Tag: Human Resources
Does new federal overtime rule go far enough for salaried workers?
An additional 1.3 million U.S. workers – including tens of thousands in Rhode Island – will be eligible for premium overtime pay now that...
Your employee handbook might need a rewrite
Employee handbooks are valuable resources in the workplace. In addition to outlining a company’s mission, values and benefits, a handbook also contains policies and...
It’s not only younger workers who want flexible hours
The problem with younger workers today, I’m often told, is that they’re entitled. Today’s 20-somethings expect flexible hours, big raises and short commutes. They...
She’s versed at easing clients’ HR pain points
Stephanie Chamberlin’s strengths lie in recruiting talent, keeping talent and building cultures for companies via her Providence-based talent acquisition and human-resources consulting group, PINCH...
Loan repayment helps employers compete
Jacques Afonso, a manager of community and customer management for National Grid Rhode Island, had worked for the utility for almost a decade when...
CEOs can only be as good as their C-Suite allows them...
Who are the highest-performing CEOs? The ones with the best people around them, in other words, the best C-Suite.
For instance, without having a workforce...
Selle named HR Icon of the Year by OnConferences
BOB SELLE, chief human resources officer for Ocean State Job Lot, was recently named HR Icon of the Year by online business-resource organization OnConferences....
How did you deal with the snow storm on March 3-4...
While many schools were closed on Monday, March 4, as a result of the winter storm that hit the area, most businesses seemed to...
Five Questions With Deanna Fidler
5Q: Deanna Fidler | Senior vice president, chief human resources officer, FM Global
1. What are some of the functions of human resources that...
Diversity & Inclusion Awards Program 2018
Cheryl Burrell, the Overall Diversity Champion in this, PBN’s inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Awards Program, says it best: “No longer should we waste time...
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