Human Resources
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A backup plan may doom your job searchAug 22, 2016 2:01 pm - Landing your dream job is a daunting prospect for anyone. So you might be forgiven for thinking that the smartest thing to do when pursuing an ambitious career is also t...
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The world is getting better at paid maternity leave. The U.S. is not.Aug 22, 2016 7:06 am - When news broke that Ivanka Trump's clothing line doesn't offer workers paid maternity leave, some were surprised. After all, the Republican presidential nominee's daugh...
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Analysis: Are performance-monitoring wearables an affront to workers' rights?Aug 15, 2016 6:38 am - At U.K. supermarket chain Tesco, workers wear sensor-bearing armbands to track inventory while unloading goods. "Pickers" who put together orders at Amazon.com warehouse...
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Labor Department pushing states to create paid family leave programsAug 15, 2016 9:34 am - In California, the first state to guarantee paid family leave for all workers since 2004, payroll deductions fund a state-run insurance pool that allows employees to tak...
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Executive pay disrupted at tech giantsAug 15, 2016 9:34 am - Amazon.com, Alphabet and Facebook have upended the establishments in retailing, advertising and media - so it may not come as a surprise that their pay plans are unusual...
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Career Coach: To get more women in leadership, we need to grow the pipelineAug 15, 2016 9:34 am - Advancing women and diversity in our companies is something most senior executives know to be important for a variety of reasons. It tends to lead to higher financial re...
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Can the fluctuating workweek method ease overtime pain?Aug 15, 2016 9:34 am - In a recent column, I asked readers to share views on the Labor Department's new overtime rule, which will make most workers earning less than $47,476 a year eligible fo...
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Sales drive Paylocity 4Q revenue up 50 percentAug 11, 2016 10:01 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Paylocity Holding Corp. reported revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 was up 50 percent driven primarily by sales of its human resource...
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The job nobody can seem to keep: college presidentJul 24, 2016 7:20 am - When Temple University hired Neil Theobald as its president in 2013, some at the Philadelphia institution with 37,000 students described his selection as a harbinger of ...
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General Employment Enterprises renamed GEE Group Inc.Jul 19, 2016 10:22 am - NAPERVILLE - General Employment Enterprises, a provider of professional staffing services and solutions, has received stockholder approval to change its corporate name t...