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. More…
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? More…
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.
What’s the age of the fastest growing segment of people who register with online job sites? Hint: The Internet is getting grayer. More…
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. More…
Not only can workers grouse about pay, working conditions and their bosses, but they also can rate the CEO or president of the company. More…
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. 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…
If you’re trying to figure out how to make your company look attractive to job-hunters, take a look at what this company did, and then steal this idea (but don’t say we told you to).
Setting up an intranet to handle routine HR inquiries and tasks can save you time while providing employees with access to important policies and procedures. First, though, you have to make sure employees actually use the option.
