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Lighter side: Gives ‘working from home’ new meaning

by January 19, 2010 5 Comments

If your company bars employees from visiting certain Web sites during work hours, you may want to add this one to the list. Of course, the site’s so popular and overloaded that they may not be able to access it anyway.

10 ‘Musts’ in your social-network policy

by August 28, 2009 Comments (1)

According to a recent report, about 40% of U.S. companies enforce workplace bans on employees’ using social-media Web sites — and the number of bans is growing. Should your organization jump on the bandwagon? Or is there another choice?

Court to decide limits on employee Web privacy

by May 1, 2009 24 Comments

Suppose an angry employee uses a social-networking Web site to trash your company, your managers and even your customers. Can you legally take action against the employee? The results of a landmark federal-court case will provide the answer.

Which age group represents the fastest growing number of online job hunters?

by March 10, 2009 Comments (1)

What’s the age of the fastest growing segment of people who register with online job sites? Hint: The Internet is getting grayer.

New tool to uncover hidden reference info

by September 17, 2008 Comments (0)

With all the difficulty in getting truthful references, more and more HR managers are turning to Web research and social-networking sites to get inside info on applicants.  And some of the info they uncover isn’t available anywhere else — and isn’t pretty.

Polish police using social networking Web sites too much

by August 5, 2008 Comments (0)

As HR and IT huddle in more and more companies across the U.S. to decide which Web sites will be off limits at work, the national police force in Poland has made a decision regarding officers and social networking sites.

Uh-oh: New Web site allows workers to slam employers — anonymously

by July 3, 2008 Comments (0)

Not only can workers grouse about pay, working conditions and their bosses, but they also can rate the CEO or president of the company.

Implementing an electronic-use policy that’s effective — and sane

by June 6, 2008 Comments (0)

Most companies have policies about employees’ access to the Internet and use of electronic devices. The dirty little secret is that most of those policies don’t work.

What would you do? They think they’re getting shortchanged after seeing Web salary ‘estimates’

by May 30, 2008 3 Comments

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.

Passive-aggressive employees? Share it on the Web

by May 22, 2008 Comments (0)

The anonymous note posted in a public place meant for everyone to read: It’s a workplace tradition. And in the camera phone and Internet age, it’s now possible to share these notes with the whole world.

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