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In yet another case of an employee slipping up on social media, a repair shop worker recently sent out a tweet asking for drugs—a spliff to be specific—while at work. How did his employer find out? The cops! After seeing the tweet, the York Regional Police responded with “Can we come too?” Awesome! Can we […]
The labor market recruiters and HR departments operated in not so long ago was a dream scenario. After the 2008 financial crisis, unemployment reached levels not seen since the Great Depression, and it seemed employers held all the bargaining power when hiring new talent. But the labor market, like any market, can be fickle and […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen the power of artificial intelligence (AI) explode in 2023. From ChatGPT to machine learning to virtual reality, AI has completely transformed our world, including many aspects of business. If your HR team isn’t using AI, you’re likely missing out on a multitude of benefits. Understandably, AI […]
The push for return-to-office (RTO) policies by some employers is raising questions about trust in the workplace. To what extent are RTO policies driven by a belief in the value of in-person collaboration versus a fear that employees will slack off unless under the watchful eye of managers? As explored in Fortune’s “The Trust Factor” […]
>In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented results from our 2014 Termination and Exit Interviews Survey. Today, more findings from this study, including best practices and methods regarding severance pay.
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) announced intention to issue a proposed rule on joint employment by summer is seen as a way to provide a stable solution to the question of when two or more employers share joint responsibility for the same group of employees.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals recently affirmed the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission’s award of additional workers’ compensation benefits to a former employee of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC).
While work-related stress is nothing new, managers might be surprised to learn that the level of sustained stress their teams experience is leading to substantial business and turnover risks.
Corporate training is a core priority among C-suites across the globe, says Claudio Erba, CEO of Docebo, a training organization that recently went public. And yet, a significant gap exists in terms of organizations’ belief that they have the resources necessary to provide that training.
While many in the workforce fear the potential of being displaced by new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), companies around the globe are actually seeing a need for more workers with advanced skills to manage the use of AI and other technologies.