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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the growing mental health crisis among America’s young people, and the problem has also started to bleed into the workplace. Fifty-three percent of working parents have reported missing work at least once per month to deal with their children’s mental health needs, and 30% to 50% of those same parents […]
by Jacqueline Gant The highest court in Ontario recently ordered an employer to pay out a whopping three years of compensation to a 23-month employee terminated without cause. The employee was entitled to his full salary and benefits for the remainder of the five-year fixed-term employment contract. The contract did not clearly say otherwise. In […]
The Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (PBRA) and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (ERIA) will provide employers, especially small business owners, greater ease in complying with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements and relief from potential inconsistent practices of the IRS. Reducing the Burden Plan sponsors of group health plans with more than 50 full-time […]
The group interview at the Cardiff, the Wales branch of a U.K. electronics chain, turned from a discussion of qualifications for the job into a dance audition, and the applicants weren’t jumping for joy about it. To show they could think on their feet, applicants were asked to come up with an impromptu routine to […]
We’re right in the middle of open enrollment season, which can be a confusing and stressful time for your employees as they make their selections for the coming year. Arm them with the right knowledge and tools for a successful open enrollment period and they’ll thank you for it— after all, healthy employees are happy […]
The recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have impacted countless lives, leaving many employees facing uncertainty and hardship. In times of crisis, employers play a crucial role in supporting their workforce. In this week’s HR Query, Karishma Patel Buford, Chief People Officer at Spring Health, shares her insights on how employers can best support their […]
In business to business (B2B) relationships, the stakes are often much higher than in business to consumer (B2C) situations. Typically, when your customer is a business, it is going to be spending a larger amount of money and representing a greater percentage of your overall revenue than if it was an individual consumer. Additionally, businesses […]
Employee training programs are important elements of change management in the business world. These programs often seek to change the behavior of employees en masse and often involve the use of outside consultants and experts to design and run the training efforts. But these programs can leave employers and managers disappointed with the results.
While instructor-led and in-classroom training sessions are still more common than online learning methods, they have dropped from 47% to 41% in the past 3 years. And this downward trend is expected to continue because of the rising popularity of adaptive learning.1 L&D development professionals are now actively seeking ways to incorporate adaptive learning into […]
The image of the traditional 9-to-5, suited-up office workers spending their days in a cubicle farm is quickly fading into history. Full-time in-office work is dying, and the stake is being driven through its heart by the most innovative companies leading the future of business. Small but Mighty As we see in Scoop’s illuminating Q3 […]