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Ten years ago, it used to be the running joke in HR – if your facility got unionized, you were a terrible HR person who deserved to be fired for not doing your job. But today there is no rhyme or reason. Some facilities have union campaigns occur and some do not. That’s the scary part. [...] I came across an interesting article at HR Morning which was called “the death of etiquette in interviews.” The article discussed things such as applicants using profanity or talking on a cell phone during their interviews, or those that brought their kids to interviews. Even though it was an aged post, it was fascinating nonetheless. Because nothing [...] Do attorneys ever take a “sue first, ask questions later” approach? I know that some do. But I’d like to believe that it only happens in certain fields of practice – like ambulance-chasing accident attorneys. But the “sue first, ask questions later” situation is exactly what a District Judge is accusing attorneys from the EEOC of [...] Below is a conversation I had with a former employee a short time ago (back when he was employed). Him: “That’s fine; I’ll just sit at home and earn unemployment.” Me: “You can always apply for unemployment. But you will not win considering these circumstances.” Him: According to the Office of Unemployment Compensation, blah, blah, blah… Yes, this guy [...] We are back on Twitter. You can find us @HRBlogger or by clicking here. Sorry for being MIA. We’ll be posting and tweeting more regularly from here on out. Thanks. In an Internet world full of lousy turnkey recruitment web sites, CareerBuilder continues to shine. They are now viewed by many HR Professionals as the preferred one-stop-shop (a position formally held by Monster). Here’s an interesting article I came across today. It was published by MSN Careers yesterday. It’s called “10 Things to Leave Off Your Resume” [...] I won another unemployment hearing last week. Thus, my 12-year streak of not losing a claim or a hearing is still intact. Anyway, I started thinking about it. This blog was kind of new when I wrote “Beating the Unemployment Maze – Part I” last August. I’d encourage you to read it. Don’t pay an attorney for [...] Have you heard of GINA? If not, read up… GINA is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. The law went into effect on November 21, 2009. Progressive Business Compliance posted this update today: “On May 21, 2008, Former President George W. Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 into law. GINA includes two distinct [...] |
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