Human Resources
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The 40 most cringeworthy phrases you're probably using in the office
May 06, 2018 1:10 am - Do you tell your employees to "give it 110 percent?" Please ... don't. That phrase, according to a survey by OnePoll of 2,000 American workers on behalf of communication...
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Corporate boards are still mostly white, mostly male - and getting even older
Apr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Corporate America's boardrooms have long been criticized for being too old, too white and too male. But while the race and gender makeup of corporate boards have come un...
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Looking for a bigger salary? These are the companies with the highest median pay
Apr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Most of the attention that's been paid to new rules requiring companies to publish a comparison between CEO and worker pay has focused on one number: The pay ratio. Head...
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Want to work for Ikea? Your interview could be conducted by Russian robot.
Apr 28, 2018 1:06 am - A Russian startup has created a new way to help companies connect with jobseekers and interview them. Her name is Vera, and she's able to interview as many as 1,500 job ...
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Should this manager step in to quell gossip?
Apr 15, 2018 1:00 am - Q: A colleague at my private-sector employer recently let a contractor go for poor work. I was not surprised, nor were most other members of my team. One of my direct re...
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Should workers the legal right to ignore after-hours email?
Apr 08, 2018 1:00 am - On the first day of 2017, a new law went into effect in France giving workers the legal right to avoid responding to work email or text messages on days off or at all ho...
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He's not a colleague; he's an emotional vampire
Apr 08, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I started a new job in the past year, working in the branch office of a medium-size business. We stay connected with the main office through an instant-messaging serv...
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Morning sickness for a man, fake eyelashes stuck together: The craziest late-to-work excuses
Apr 01, 2018 1:00 am - "Better late than never?" I'm not so sure. But, of course, we all have those situations when we just can't get to work on time, right? In fact, a new survey by human res...
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Prank calls at work aren't just a joke
Apr 01, 2018 1:00 am - Q: One of our colleagues is known for hiring internet services to make prank calls to others in our department. Apparently, she tells some colleagues when she's chosen h...
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When an at-work love triangle starts a company war, stay out of it
Mar 25, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work in a large company, under a manager who has had a long-standing affair with the company owner. The owner's spouse also works for the company. The owner is divo...