A new survey revealed that HR duties are increasingly a hindrance to many companies. Organizations waste an average of of 17 hours a week to produce HR reports, according to research by SuccessFactors. That means 850 hours a year, rather than be applied toward productive duties, are lost to organizational employee duties.The reason is partly due…

As the winter approaches, HR services must prepare to promote good health practices in the office. According to a survey by retailer Staples, employees are increasingly feeling less inclined to take off work when sick. The study revealed 90 percent of office workers show up even when they're sick, which is up from 80 percent…

Nonprofit research organization The Conference Board released data that suggests employment could be on the upswing. The Employment Trends Index (ETI) compiles indices from variables that indicate job market sentiment and hiring trends in the U.S. The September index value of 114.78 was up from 113.98 in August. The value is also 6.3 percent higher…

To cope with the challenge of finding qualified applicants, some HR services have turned to social media to attract talent. According to Business & Legal Resources (BLR), 69 percent of HR departments use social media for recruiting, making it the No. 1 action in employment-related social media use. For some, this might involve posting company info on Facebook…

The American Staffing Association's index that measures staffing employment in the U.S. was up 4.9 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to its monthly report. The group also revealed staffing employment rose 0.3 percent over 30 days from September to October.The industry has seen steady growth in 2013. After a jump…

Years of helicopter parenting have had an effect on the mille​nnial generation of Americans. Last year, 8 percent of recent college graduates brought their parents to job interviews, with 3 percent allowing their parents to sit in, according to a survey by Addeco.The trend certainly confuses managers from older generations. Millennials who bring their parents could…

Temporary employment in the U.S. is a growing trend. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20,200 temporary workers were added to the workforce in September, bringing the total number of temp workers up to 2.75 million. Out of the entire U.S. job pool, 2.02 percent are now temp positions, up…

As individuals and agencies have begun to utilize the new federal health care website, many have encountered issues. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is among the groups beset by website glitches, and they've devised a solution to handle the problems. After receiving about 50 applications by mid-October that were littered with errors, the organization decided…

During an economic recession, companies tend to boost their percentage of temporary workers to maintain business growth without adding permanent workers to the payroll. Such instances of this occurred in 2009 when the percentage of temporary workers in the overall U.S. workforce peaked at around 20 percent. However, during the years since, the percentage of temps in the workforce…

Employers looking to fill a new position have a difficult task. Even when the interview process yields qualified individuals, it's difficult to tell if a candidate is dedicated to the long run. To cope, many companies are hiring workers temporarily, with an understanding that a permanent position could be offered later. According to Joyce Russell, an…