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
What if I told you one trick that could increase your LinkedIn reach by 400 percent! You’d do it, right? Well, this trick only works for the ladies, because men do it automatically. That’s right, one woman, Megan Cornish, changed her gender on LinkedIn to Male and asked ChatGPT to rewrite her
An employee didn’t get their paycheck on the last cycle. Mistakes happen, for sure, but according to their recent Reddit post, the reason was that an AI-powered payroll tool decided that their timecard was “irregular” and halted the deposit. AI can do a lot of cool things for you. It can help
