IBM and LEGO are offering Apple devices to boost recruitment and creativity at work. IBM is set to provide 100,000 Macs by year-end as part of the Mac@IBM program, while LEGO has a similar program that lets employees choose the Apple device that inspires them most.
The Defense Department wants to spend $140 million over five years on an ad campaign to attract talent. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he want to re-evaluate recruiting standards regarding fitness, tattoos and marijuana use.
Employer’s Guide to Navigating Paid Sick Leave Paid sick leave laws seem to be changing at a rapid pace. Just when you come up with a solution that works for one location, a neighboring city passes a law. Navigating the paid sick leave variations by state and city can be tricky. Use these resources to help you stay on top of this growing trend.
Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya is receiving threats, criticism and racist attacks from radical groups for employing about 300 refugees at factories. Ulukaya, a Turkish immigrant, finds refugee hiring a major part of the company's success.
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
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Employers can augment traditional benefits offerings through "soft" benefits such as reimbursements for bicycle commuting costs and healthy snack options, writes Aldor Delp, an HR executive at ADP. Invite employees to track their physical activity through office competitions, he suggests.
Design Tech High School, when it opens in Redwood City, Calif., next year, will make history as the first high school on a technology company's campus. Tech company Oracle will house the newest d.tech public high school, where educators use a "design thinking" instructional approach.
Feeling burned out from work is often a result of poor workplace relationships and spending too much time on the wrong activities, writes Michael Lee Stallard. He recommends scheduling time for taking care of yourself, spending time with people outside of work, and connecting with co-workers and customers.
