Training

Perks at digital marketing firm encourage employee creativity

02/18/2015

Employees of Boston-based C-4 Analytics joke that they “already get to play on Facebook all day” as part of their work as digital marketers, says managing partner Michael Weiss. Yet execs have woven time into employee schedules to get them away from their workstations to “recharge their creativity and focus.”

PR firm trains, mentors new hires for full year

01/28/2015

New hires at public relations agency Steinreich Communications spend their days participating in client meetings and brainstorming sessions with their new colleagues. It’s all part of a first-year program devoted to honing skills in client service, writing and placing client stories in the media.

Training and development spending ticks up 1%

01/26/2015

U.S. employers spend an average of $1,208 per employee on training and development, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Association for Talent Development.

Discrimination: Title VII

01/04/2015

HR Law 101: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against workers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. An array of federal and state laws further refine the definition of discrimination …

Sexual Harassment: Overview

01/03/2015

HR Law 101: Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Courts are increasingly taking a dim view of employers that don’t take decisive action to prevent sexual harassment …

Stop workplace bullying by training your staff

11/03/2014

It isn’t just about protecting employees. It’s also a sound risk-management strategy against harassment liability.

The training intentions were good; the marketing was questionable

09/29/2014

Officials at the St. Louis County (Mo.) Police Academy identified a training need and jumped to address it. But they may have wanted to think twice about how to describe it.

Florida hotel touts focus on ‘people before policies’

09/22/2014

At the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa on Florida’s Gulf Coast, 70% of management positions are filled internally, and 18 employees were promoted into manager roles over the past year. HR execs there credit the resort’s “people before policies” philosophy.

Employee isn’t enthusiastic about training his replacement?

09/11/2014

To convince a worker to help with grooming the next in line, send this message.

If a new employee leaves in short order, is there a way to recoup training costs?

09/02/2014

Q. Can we require employees to repay the company (through payroll deduction) for training costs if they quit or are fired within one year?