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On August 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a major decision that reversed a standard it set in 2019. Previously, employers enjoyed substantial discretion to limit alterations to work uniforms or other designated clothing in the workplace.
The start of a new year is a great time to hire new legal staff. If you’re like many law firms and corporate legal departments in the United States, that’s good news, as litigation and other specialty areas are driving organizations into hiring mode in the beginning of 2019.
A recent BLR® survey asked the question: How does your company conduct itself concerning holidays? Check out the results of our 2015 Holiday Survey. Thanksgiving When asked which days will be paid holidays for employees for Thanksgiving 2015, 92.1% of survey participants indicated that Thanksgiving Day was a paid holiday. Additionally, 65.1% provided a paid […]
Benowitz, who is the vice president of Growth and Development at The Employee Engagement Group, offered his expert tips on engagement surveys in a recent webcast offered by BLR. Six Reasons to Conduct an Employee Engagement Survey Demonstrate your concern about employee issues. Find out what’s stressing your workforce (gives you an opportunity to act). […]
Patricia Arquette won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at this year’s Academy Awards, and people are still buzzing about her acceptance speech where she exclaimed: “It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America!” Arquette will be pleased to know that […]
As this infographic shows, roughly 46% of employees spend anywhere from one to 30 minutes per day on informal learning. Informal learning entails learners taking more control of their learning. It entails them choosing the learning content they want to consume from various sources, based on their interests, preferences, and relevance. Informal learning happens in […]
Poor ergonomics can put workers at risk of developing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD), such as a back injury, sprain or strain, or carpal tunnel syndrome, among many others. Training can help prevent those injuries and, in the process, can reduce injury-related absenteeism, lost productivity, turnover, and workers’ compensation claims.
No matter how hard employers work to find qualified employees, they’re likely to come up short if those making up the candidate pool lack confidence in their abilities. And recent research shows that many young people aren’t secure in their ability to navigate the job market. What can help? Recent data shows mentorship can be […]
As the economy improves and unemployment decreases, some companies are finding themselves in a perplexing and frustrating position—they are unable to fill certain roles with qualified individuals despite large numbers of available applicants. What is causing this disconnect?
Yesterday, we started to look at some of Payscale’s compensation recommendations for workers at all stages of their careers, taken from their report Compensation Challenges for a Multi-Generational Workforce. Today, the rest of the list.