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U.S. companies spent over $100 billion on training and employee development efforts in 2022, but many organizations continue to fall short on their training efforts. In a previous post, we explained what a culture of learning is and how it can help organizations make the most of their learning and development training investments. In this […]
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), federal law required employers with more than 50 employees to provide breastfeeding employees a private location, other than a toilet stall, where they can express breast milk in privacy. And, of course, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) has prohibited discrimination “on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, […]
Complimentary Webcast: 6 Ways Virtual Onboarding Can Engage, Equip, and Energize New Hires Date: Monday, January 30, 2017 Time: 2:00 PM ET Does your onboarding program leave your employees energized and excited? Or do they see it as a boring required chore? Would you like your new hire onboarding to be more interactive and engaging? […]
A new site, OutBüro, aims to fill the void in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer working and professional community by offering a Glassdoor-like service where LGBTQ employees can rate their employers.
Cases of workplace violence usually end up in a court, not start in a court! So it must have been backwards day in Orlando when a dispute turned into a scuffle in a courthouse hallway.
Lattice found that nearly 1 in 5 leaders listed updating HR technology as a priority in 2023. In this year alone, And, as AI becomes more and more prominent, it’s essential that HR professionals adapt, improve, and streamline their technology tools and practices. While preparing for the new year, let’s take a look back at HR […]
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has summarized both new laws and bills vetoed in the past year that are relevant to DIR and its divisions, which carry strong implications for HR compliance. Most of the chaptered bills were slated to take effect on January 1, so if you haven’t caught up yet, now’s […]
Unemployment is at record lows, and Baby Boomers are leaving the workforce at increasing rates. For companies that are struggling to fill roles, they should look to current employees to make lateral moves to help fill the void. However, companies need to know how to retain workers in order to keep them around.
With individual employee claims snowballing into mountainous class actions more and more frequently, it’s no surprise that employers are increasingly requiring mandatory arbitration of employment-related disputes.
A new survey report highlights the seriousness of the ongoing talent shortage in the hospital industry.