Robert Walters

Robert Walters | October 30, 2016

In 2012 Michael Schultz found himself in a dilemma most workers experience at some point in their career. He joined a company which gave a false impression of its corporate culture during the recruitment process. Research by recruitment firm Robert Walters shows 54 per cent of professionals felt that they had been misled about workplace during job interviews....

Robert Walters | October 25, 2016

According to a new study by recruitment firm Robert Walters, 54 per cent of Australasian employees feel they have been misled about workplace culture during job interviews – of those employees, a huge 74 per cent believed what was promised about the organisation’s environment wasn’t a reality....

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...