Apprenticeships are considered the “gold standard” worldwide for training manufacturing workers. Yet efforts to expand this opportunity have long stagnated in the United States. In an effort to promote manufacturing apprenticeships, the U.S. Department of Labor recently issued updated guidance ...
Most organizations treat payroll as an operational task. A system runs, employees get paid, and the cycle repeats. In practice, payroll reaches far beyond operations and directly into the lives of employees, who feel the impact immediately. When payroll works, ...
Today’s HR professionals stand at a pivotal moment, with a unique opportunity to shape the workplace of tomorrow. While the industry knows SHRM as the gold standard for resources, SHRM26 is the intersection where the industry’s biggest challenges meet its ...
Dive Brief: Texas-based utility Oncor Electric Delivery Co. did not violate the National Labor Relations Act when it fired a field technician for giving disparaging testimony about its new smart meters during a state senate committee hearing, the District of ...
Dive Brief: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued demands to 30 businesses as part of a broad probe of alleged H-1B visa program fraud, according to a statement Thursday. Paxton’s office claimed that several of the employers operated “ghost offices” ...
Dive Brief: Amid a deluge of applicants in standard hiring channels, some recruiters are turning to unorthodox methods to find candidates, according to April 28 survey results from Zety, a resume templates service. Of the 1,001 employees responsible for hiring ...
Dive Brief: Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said Wednesday the company expects its workforce to shrink further in the next fiscal year, underscoring a broader industry trend toward tighter headcount management amid rising artificial intelligence investment. Total Microsoft headcount declined year-over-year ...
Dive Brief: While HR professionals are instrumental in setting salary for other workers, recent data suggests expectations for their own roles may conflict with what’s offered. HR pros on average expect to make $133,322, while the average salary offered is ...
January brought a number of job changes for HR leaders, including several promotions. Chipotle Ilene Eskenazi, Chipotle’s chief human resources officer, has been appointed chief legal and human resources officer, effective immediately, the fast-casual giant announced Jan. 12. Prior to ...
Dive Brief: A former SC Johnson employee can continue with his lawsuit alleging that a “burdensome” leave approval process interfered with his Family and Medical Leave Act rights, a federal district court held Monday. The employer had outsourced leave administration ...