Simply said, it makes good business sense to hire veterans. Companies that already do so uniformly speak positively about this strategy, and the veterans often turn into leaders at those companies.

To reap the undeniable bottom-line profits of a highly engaged and loyal workforce, CEOs must empower—and fund—talent, brand and employee experience teams to deliver on the expectations of today’s employees.

​An airline pilot diagnosed with diabetes and barred by Federal Aviation Administration rules from flying for 60 days advanced discrimination claims when he was fired for not returning shortly thereafter.

Problem employees. Difficult staffers. Workers who need behavior modification and attitude adjustments. However they’re described, problem employees are the dread of every manager, and they require special skill and attention.

​The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not protect leave when an employee fails to use the employer’s established call-in policy regarding planned leaves of absence.

Virtually every organization with a veteran-hiring initiative struggles to ensure that all of their veteran-employees actually self-identify as veterans. There are a number of reasons why they may not.

​The International Labour Conference recently held negotiations over proposed global standards that employers should follow to prevent and remedy workplace violence and harassment, but employers disagreed with some of the proposed standards’ definitions and scope.

For most veterans, our time in uniform is defined by both passion and purpose and there’s a sobering reality that strikes us as we wear it for the final time, transitioning from the “we will” culture of the military to the “at will” reality of the civilian workforce.

​The International Labour Conference recently held negotiations over proposed global standards that employers should follow to prevent and remedy workplace violence and harassment, but employers disagreed with some of the proposed standards’ definitions and scope.

Unfortunately, nepotism is not something you often notice when joining a new company, but it is something you should pay attention to as you settle into a new opportunity.