Human Resources
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Wintrust hires diversity chiefAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - Wintrust Financial Corp. has hired Melissa Donaldson to serve as the company's Chief Diversity Officer. She will work with senior leadership companywide to d...
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LaSalle Network named to Inc. 500/5000 ListAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Inc. magazine announced LaSalle Network has been named to its "Inc. 500/5000 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in America" list for the tenth year in a ...
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A backup plan may doom your job search
Aug 21, 2016 7:16 am - Landing your dream job is a daunting prospect for anyone. So you might be forgiven for thinking that the smartest thing to do when pursuing an ambitious career is also t...
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The world is getting better at paid maternity leave. The U.S. is not.
Aug 21, 2016 7:14 am - When news broke that Ivanka Trump's clothing line doesn't offer workers paid maternity leave, some were surprised. After all, the Republican presidential nominee's daugh...
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Analysis: Are performance-monitoring wearables an affront to workers' rights?
Aug 14, 2016 7:15 am - At U.K. supermarket chain Tesco, workers wear sensor-bearing armbands to track inventory while unloading goods. "Pickers" who put together orders at Amazon.com warehouse...
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Labor Department pushing states to create paid family leave programs
Aug 14, 2016 7:14 am - In California, the first state to guarantee paid family leave for all workers since 2004, payroll deductions fund a state-run insurance pool that allows employees to tak...
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Executive pay disrupted at tech giants
Aug 14, 2016 7:13 am - Amazon.com, Alphabet and Facebook have upended the establishments in retailing, advertising and media - so it may not come as a surprise that their pay plans are unusual...
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Career Coach: To get more women in leadership, we need to grow the pipeline
Aug 14, 2016 7:12 am - Advancing women and diversity in our companies is something most senior executives know to be important for a variety of reasons. It tends to lead to higher financial re...
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Can the fluctuating workweek method ease overtime pain?
Aug 14, 2016 7:10 am - In a recent column, I asked readers to share views on the Labor Department's new overtime rule, which will make most workers earning less than $47,476 a year eligible fo...
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Sales drive Paylocity 4Q revenue up 50 percentAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Paylocity Holding Corp. reported revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 was up 50 percent driven primarily by sales of its human resource...