Picture this: you sift through dozens of applications and schedule countless phone interviews (something we are all too familiar with). Then, one of your phone screens goes extremely well, and you have hope for filling your position that has been empty for quite a while. You schedule this candidate for their first in-person interview, and…
Pay transparency is coming up more often as more and more states are beginning to pass laws requiring employers to be transparent about what they are paying people. Additionally, employees are becoming more curious about it when they see jobs that may be similar to theirs having a higher pay range posted with no explanation…
On today’s episode of What The Hell Just Happened?!, Paul Edwards and Senior Solution Center expert Halisi Tambuzi are here to discuss an employer’s worst-case scenario: An imminent HR-related lawsuit. Listen now to learn what the first steps you should take are, what things you should avoid doing at all costs, and learn about some…
You may have heard recently that Fox News is being sued. Granted, Fox News is being sued for lots of things right now, but today on What The Hell Just Happened?!, Paul Edwards and Solution Center Advisor Moriah Ochoa are discussing Laura Luhn’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox. This lawsuit was only able to be…
Today, we have a special episode of What The Hell Just Happened?! for you! Paul read about Elon Musk’s latest Twitter adventure, screamed “He did WHAT?!”, and quickly gathered CEDR’s Director of Compliance Jennie McLaughlin and Content & Education Curator Amanda Rishor to discuss the situation. Although you might have already known about advanced HR…
Episodes like today’s are where our podcast gets its name. Maybe you just read the title of today’s episode and you’re thinking “Wait, what? That HR question makes no sense!” If so, welcome to the podcast! That feeling of confused annoyance that you’re experiencing right now? Totally normal. Join Paul and CEDR Solution Center Advisor…
In today’s episode of What The Hell Just Happened?!, Paul Edwards sits down with Solution Center Advisor Kristen Hof to discuss running background checks on job candidates. When should you do them, who should you do them on, and should you give the applicant a heads-up before doing so? Stick around for the whole episode…
Points-based attendance policies… we get it. Sometimes, you want to immediately “punish” employees that are late or call out with no notice. So, you give them half a point or sometimes even a full point, letting them know that once they reach a certain amount, they’ve lost their job. That’ll teach them…! (Can you tell…
The urge for businesses that are customer-facing to have policies in place dictating the appearance of their staff is all too common. More easily than you may think, these policies can run the line of putting your business at risk, as there are several laws in place to protect appearance-related traits/qualities. Laws aside, you run…
We assume Tesla must have an HR department, but we’re starting to suspect that the department just consists of one extremely haggard person constantly scrolling through Elon’s Twitter feed and saying “No no no, not again…” Join Paul Edwards and Solution Center Advisor Kristen Hof as they discuss Elon’s latest HR no-no: Telling employees…