“I am racist, and I’ll say that to the whole entire world,” said former Cinnabon employee Crystal Wilsey, who also made obscene gestures and spouted racial epithets in a viral video. Cinnabon rightly fired her. Her behavior was absolutely inappropriate. Cinnabon issued a statement: We’ve seen the disturbing video from
Are your offices all decorated for the “holidays”? You may have left out any manger scenes, but it’s obvious that what you decorated for is Christmas. Fir trees, Santa Claus, and maybe an Elf on the shelf that your HR manager moves around. Christmas isn’t the only holiday
The human resources group SHRM brands itself as “the voice of all things work.” But when sued for racial discrimination, the organization tried to keep its own HR expertise out of the courtroom — only to lose $11.5 million. The plaintiff, former SHRM instructional designer Rehab Mohamed, said she
Note: I should have published this before Thanksgiving, but I, quite frankly, forgot! Sorry! It’s officially no-fire season — that is, unless someone commits an egregious act— you don’t terminate employees from the week before Thanksgiving until January. That’s the rule from employment attorney Todd Stanton, and it’s a
It was a simple question: “What’s your favorite drink?” This is a nice question for a waiter or bartender to ask, or maybe your date. There is no wrong answer to this. If your favorite drink is RedBull mixed with prune juice, then you do you. But, as
Do you have suggestions for handling a shared bathroom where people aren’t washing their hands? We are not the only employer on this floor. I have had three gentlemen approach me saying that there are men on our floor who do not wash their hands, both from our
Good news! Several of you reached out to AIHR about their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale and pointed out you needed a bit more time get your boss to sign off, and they heard you! AIHR has opened its Cyber Monday Extended sale until December 5th . All HR
It’s Black Friday and I’m working. It’s not that I have to work — I’m self-employed and can choose my own schedule — it’s that I find this a great day to get things done. Now, to be fair, I’m an American in Switzerland so it’s a regular day (as was Thanksgiving)
AIHR is having a Black Friday sale all week. Which means it’s not really a Black Friday, but a Black Week Sale, but whatever. You should take it. The Black Friday Promotion runs from November 21st to December 1st. During this time, an additional 25% discount is available on
There is a panic spreading across social media about the reclassification of many graduate degrees as non-professional, and how that could affect pay scales, as well as the amount people can borrow to pay for those degrees). If you’re an employer, the two questions you actually need answered are: “Do
