new web guide on the issue of independent contractor misclassification s. The DOL’s tagline, “Misclassification Affects Everyone,” along with the comprehensive content contained therein, makes it clear that this issue remains hot…

Push for Gender Parity Undergoes a Paradigm Shift

Andie Burjek

By Andie Burjek Jewelle Bickford was frustrated; despite corporate efforts toward parity and promises to tackle gender inequality in leadership, women…

Scheduling Reform Pushes Its Way into the Retail Industry

Andie Burjek

The holiday season means a lot of things to the retail industry, including an influx of hourly employees and irregular work schedules. Only 17…

Ohio Set to Elevate Gun Ownership to a Protected Employment Class

Jon Hyman

How do you get conservative lawmakers to agree to add a protected class to an employment discrimination law? Focus on protecting on gun ownership, apparently. Believe it or not, the right to conceal carry is about to join race, sex,…

7 Tips to Avoid the Holiday Party Nightmare

Jon Hyman

’Tis the season for workplace holiday parties. It a time to reflect on the past year and celebrate all your organization has accomplished. It is also a time to avoid liability, hopefully. A lot can go wrong at a holiday…

Old School Diversity Doesn’t Work; New School Diversity Does

Susana Rinderle

If 2016 brought us anything, it’s the death of the status quo. If 2016 has taught us anything, it’s that those of us who have a progressive vision for the workplace — and humanity in general — must change our…

It's Cyber Monday; Your Employees Are Shopping From Work

Jon Hyman

Today is Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the holiday season. In fact, it is estimated that today will be the biggest online shopping day ever, with over $3.36 billion in sales. And guess what? Given that most of…

Elect to Do the Right Thing for Employees Taking Time Off From Work to Vote

Jon Hyman

Tuesday is Election Day (oh, thank God). As long as Election Day remains a working day, employees will show up to work late, leave work early or take long lunches just so that they can vote. Check your state and…

Welcome to the Human Cloud

Sarah Fister Gale

Forget software as a service; human capital as a service is the hottest trend in staffing today, with a vast segment of the workforce choosing work on demand options over full-time employment. “It is the economy of the human cloud,”…

Staffing Management

Gender Parity as Part of a Bigger Goal

Give Employees a Say to Keep Them Engaged

Upon Further Review ...

Astutely Making Inroads

MiniBios: Honoring HR's Female Influencers

Workforce Game Changers 2017: We’re Looking for You!

An Early Contender for Employee of the Year

Defining Trump: ‘Stop it’ and ‘You’re Fired’

4 HR Trends to Put in Play for 2017

By The Numbers: It's All Happening at the Zoo

Beyond the Board: Succession Risk Should Be All-Inclusive

The 12 Myths About Independent Contractor Misclassification

Push for Gender Parity Undergoes a Paradigm Shift

Scheduling Reform Pushes Its Way into the Retail Industry

Ohio Set to Elevate Gun Ownership to a Protected Employment Class

7 Tips to Avoid the Holiday Party Nightmare

Old School Diversity Doesn’t Work; New School Diversity Does

It's Cyber Monday; Your Employees Are Shopping From Work

Elect to Do the Right Thing for Employees Taking Time Off From Work to Vote

Welcome to the Human Cloud

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