Finally, it is becoming more common for clients/prospects to question compliance companies about “having a bias toward classifying workers as W-2s vs. independent contractors.” Is ...

BLR recently released its “2013 Policies Survey,” which surveyed 1,532 organizations about their human resources policies. Among the information was a list of policies ...

Recently there has been some debate around the merits of using virtual workers. Like anything that gains the attention of the mainstream media, it is always worthwhile to dig a little ...

Few settings provide such fertile ground for recruiting talented candidates for clients as industry conferences. IMethods recently connected with numerous qualified professionals by ...

Let’s face it. The dynamics of the workforce have radically changed over the past few years. Unemployment is holding steady at 7.4 percent. Unsteady economic growth is prompting employers ...

According to Spherion’s latest Emerging Workforce Study, 64 percent of employers say that finding and recruiting qualified, skilled workers is a top HR concern; yet less than one-third ...

As hundreds of thousands of football fans pack stadiums to capacity this fall, there are many companies dreading America’s favorite game. Their dread stems from one workplace potential ...

Recently, I was sitting next to a pair of salesmen at the Birmingham, Ala., airport whose conversation was entirely about what they were going to talk about. Yes, I was eavesdropping, ...

Over the past few years, the claims of negligent hiring have seemed to skyrocket. What is negligent hiring exactly? It is where an employer is charged with hiring someone who has a ...

Yahoo’s CEO’s decision earlier this year not to allow employees to work from home is very short-sighted.  In fact, the clear evidence about the benefits of telecommuting is very ...