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Most U.S. employees are more concerned about workplace safety than ever before, with worries ranging from health hazards to cybersecurity, and they expect employers to ensure their well-being while on the job, according to a new study from AlertMedia. Based on responses from over 2,000 full-time U.S. workers, the State of Employee Safety Report found 90% of employees […]
Do you believe the best employee learning occurs while on the job and within the context of the work? There are well-tested steps to follow for rolling out a training solution for a large, mobile workforce.
Alcohol frequently plays a big role in summer festivities, whether its families celebrating the summer holidays, weddings and reunions, or friends gathering for barbecues, outdoor concerts, or long days on the water. Even work-related events can follow the trend, often pairing fun in the sun with coolers of refreshing beverages. Summer’s fine weather, relaxed settings […]
HR Daily Advisor’s Pages of HR podcast provides insightful conversations about HR-related books with the writers who create them. This year, we ran a gamut of exceptional books highlighting hot topics that continued to make headlines in 2023, including DEIB, leadership, and mental health. As we end the year and look toward a new one, […]
Some of you professional football fans may have heard that earlier this week the Washington Redskins suspended their All-Pro defensive lineman, Albert Haynesworth, without pay for the rest of the season. You see, Haynesworth and Redskins’ head coach Mike Shanahan have been feuding since the pre-season, when Haynesworth skipped off-season workouts, refused to attend a […]
Weather can be changeable, turning from sunny to blustery. Two recent incidents on live television show that coworkers can get blustery, too—especially during weather forecasts.
We’ve gotten word that a union is going to try to organize our manufacturing arm’s workers. I’m not sure what to tell the managers and supervisors about how far they can go to encourage their workers to reject the union. Can you give some general guidelines? — Thomas T., HR Manager in Berkeley
“Technology can simplify life,” says Deadspin, quoted by Yahoo! Shine, “but it can also screw it up.”
With each presidential change, employers are thrust into a ping-pong match of shifting directives. What was required under one administration may be discouraged or even prohibited under the next administration. As Trump 2.0 completes its first year, business leaders are seeing a rapid recalibration of federal labor and employment priorities. With the White House expected […]
As an HR professional, you’ve likely had to tackle employee burnout. There are many approaches for preventing and addressing this issue. Today, we’re focusing on business travel’s contribution to employee burnout.