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Turning Skills into Opportunities: The Value of a Non-Traditional Career Path in a Shifting Business Landscape

By Keira Torkko, Assent Nov 12, 2024 HR Perspectives

Updated: Nov 12, 2024

No matter the sector—whether it’s tech, manufacturing, or energy—industries are evolving rapidly, driven by factors like AI, globalization, and increasing regulatory demands. One key factor unites companies leading this change: the significant role leadership plays in driving and navigating these shifts. In many organizations, the C-suite has expanded to include new roles that address emerging […]

Adapting Legacy Industries to a New Workforce: The Role of Mentorship, DEI, and Cross-Collaboration 

By Lori Neal, Ontellus Nov 18, 2024 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Nov 18, 2024

In today’s evolving workforce, legacy industries like insurance face the challenge of balancing long-established practices with the demands of a younger, more diverse workforce. Balancing the needs of both groups is crucial to fostering a dynamic, inclusive environment.   Companies can achieve this through a cross-collaborative culture that integrates mentorship and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) […]

Boomerang Workers: Would You Rehire a Former Employee?

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Jan 24, 2019 Recruiting

Updated: Jan 24, 2019

When workers voluntarily leave the company, one would assume that the employee is leaving for better opportunities. However, in a tight labor market, rehiring former employees is becoming more popular among employers. But research finds that former employees are hesitant to go back.

Infographic: States Leading Employment-Related Regulations Charge

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 11, 2019 Infographics

Updated: Apr 11, 2019

Due to legislative action (or lack thereof) on a federal level, states and local jurisdictions are continuing to advance employment-related laws and regulations intended to protect workers, from offering benefits like healthcare, retirement, and paid leave to policies regarding drug use and sexual harassment prevention.

Navigating the Dangerous Light-Duty Highway

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Feb 15, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 15, 2010

In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at tricky issue of interactions between the FMLA, ADA, and workers’ compensation. Today, we cover the delicate question of light-duty work, and we explore a unique FMLA problem-solver. The question of light-duty or alternate work requirements bedevils HR managers faced with complying with three laws at once. Here are tips: […]

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By Julie Elgar Feb 15, 2007 That's What She Said

Updated: Feb 15, 2007

LITIGATION VALUE: $30,000 (But it could have been much higher) “Business is always personal” is probably not the best motto for a manager. It could lead them to act impulsively. Like, say, moving an employee’s desk from the front of the office to an “annex” inhabited by the employee’s chatty, fashion-crazed, quasi (ex?) girlfriend as […]

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New Vermont Pot Law: What Employers Need to Know

By Jeff Nolan of Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew P.C. Mar 26, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 26, 2018

Soon, it will be legal in Vermont for people who are 21 or older to possess limited quantities of marijuana and marijuana plants. You may be wondering whether the new law affects your ability to enforce rules on smoking or the use of drugs in your workplace.

Politics and religion aside, Truett Cathy still great example of servant leader

By Dan Oswald Oct 6, 2014 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Dan Oswald I recently wrote about servant leadership, mentioning that it has long been a concept that intrigues me. I used as an example—in part because of his recent passing—Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A. My choice for an example wasn’t universally embraced by those who read the entry. Many of the negative comments […]