Too many times, people get placed in managerial jobs for all the wrong reasons, and they make all the wrong moves. Funny thing is, most of those who don’t succeed at managing gave off all the signals that they wouldn’t work out, but no one was listening. More…

Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: Employees are surfing the Web and finding their salaries are too far below the Web “estimates” for their jobs. More…

Yes, credit checks have been shown to be a reliable resource for screening applicants. Yes, you have to be extremely careful about how you access and use the reports. More…

The Supreme Court’s ruling that retaliation rises to the level of discrimination has employers scrambling to figure out the effects in the real world. More…

“Lose weight or lose your job.” That’s what one woman heard from her male boss. And there was nothing illegal about the order. More…

HR manager Teresa Stevens found that her day consisted of a series of interruptions to answer employees’ questions about HR-related matters. Then, she hit on an idea to end the interruptions and keep employees happy. More…

The National Association of Colleges and Employers asked 19,000 new graduates what they were looking from their employers. The answers were surprising.

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It’s a rare business that needs an employment contract for every employee. But it can save you time, money and legal aggravation if you know which employees should be under contract and which shouldn’t.

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Do you have to comply? When can you say “no”? Can you reveal some of the contents while denying access to other parts? More…

Picking on bosses is always fun, but let’s give them a fair shake and list their pet peeves about employees. More…