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Healthy lifestyles can lead to overall better outlooks on life, which definitely hold promise for workplaces where Americans toil away day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year.
In a previous post, we discussed Amazon’s recent announcement to raise the minimum wage of all U.S. employees to $15 per hour on November 1, 2018. The move was lauded by the likes of 2018 Democratic presidential hopeful and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Safety is a key concern in any industry; however, it’s clear that some professions are more dangerous than others. Serious injury is more likely on an oil rig or mining operation than in an office setting.
In a previous post, we discussed Amazon’s recent announcement to raise the minimum wage of all U.S. employees to $15 per hour on November 1, 2018. The move was lauded by the likes of 2018 Democratic presidential hopeful and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Creating meaningful training that works is much easier said than done. Here are a few tips when conducting employee training sessions:
The current tight job market has organizations looking to stand out from the crowd. Job hunters are frequently weighing multiple job offers and have come to expect health coverage and retirement savings options as part of the benefit offerings. Employers are finding they need to differentiate themselves from competitors in the marketplace. One way to […]
Job sharing, as the name implies, is when two or more employees share the responsibilities for what would be one full-time job. There are, of course, pros and cons of taking this approach. Let’s take a look at those now.
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to Louisiana employers) recently provided some guidance on whether an employer has a duty to protect employees from sexual harassment by its customers. In this case, the employer was a nursing care facility, and the “customer” was a mentally impaired patient with whom the employee […]
As we near the end of the year, many organizations are gearing up for their annual holiday party. But others are not sure it’s the right choice or may be considering ending a long tradition.
Are you reaching out to a potential candidate for the first time via e-mail or LinkedIn® InMail? If so, you’ll want to make sure your subject lines are effective. There are fewer things more frustrating than pouring time and energy into e-mails only to see them go unopened.