Groundswell Growing for Regulation of Part-Time Work Schedules

   Lost in July’s Jobs Report celebration of the drop in the unemployment rate was the remorseless and grinding continuation of the destruction of full-time jobs.  Nearly 800,000 part-time jobs were created while 523,000 full-time jobs were wiped out.  A staggering 28...

EEOC Conflates PDA with ADA in New Guidance

Apparently unwilling to wait for a Supreme Court decision on the issue next term, and reasoning in direct conflict with prior federal courts of appeals decisions, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued guidance for employers with regards to pregnant...

How to Restore Trust at Work

   Trust, and its byproduct confidence, is an absolutely essential element in any organization.  Loyalty is on the extreme spectrum of trust, yet many organizations tend to expect both of their employees.  I have come to believe that asking loyalty is too much for...

Five Toxic Habits That Drive Talent Out of Organizations

    Far too many HR pros have had the experience of seeing a talented person leave the company, mouth non-committal platitudes during the exit interview and not speak to the real reasons for their departure.  Sure, it may have been the recruiter that called out of the...

Is HR Ready to Integrate Robot and Human Workers?

     We long ago became accustomed to robots replacing human workers in factories (GM introduced the first robots in manufacturing in 1961).  Although human workers were replaced, and some lost their jobs, the move was seen as a net gain since the work replaced was...