A recent decision from the highest court in Massachusetts emphasizes the risk to employers of taking employment actions based on outrage rather than reason—particularly when it comes to decisions about leaves of absence. […]

An employer can require a worker to arbitrate his unfair competition claim under California law, a state appellate court ruled. […]

Organizations are working to encourage Turkish women who want to become entrepreneurs, as well as those who have already started their own companies. […]

You’ve worked very hard to prepare for the certification exam, and now the big day is almost here. Knowing what to expect at the test center can help you feel more comfortable and less nervous. […]

How early in your three-year recertification cycle can you submit all 60 of your recertification credits? The SHRM Certification Team answers these and other frequently asked questions they receive from SHRM credential-holders. […]

When should you start studying for your SHRM certification exam? Your testing window seems so far away, and test prep courses won’t even begin until next month. You have plenty of time before you have to begin studying, right? Wrong. You should […]

Ensuring legal compliance through proactive audits is an area that many of us overlook or do not have the time to focus on. Starting somewhere, however, is better than going nowhere. Proactive audits are a form of risk management to help minimize […]

Don’t mistake a person’s ability to ace an interview and get the job with the person’s ability to actually do the job. Use a star profile–a list of desired behaviors and outcomes–to set expectations and find out how, and if, the person can do the […]

Bringing up new information at the time of the annual review should always be the exception and not the rule. But sometimes you’ll have to share negative information for the first time during an annual review. Make sure you assume responsibility for […]

How can employers avoid costly turnover and ensure the development of critical relationships between employees and managers, which can be created for almost no cost? They can begin with a stay conversation. […]