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By Elaine Quayle If you are planning on flying to your vacation site, you may not want to read about the behavior of some pilots and controllers during work hours. You’ve seen the video of air traffic controllers glued to their screens in total concentration. Unfortunately, they may be watching movies, playing video games, or […]
At the recent conference of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) in Orlando, Florida, demographic changes in the American workforce were a common theme throughout many sessions. With American workers becoming heavier, older, and more diverse, what are the ramifications for workplace safety, and what should you do to prepare? In a session titled […]
In order to get the nutrition they need every day to stay healthy, employees must develop and maintain healthy eating habits. Here’s a video that takes a light-hearted approach towards providing facts about nutrition and the important employee wellness topic of having healthy eating habits. Click to view video. Trying to get your employees trained […]
Implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is about much more than finding a better and more efficient way to deliver the most relevant learning content to your learners at all times. If implemented properly, AI should also deliver engaging and lasting learning experiences for your learners that will keep them more engaged and productive at work.
While it isn’t possible to add more hours to a day, it is possible to find time through better management.
There are a few do’s and don’ts you’ll want to be aware of when using recruiters to scout top talent for your organization if you want your investments in recruiting to yield great and long-lasting results.
When employees become pregnant, everyone wants to be understanding and protective, but it’s easy for “protective” and “caring” to turn into “discrimination” in court. The general rule is, a woman affected by pregnancy must be treated the same as other applicants and employees on the basis of their ability or inability to work. Employees with […]
What Is Considered ‘Part-Time’ Employment? There is no state or federal employment law that defines the term “part-time” or specifies the number of hours an employee must work per week to be considered part-time as opposed to full-time. Many employers classify part-time employees as those who regularly work fewer than 30 hours per week.
NBC just seems to know when it’s my scheduled turn to blog reactions to The Office. Rather than face my intense scrutiny and the inevitable backlash from all of my loyal followers (i.e., my mom), the network punted, airing a full hour of Parks & Recreation instead. I was a few episodes behind anyway, so […]
The American Staffing Association (ASA) has released its third quarter Skills Gap Index, which identifies the hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S.,