DOL: Workers taking online training course at home must be paid

The Department of Labor published a new opinion letter, giving some guidance on whether employees need to be paid for time they spend taking online training courses at home. Read more

Report: Online training gives employers a big benefit

Training budgets may be tighter due to the economy, but a recent survey shows companies are trimming some fat by moving their training online. Read more

Survey: Employees would change jobs for a better computer

February 3, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Training 

People love getting their hands on the latest technology. So much so, that the technology provided by employers can have an impact on employees’ decisions to stay or leave. Read more

Tech workers trained to flirt

January 23, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Training 

Many companies train their IT staffers to make sure they have the latest technical skills needed to succeed. Here’s some training that’s entering new territory. Read more

Survey: Many employees ignore e-mails about your benefits

January 14, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Training 

HR and benefits pros work hard to make employees aware of plan changes and new tools they can use to save. But it looks like many workers just aren’t listening. Read more

Online video games: Leadership experience?

June 6, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Training 

What does blowing up digital aliens have to do with employee management? Read more

Presentations secrets for the HR manager

May 7, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Latest News & Views, Security and law, Training 

HR has to give a lot of presentations to audiences that aren’t always eager to attend. Here’s some adivce on using tech tools to spruce things up. Read more

Online video can boost productivity? Here’s how

Many companies ban online videos at work for sake of productivity and bandwidth efficiency. But here’s a case where YouTube has helped a company manage employees. Read more

My best HR tech idea: Screensavers helped train supervisors

April 15, 2008 by · Comments Off
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Process Manager Tim McBride was having a tough time getting supervisor training to stick. Here’s how he used a simple tech tool to reinforce the message everyday. Read more

Training managers: Computer simulations can help

March 31, 2008 by · Comments Off
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Training managers on leadership skills is never easy. But there’s a tool that might be able to help: computer games. Read more