by Chris Schrader | Aug 10, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Earlier this year we were treated to the case of a dentist firing his assistant for being so “hawt” that continuing to employ her jeopardized his marriage. She lost. But whereas beauty is in the eye of the beholder, weight can be measured by a scale. The Borgata...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 8, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The U.S. is still in the beginning phase of reordering the nature of work as it has been structured since the 1930’s. The organization of the future that relies on an integrated blend of part-timers, temporary workers, independent contractors and a far smaller cadre...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 6, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The leading segment of the Gen Y cohort enjoyed the best of times. A roaring economy awaited them and they flocked to employers eager for workers. At the height of the madness signing bonuses for newly minted college grads were not unknown. It is the worst of times...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The July Jobs Report is out showing unemployment (U3) fell to 7.4% based on meager jobs growth of 162,000 jobs, declining new jobless claims and individuals exhausting their unemployment benefits without finding work (the latter don’t count as unemployed under...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 24, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Justin Fox, editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group and author of The Myth of the Rational Market, has written an interesting article offering an argument for higher wages. A fan of the Austrian School of Economics, I do not find his case that...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 18, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
HR Pros just love compliance work, right? The forms, the worries, and the head banging frustration of dealing with counter-intuitive laws and regulations. Didn’t we all go into the profession so we could spend quality time in the seventh circle of Hell? No...