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Across the nation, employers are in the midst of hiring thousands of temporary workers for the holidays. According to a new survey from Snagajob, some of the 90-percent of retailers who are looking to hire these temp workers are experiencing a tight labor market this year.

As the holiday season approaches, many employers are bracing for busy schedules and premium pay for holiday work. A recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey revealed that while premium pay on holidays is a popular option for employers, letting workers swap holidays is not.

Millions of Americans tuned into last night’s second presidential debate. Today, they’re heading back to work with the election on their minds, and a recent APA survey showed that 1 in 4 of these workers have been negatively affected by office conversations involving the Clinton-Trump race.

A new study shows that fees for 401(k) and similar plans continue to fall. The survey, conducted earlier this year, has 117 respondents from defined contribution plans with $127 billion in aggregated assets and 1.4 million plan participants. Why do fees continue to fall?

A new survey on compensation from World at Work has revealed a troubling statistic for the HR industry. Most employers, 9 in 10 to be precise, have a compensation policy, but fewer than 50 percent of surveyed companies stated that they believed their employees understand them.

In August, you may have heard that Massachusetts became the first state in the U.S. to ban employers asking questions related to salary history in interviews. A similar bill is now set to go before Congress as of Sept. 14. The primary goal, according to the bill’s author Rep.

Fall Hiring Season is Nearing! For job seekers, there is never a better time than fall to find a new job. With the fiscal year coming to a close, employers look to add new hires to fill out their budgeting.

Drug Screening Gone Wrong! A recent settlement in Charlotte, North Carolina has resulted in a former job applicant receiving $35,000. Xerox Healthcare LLC hired an employee who went to complete a urine test.

How does your company respond to hundreds of job seekers? Do you send them an automated email, a personalized response, not respond at all? The response you choose can affect your image!

We have all been the “new guy” at the office more than once in our lives. Starting a new job can be extremely stressful, especially if the duties become more high scale.

When hiring young employees a hiring manager will see a lot of potentially irrelevant information on their resume. For instance being a dishwasher at age 16 probably does not apply directly to a post-college 9-6 job.

Workplace layoffs can be unpredictable. No matter how good things can look to outsiders, the bottom line can be tricky to navigate and, unfortunately, hard workers pay the price. In July, 45,346 workers were laid off by U.S. companies, which is a 19 percent increase from the previous month.