Society for Human Resource Management

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  Open communication, policies necessary for disability accommodations

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 23, 2013

  When an employer brings in an employee with a disability, it must be ready to make the appropriate accommodations that can help him or her succeed.

• SHRM pushes bill giving nonexempt workers comp time

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 12, 2013

  The Society for Human Resource Managements urges Congress to pass legislation providing private-sector, nonexempt employees with access to paid time-off.

• SHRM: Job growth anticipated for second quarter

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 8, 2013

  Hiring is expected to grow in April and through the second quarter, according to two reports from the Society for Human Resource Management.

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  Employers need mandate flexibility

  By Denis Storey  |  March 25, 2013

  Most of the discussion swirling around the mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act refers to the individual component. Brokers and employees seem to get all the press.

• Congress members work 70 hours per week

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 13, 2013

  When in session, Congress members work an average of 70 hours a week, which mostly involves legislative and constituent responsibilities rather than politics, they say.

• Recruiting remains challenging

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 13, 2013

  Of the employers now hiring full-time workers, 66 percent say recruiting for specific jobs remains challenging, particularly among highly skilled positions, according to a new poll from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• Sustainability programs improve morale

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 15, 2013

  Corporations with sustainability programs see better employee morale, an improved public image and increased efficiency.

• Report defends family, medical leave law

  By Sam Hananel  |  February 6, 2013

  Just 16 percent of eligible workers took time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act last year to recover from an illness, care for a new child or tend to a sick relative, according to a government report released on the law’s 20th anniversary Tuesday. Most employers said the...

• Manufacturing, service hiring expected to rise in February

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 1, 2013

  Manufacturing- and service-sector hiring are projected to grow in February in comparison to last year.

• Manufacturing, service hiring expected to grow in January

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 3, 2013

  From one year ago, hiring in the manufacturing and service sectors is expected to grow in January, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.