By: Courtney Templin, President of Chicago SHRM, President of JB Training Solutions ELEVATE.Our ELEVATE conference this month got me thinking about this word and how it applies in my work and our work as Chicago SHRM volunteers. As you may have read from previous articles, the theme for the Chicago SHRM board this year is … Continue reading 2019 October President’s Letter
Educate Your Employees about Their Benefits to Maximize Your Bottom Line
Author: HUB International Article originally published on hubinternational.com According to Unum's 2014 employee benefits report Beyond the Usual Benefits, employees who believe their benefits were effectively communicated are much more likely to feel engaged at work. And according to a 2013 Gallup study, companies with engaged workforces have higher earnings per share (EPS) and recovered … Continue reading Educate Your Employees about Their Benefits to Maximize Your Bottom Line
U.S. Department of Labor Raises the Minimum Salary Level for Overtime Exemptions
By: Neal Gerber Eisenberg On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) finally unveiled its long-awaited final rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) which officially will increase the minimum salary level for the “white collar” exemptions applicable to executive, administrative and professional employees. For some context, the minimum salary level was … Continue reading U.S. Department of Labor Raises the Minimum Salary Level for Overtime Exemptions
Where HR is Transforming: Advocacy for Business Policies, Evolving Business Competencies and Leadership Skills
Sally Hornick Anderson, Google Sally shared some of the areas she believes HR practitioners today need to focus on: Understanding the business– We need to understand the P & L, and work closely with finance and operations Employee Activism– This is on the rise, and HR leaders need to be prepared to respond in an … Continue reading Where HR is Transforming: Advocacy for Business Policies, Evolving Business Competencies and Leadership Skills
Strategies for Transforming the Employee Experience with Technology
Henry Weston, PageTiger We have five different generations in the workforce today, but how that shakes out between Baby Boomers vs. Gen X vs. Gen Z varies, and will continue to shift over the next 5-10 years. PageTiger surveyed the generations to find out what they were searching for in their next career move and … Continue reading Strategies for Transforming the Employee Experience with Technology
