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‘Junior’ job opening refers to pay, not age
“When the ad says ‘junior,’ they are giving you an indication of the salary they are willing to pay,” said Kate Wendleton, president of the Five O’Clock… Read more
For HR and the Rest of Us: Social Media in the Workplace: Risks and Rewards
The panelists were: Steven Z. Ehrlich, Global VP, Client Development at TMP Worldwide Advertising and Communications; James P. Flynn, Partner, Litigation and Labor and Employment practices of the Newark offices of EpsteinBeckerGreen; and… Read more
Organizations Are Hiring: Be Smart and Brave — Please Hire My Family
By Kate Wendleton I’m so lucky. My family would never be considered activists, but they have always been blind to race, color, religion, sexual orientation and whatever else there is. I rarely even notice hair color or height! Yes, there was… Read more
New Obama Workplace Laws and Enforcements
by David Madison, Ph.D., Director, The Five O’Clock Club National Guild of Career Coaches If you want to know how history will judge contemporary people and events, you’ll probably have to stick around for a few decades. Even so, we have a… Read more
Beware of Employment Agreements and Offer Letters
by Alan L. Sklover Senior Partner at Sklover, Donath & Felber, LLC Actual Case History: For three years, Peggy had been employed by a large Denver-based wholesale pharmaceutical distributor. She was the Senior Vice President of Sales, and… Read more
Job Offer Letters – What to Look Out For-
By Alan L. Sklover, Esq. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY: Walter, 47, a senior executive with a money management firm in New York, felt in a bind. He’d been with a prestigious firm for 12 years and was generally happy. He’d slowly climbed the firm’s… Read more
Just Lose Your Job? You May Be Better Off Than You Think
by Elizabeth T. Hill, Esq. Job loss—especially sudden, unexpected job loss—is traumatic. Part of the trauma is money panic: terror that you won’t have enough money to pay the bills. A few weeks or months of severance might soften the blow,… Read more
Supreme Court Rulings on Race and Retribution: Implications for the Workplace
by Peter Hillman with David Madison, Ph.D. The following article is based on Mr. Hillman’s address to the Employment Roundtable. For a description of this organization, its mission statement and roster of membership, see the end of this… Read more
Restrictive Covenants
By: David Madison, PhD, Guild Director This article is based on a presentation at the first meeting of The HR Network on January 31, 2003, in New York City, co-sponsored by the Five O’Clock Club and Marsh. At this first meeting a ‘dream team’… Read more
Do Yourself a Favor: Hire My Brother
by Kate Wendleton Everyone has a handicap–something they think will hold them back in their careers. It could be that they feel they are too young or too old, have too little education or too much, are of the wrong race, creed, nationality, sex or… Read more