The Most Head-Turning Workplace Stories of 2011

While you were busy forgetting about everything else that happened this week, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

While you were busy buying the ingredients for True Grits, Winter’s Boneless Buffalo Wings and 127 Layer Dip, suddenly having a new appreciation for your own parents, and seeing this bit of news coming a mile away, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

While you were busy welcoming our new computer overlords, sending your deepest sympathies to Cousin Jeffrey or possibly being inspired by Madonna, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

Full-body scanning is no longer the biggest security checkpoint nuisance.

While you were busy learning more than you ever thought you would about Egyptian politics, defending your $3 billion or so investment or showing that you’ve clearly learned nothing from the likes of Brett Favre, Kwame Kilpatrick, Mark Foley, etc., here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

There’s a Reason Party City Doesn’t Have an Aisle for This Some companies have taken to throwing farewell parties for laid off employees, but the practice is getting some criticism from career experts who say it’s insensitive.

While you were busy updating your Amazon.com wish list, confirming what you already suspected about your favorite 2 a.m. dining facility, or in no way whatsoever exploiting your reunion with a long-lost family member,  here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

While you were busy surprising the technology world with the announcement of your resignation, surprising the technology world with the announcement of your temporary leave, or surprising…meh, probably not really anyone with the announcement of your retirement, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

While you were busy realizing you’ve been reading the wrong horoscope all your life,  thinking it was about damn time you got some credit for something, or planning your return to the Big Game, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…  Continue reading

Let’s Leave This One Out of the Guinness Book of World Records 2010 was a record-breaking year in terms of lawsuits filed by private-sector workers on employers on charges of discrimination.