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People spend, on average, 2–3 hours per day on social media or social networking. Companies, loath to fall behind, are using social media and video interviews on a regular basis. While it is important for companies to progress with the times to best reach potential applicants and market their products and services, there is potential […]
By Jeffrey W. Larroca of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC In yesterday’s Advisor, we heard from Jeffrey W. Larroca of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, concerning love contracts and office romance in general. Today, more on the upsides of love contracts. HRDA
Voice-commanded assistants from Google and Amazon have quickly become standard in our homes, but the next space artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools are entering is our workplaces—including the HR department.
It’s hard to find the perfect workplace, and much of what makes a workplace “perfect” depends on the nature of the work being done. A quiet, secluded office devoid of any distractions might be perfect for powering through mundane, repetitive work. But it wouldn’t necessarily lend itself to creativity. The Creative Power of Public Spaces […]
“Branch Closing” exemplifies how there is a right way to notify employees that they are losing their jobs and a wrong way. And, in case you were wondering, wandering around the office muttering “do your work – while you still can” and “we’ll all be gone soon anyway” is definitely the wrong way. That being said, […]
The U.S. Labor Secretary on August 9 disclosed in a short court filing that the Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted to the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests to amend three key aspects of the agency’s fiduciary rule and postpone its applicability to July 1, 2019.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a mainstay in our everyday lives. Whether it be text-to-image generators like DALL-E or language-processing tools like ChatGPT, sophisticated AI tools are revolutionizing the way we work. That’s especially true in the hybrid workplace, where organizations are searching for new ways to bridge the gap between distributed employees. Given […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has adopted a new and broader standard of what constitutes joint employment by taking a stand that abandons a long-accepted standard in favor of one the Board claims better reflects “the current economic landscape.” The new view of joint employment will bring major change not just to employers using […]
The World Cup is great time for football fans, as spirits soar and games provide plenty of post-match analysis in the staff room. New research, however, suggests the tournament could have a negative impact on UK business, with 53% of UK workers saying they plan to take at least one day off to watch a […]
App-based mobile learning will be one of 2019’s most lucrative mobile learning trends, contributing substantially to the industry’s projected growth and worth of $70 billion. However, not all mobile learning apps will prove lucrative if they aren’t designed and developed with the user in mind.