Human Resources
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Managing the HR function in a small business without an HR personDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - In a small business, determining who is responsible for managing the many human resource functions: hiring, termination, performance management, personnel record keeping...
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'Nobody should work here - ever': Teen uses intercom to quit Walmart
Dec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Jackson Racicot, 17, looked around before flashing a subtle smile to the camera. It would be his last day working at the Walmart in Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada. In...
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How Second City is using comedy to teach empathy in the workplace
Dec 09, 2018 12:00 am - DALLAS — In a large conference room in a suburban Dallas office park, three dozen employees of an American manufacturing company are standing in a circle, tossing around...
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Interviews aren't the place for personal disclosures
Dec 09, 2018 12:00 am - Q: I recently finished treatment for cancer and am in full remission. I'm now looking for a full-time job again and wondering whether it's inadvisable to mention this ex...
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Paylocity named a Best Place to WorkDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Paylocity has been recognized as a 2019 Best Place to Work by Glassdoor. Ranking at Number 20, the cloud-based payroll and human capital management provider...
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The surprisingly high number of Americans getting absolutely no raises
Dec 02, 2018 12:16 am - One of the great puzzles of this economic expansion has been the tepid increase in wages, even as the unemployment rate has declined to 3.7 percent, its lowest point sin...
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Your next job interview may start with a text
Dec 02, 2018 12:12 am - If a recruiter texts you about coming in for an interview, which smiley face - if any - is OK to use in response? How long is too long when texting an answer about which...
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'Recovery-friendly' workplaces welcome those with imperfect records
Dec 02, 2018 12:09 am - After years of drug addiction and homelessness, Kenny Sawyer found himself staring at a job application at Hypertherm, a New Hampshire company that makes industrial cutt...
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Senior citizens are replacing teenagers as fast-food workers
Nov 11, 2018 12:09 am - The sullen teenager grinding through a restaurant shift after school was once a pop culture cliche-as American as curly fries. Nowadays, Brad Hamilton, the teen played b...
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Fewer corporate holiday parties in age of #MeToo?
Nov 11, 2018 12:00 am - Business is going strong, but fewer U.S. companies are celebrating with holiday parties this year. This may be the result of the #MeToo movement, which has highlighted s...