Human Resources April 24, 2026
69% of Workers Adjust Their Behavior at Work to Fit In, New Survey Finds
At the same time, 68% believe coworkers are doing the same, presenting a more filtered or strategic version of themselves to succeed.
June 26, 2017
Payroll Problems Make Employees Go Job Hunting
Payroll problems may be the fastest way to send top talent to the exits. According to a new survey from The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated, about half of the American workforce (49 percent) will begin searching for a new job after ...
June 16, 2017
U.S. Homeowners Pay More Than $15k to Sell Their Homes, $40K+ In California
More than eight out of 10 home sellers make improvements before listing. While some sellers prefer to complete these projects themselves, those who outsource can expect to spend more than $2,650 nationally to cover staging, carpet cleaning, interior ...
June 15, 2017
More Americans Taking Vacation Days
American workers took an average of 16.8 days of vacation in 2016, according to new research from Project: Time Off, turning the trend line in a positive direction after losing almost a week of vacation time since 2000. The jump, up from 16.2 days in ...
June 15, 2017
Mortgage Payments Out of Reach in Half of Largest U.S. Cities
Buying the typical home listed for sale in more than half of the nation's 35 largest markets will require a greater share of income than the median-valued home required historically, according to a new Zillow® analysisi.
June 13, 2017
17 Surprising Facts About Women and Retirement
Are women being proactive steps to continue working past age 65? While 62 percent say they are staying healthy, only 54 percent are focused on performing well at their current job and 42 percent are keeping their job skills up to date.
June 12, 2017
New Federal Budget Would Cut Retirement Benefits of Federal Workers
The full budget for the upcoming fiscal year – which kicks off on October 1, 2017 – was released on May 23. It includes $3.6 trillion in cost reductions over the next decade. Significantly, the proposals include seeping changes in the federal ...
June 12, 2017
Unemployment Insurance Rates and Due Dates
Most states use June 30 as a benchmark for determining the next year SUI wage bases. This is known as the “computation date”. Many states can take from four to nine months after the computation date to make their announcements.
June 12, 2017
Is It Time To Update Your Resume?
Following is a section-by-section breakdown of resume best practices, along with some Resumania examples — flubs by real job seekers Robert Half has run across that should not be emulated.
June 11, 2017
72% of U.S. Workers Would Leave for More “Inclusive” Employer
Data suggested that younger generations place a higher premium on an inclusive culture, with 53 percent of millennial respondents saying that if they could find the same role, they would leave an organization for one with more of the kinds of workplace...
June 9, 2017
5 Reasons to Put Your Nanny on Payroll
Paying a nanny off the books, i.e. in cash, can be tempting to both sides of the relationship. Although it is illegal, employers could avoid the hassle of payroll paperwork, and nannies would get to keep their full pay without handing money over to the...
June 9, 2017
Should Businesses Be Transparent About Employee Compensation?
Should professionals' pay be public knowledge? Employers in the advertising and marketing fields don't think so, according to new research from staffing firm The Creative Group. More than eight in 10 creative executives interviewed (82 percent) said ...
June 9, 2017
Interview Tip: Can Body Language Cost You a Job?
Whether it's a yawn, a glance at your phone or watch, or eye rolls, when it comes to landing a job, what you say to a prospective employer may sometimes be less important than how you say it.