Brace yourself. You’re about to read an unvarnished account of what top execs detest about HR people. More…

Every manager (and HR pro) has run across workers whose personality or performance is so dismal it defies description. More…

Do your employees trust their leadership? More…

For years employers added these incentives to push workers to perform at higher levels. Now it appears employees crave them desperately. What are they? More…

Chatter of an economic rebound could spark a string of employee raise requests. If it does, are you ready to respond? More…

Leaner staffs have made individual employee performance priority No. 1 for today’s managers. So what’s the best way to deal with a worker who’s just not cutting it? More…

Many companies are planning to loosen the purse strings for employees’ merit raises this year, according to new research. More…

Periodically, we ask three managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A C-level exec thinks crucial HR documentation isn’t worth his time. More…

Lots of employees say their work goes unnoticed by supervisors and co-workers. This case takes that scenario to its absurd — not to say chilling — conclusion. More…

Whether you hand out year-end bonuses or give them to employees throughout the year, here are three things to think about before breaking out the company checkbook.  More…