Business’s Retirement Plan Tax Deduction Can Increase Owners’ Personal Tax Deductions
Retirement plans always have been an excellent vehicle for creating current tax deductions for businesses. For a business that...
Category: HR Daily Adviser
New Massachusetts Law Brings Changes to Noncompetes
Massachusetts’ new law affecting noncompete agreements, set to take effect October 1, retains certain aspects of current law—namely that...
3 Keys to Spotting Corporate Talent in Nontraditional Candidates
In part 1 of this article, we made a case for how a new recruiting approach might be required...
Canada Wrestles with Medical Pot’s Impact on Safety-Sensitive Jobs
Perceptions of marijuana have changed dramatically in Canada. What used to be an illegal drug is now a recognized...
Human Resources Growing in Importance in the Banking Industry
In its recent 2018 Bank Compensation and Benefits Survey, Crowe found that banks seem to have a new focus...
When Does Work Prevent Innovation?
I think everyone can agree that they want their workers innovating. After all, Innovation is the champion of success....
NY Fast-Food Industry’s ‘No-Poaching’ Agreements in the Cross-hairs
New York’s fast-food employers remain in the line of fire. First came the higher minimum wage laws. Next came...
Nontraditional Candidates: Hire the Unexpected
If you’ve been struggling to find hirable talent lately, you aren’t alone. Source: phototechno / iStock / Getty Employers...
Answering Questions Raised by IRS Authorization of 401(K) Contribution Student Loan Payments
In a recent Private Letter Ruling (PLR), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authorized making 401(k) plan contributions to participants...
Could Federal Paid Family Leave Become a Reality in the United States?
The topic of paid family leave is gaining more and more attention across the United States and among employers...
Listening to Music at Work: What Is the Impact?
New research shows that listening to music at work is not only widespread, but also potentially beneficial for productivity....
Josh Gordon: The Final Straw?
The NFL season is back, and with it comes personnel news. Are the Steelers and Antonio Brown going to...
3 Ways to Inspire a More Inclusive Work Space
If your organization is sincerely interested in creating an inclusive workplace for its employees and stakeholders, it’s time to...
Protecting Data from Departing Employees (or Why I Love Auditing and Access Restrictions)
Countless formal and informal studies show that most employees retain at least some company data when they leave a...
4 Consequences of a Poorly Inspired Company Culture
In 2017, a whopping 80% of businesses claimed that they were planning to improve their corporate cultures, most likely...
The 5 Biggest Productivity Challenges (and How to Overcome Them)
Productivity, at its basis, signifies the rate of output per unit of input. The phrase echoes an era where...
Benefits of Cross-Training Employees for Succession Planning
Most organizations don’t have a succession plan or a cross-training program in effect right now. And they are missing...
The CHRO’s Evolving Role in the Employee Experience
When I talk to HR leaders, they often mention how frustrated their employees are by how difficult it is...
Maryland’s Sexual Harassment Reporting Law Takes Effect October 1
Maryland’s new law designed to prevent employers from asking employees to waive their future right to report sexual harassment...
Crisis Management: Be Proactive
In part 1 of this article we began to explore why meeting a crisis head-on is the best approach....
