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26 March 2012 at 19 : 52 PM
Employers Forcing Job Applicants to Hand Over Facebook Passwords
What Employers Are Doing In the past few months, an increasing number of employers have been demanding access to job candidate’s social media pages as a requirement in the application process. Facebook has seen what it calls a “distressing increase” in the number of people being asked to give employers their passwords over the past few ...
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27 February 2012 at 20 : 27 PM
What’s Trending in HR?
The following is a short summary of this Houston Business Journal article from John W. Allen. Here’s what HR experts are talking about in 2012: • How to cope with an HR crisis. Case in point: the scandal at PennState. HR must act quickly to address situations where an employee’s misconduct threatens the reputation of the company. There ...
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16 January 2012 at 09 : 47 AM
Does Sports Culture Sweep Harassment Under the Rug?
On Dec 21, a former female employee of the Golden State Warriors filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against star player Monta Ellis, alleging that Ellis sent her unwanted text messages, including explicit photos. In the lawsuit, Erika Smith alleges she received dozens of explicit messages, sometimes several times a day, during 2010-2011, when she worked in ...
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9 January 2012 at 16 : 04 PM
Unusual Ways to Spot Exceptional Talent
A pristine resume doesn’t always translate into amazing performance on the job. Author George Anders has developed some unusual strategies for spotting your next top performer. Do They Bounce Back Quickly? In our results and reputation-driven culture, there is often the impulse to appear invincible. But people who have overcome obstacles and ...
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22 December 2011 at 15 : 38 PM
“Twas the Day before Christmas”
A poetic take on working through the holidays from one of our blog contributors... Twas the day before Christmas and all through the office, No workers were stirring, not even the bosses. The parties and potlucks were long since behind us. A few cookies and a fruitcake were left to remind us. So I sat at my desk wondering how it ...
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31 October 2011 at 15 : 58 PM
Hiring Horror Stories
Guest post from the Million Dollar Employee Just in time for Halloween, G&A Partners is resurrecting one of our most popular topics: Hiring Horror Stories! If you’ve seen my video (it’s right here, at www.milliondollaremployee.com) you may remember meeting a certain job applicant named Doug. Mr. ACME had quite an experience during ...
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13 October 2011 at 20 : 40 PM
Higher Health Care Costs in Houston
According to a recent article from The Houston Chronicle, the cost of health care in Houston is will rise again next year, causing many companies to shift this burden to employees. Workers will have to face both higher insurance costs and higher out-of-pocket expenses next year. The average employee inHouston currently pays $2,277 in health insurance ...
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6 October 2011 at 15 : 51 PM
600lb Man Alleges Discrimination after Being Fired for His Weight
A worker in Sealy, TX, has filed a lawsuit with the EEOC against BAE Systems, alleging that the company fired him in 2009 for being morbidly obese. Ronald Kratz II, who weighed 680 lbs at the time of his termination, insists that his weight did not interfere with his work at the defense contracting plant, which produces military vehicles. [caption ...
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29 August 2011 at 14 : 18 PM
Guns Now Allowed in Company Parking Lots
…if you live in Texas, that is. On June 17, Governor Perry signed a bill into law that allows employees to store firearms in their vehicles while on company property. But there are restrictions: The firearm must be lawfully possessed The employee must have a Concealed Handgun License (CHL) The vehicle must be locked The vehicle must be ...
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1 August 2011 at 16 : 33 PM
Are Americans Working Themselves to Death?
With the current state of the US economy, it is no surprise that most discussion about jobs is related to unemployment; how many people don’t have jobs, how many people want jobs, and how those people can find jobs.But how has the downturn in the economy affected the 90% of Americans who are employed? Unfortunately, these people often expected to do the ...
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