From the monthly archives:

April 2012

NLRB Complaint against 24 Hour Fitness alleges arbitration policy is unlawful

April 30, 2012

From the National Labor Relations Board: Arbitration policy is unlawful? The National Labor Relations Board today issued a complaint alleging that 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. violated federal labor law by insisting that all employment-related disputes be resolved by individual arbitration. The California-based corporation, which operates fitness centers across the country, Revise requires employees to [...]

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It’s doesn’t take a village, just an upbeat manager

April 30, 2012

What you say matters There are a million ways to create a buzz kill in the workplace. Many of them involve short and pithy negative clichés like: Because that’s the way we do it. We’ve tried that before. They’ll never go for that. Rock the boat As managers, there are certain tools for which we [...]

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50 Shades of Grey and Human Resources

April 29, 2012

 50 shades of red Over the past couple of weeks, a new book series crept into my awareness via Facebook.   It seemed like suddenly a lot of my female colleagues were bubbling with excitement about a new book called 50 Shades of Grey.   This sudden excitement made me wonder what the buzz was all about, [...]

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Breaking: NLRB issues guidance on new election rules, take effect April 30

April 26, 2012

Acting General Counsel issues guidance to regions for implementing new representation case procedures Note: This is a VERY BIG DEAL for HR, so listen up! – Michael In a memo issued today, NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon outlined in detail how regional offices will implement new representation case procedures that take effect on Monday, April 30. The guidance [...]

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These new NLRB rules for elections start on April 30th

April 26, 2012

Explanation of NLRB Election Process Changes These changes go into effect on April 30th, barring a possible last minute court decision.  There will be more information released by the NLRB later today.  This is big stuff if you get a petition for a union election. – Michael  One of the NLRB’s primary responsibilities is to hold secret ballot [...]

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Stinky beagles, dirty rugs, and small raises

April 25, 2012

HR at the Hardware Store This past Saturday, I needed to go to a large big box store to rent a rug cleaning machine.   Our dogs had finally won the battle of who could be stinkier, and they settled the argument in our bedroom.  For the record, Merry the Beagle won. So it is 7 [...]

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To post or not post

April 17, 2012

NLRB required poster up in the air Employers might have to put up a new mandatory poster telling your employees they have the right to organize a union  on April 30th.  Or maybe not.   It depends on who  you want to listen to. From my friends at LRI: (http://LRIonline.com) Late yesterday we learned that U.S. District Judge [...]

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Employment Tests: If a train leaves Boston at noon, and a Great White Shark swims at 25 mph, do I get the job?

April 13, 2012

I ran across this recently in a job listing on LinkedIn last night.   It blew me away (just as the company behind it usually does). It’s the sample question (and answer) provided to applicants who are considering taking a pre-screen test at this employer. This question is probably equivalent to the hardest question on the [...]

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Love this: Sound bites and stats from women who lead

April 12, 2012

Some really interesting research information about women and the work place, and a brilliant bonus infographic.  Thanks to Harrison Kratz of UNC for passing it along. Inside the MBA@UNC Blog RSS Women @ Work – Sound Bites, Statistics of Women Who Lead [Infographic] Via MBA@UNC MBA Online & Women 2.0

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Please Mr. Postman, won’t you protest me..

April 12, 2012

 or maybe just end 6 day delivery I have written before about some of the my work experiences as a letter carrier working the United States Postal Service.   Mostly I write these for my own amusement, but the Post Office is actually the organization that taught me a lot about bad Hr technique and set [...]

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